Mary Stallings

Note the company she's kept: early stints with Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie and a classic recording with Carl Tjader; her last two discs had the backing of pianists Monty Alexander and Geri Allen — and her keysman for these gigs is the brilliant Eric Reed. Often compared to Carmen McRae, vocalist Mary Stallings balances McRae's matter-of-factual bluesiness with her own more buoyant ways of rollin' and swiningin'. She's also, rightly again, often cited as the great jazz singer known to far too few ... "perhaps the best jazz singer alive," crowed The New York Times. At 8:30 and 11 p.m. at Jazz Café at Music Hall, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit; 313-887-8501; $27.

Music Hall Jazz Cafe

350 Madison Ave.

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Event Phone: 313-887-8501

Venue phone: 313-887-8500

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Ample parking available.

Ticket Info: $27