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After a near-death experience, jazz player Kasan Belgrave carries his father’s legacy

A family affair

By Veronica Johnson
Feb 28, 2024

Tags: Music Issue, Music, Bars, Kasan Belgrave, Marcus Belgrave, Cliff Bell’s, Detroit jazz, Cliff Bell's
Michigan Music

Remembering Detroit jazz pianist Charles Boles, dead at 91

The player performed with Aretha Franklin and B.B. King, and held down a Tuesday night residency at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe

By Veronica Johnson
Jan 25, 2024

Tags: Michigan Music, Music, Obituary, Charles Boles, Detroit jazz, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Gretchen Carhartt-Valade, Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe
Concert Announcements

André 3000 is bringing his jazz flute to Detroit as part of his ‘New Blue Sun’ tour

The ex-Outkast rapper will play two dates in Detroit, at Cliff Bell’s and the Masonic Temple

By Lee DeVito
Jan 23, 2024

Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, On Tour, Things to Do, André 3000, Outkast, Cliff Bell's, Masonic Temple, jazz
Music News

Detroit jazzman Charles Boles has died

The pianist was 91 years old

By Randiah Camille Green
Jan 23, 2024

Tags: Music News, Music, News, Obituary, Charles Boles, Detroit Jazz, Charles Boles Quartet, Detroit music news
Food News

Upscale bistro and music venue Soul on Ice opens in Detroit

The project by Herb and Danielle Sanders was partially funded by a Motor City Match grant

By Lee DeVito
Dec 20, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Soul on Ice, Detroit, west side, jazz, soul food, hip-hop
Michigan Music

Meet Southfield blues legend Billy Davis, who taught Jimi Hendrix to play the guitar

The 84-year old Davis is one of few artists to be inducted into three halls of fame, and he’s playing at the Southfield library

By Randiah Camille Green
Oct 14, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music Feature, Billy Davis, the Billy Davis Rhythm Machine Band, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, local music, Southfield Library, music features, Jimi Hendrix
Michigan Music

Lizzo bounces back to give us the performance we need at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena

Lizzo and openers Saucy Santana and Latto remind us it’s OK to be your wonderful, beautiful, boss bitch self

By Randiah Camille Green
Oct 7, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Concert Reviews, Lizzo, Little Caesars Arena, The Special tour, Local music, concert review, music, Slideshow
Michigan Music

Lizzo performs while sick at private Detroit Saint Andrew’s Hall gig before heading to Little Caesars Arena

The 34-year-old singer battled congestion during the set, but that didn’t stop her from twerking and playing the flute like a boss

By Randiah Camille Green
Oct 6, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Concert Reviews, Lizzo, Saint Andrew's Hall, SiriusXM, SiriusXM Small Stage Series, local music, concert review
Michigan Music

The Black Dahlia Murder pushes forward after vocalist Trevor Strnad's death, announces Detroit gig

The band will play Saint Andrew’s Hall Oct. 28 with founding member Brian Eschbach now at the helm

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 16, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, The Black Dahlia Murder, Local Music, Michigan metal, Saint Andrew's Hall
Michigan Music

Hamtramck Labor Day Fest drops lineup including Detroit bands ADULT., the Volebeats, Shadow Show, and more

Influential New York band ESG is also set to headline

By Randiah Camille Green
Aug 8, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, Hamtramck Labor Day Fest, ADULT., ESG, Kelly Jean Caldwell Band, Local Music
Things to Do

Stephanie Mills and George Benson to headline the 25th Annual Jazz on the River

The free jazz festival returns to Trenton's Elizabeth Park

By Alex Washington
Jul 22, 2022

Tags: Things to Do, Jazz, festival, music, live band, stephanie mills, george benson, wayne county, Trenton, Elizabeth Park, free event, public, family-friendly
Music News

Rehab of historic Detroit jazz club the Blue Bird Inn enters next phase

The Detroit Sound Conservancy hopes the project could be a catalyst for new development on the west side — and highlight all Motor City music

By Lee DeVito
Apr 1, 2022

Tags: Music News, The Blue Bird Inn, Detroit, Detroit Sound Conservancy, jazz, blues, music
Music News

Detroit's Baker's Keyboard Lounge hosts tribute to jazz artist and activist Abbey Lincoln

By Lee DeVito
Dec 15, 2021

Tags: Detroit, jazz, Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Abbey Lincoln
Music News

You can catch sax sensation Kenny G at Detroit's MotorCity Casino Hotel

By Jerilyn Jordan
Dec 8, 2021

Tags: Kenny G, jazz, Detroit, Sound Board, Motor City Casino Hotel
Music News

Edgefest to celebrate 25 years of avant-garde jazz at Ann Arbor's Kerrytown Concert House

By Jerilyn Jordan
Oct 27, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Edgefest, jazz, Ann Arbor, music festival, Kerrytown Concert House
Music News

Echo Fest returns to Outer Limits Lounge thanks to Detroit psych-rockers Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor

By Jerilyn Jordan
Oct 6, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Detroit, Echo Fest, Outer Limits Lounge, music fest, local music
Music News

Stone Temple Pilots, Bobby Brown, Neon Trees among Arts, Beats & Eats headliners

By Jerilyn Jordan
Aug 4, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Labor Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Bobby Brown, Neon Trees, Gin Blossoms, metro Detroit, local music
Music News

Electronic music pioneer and 'First Lady of Detroit techno' Kelli Hand has died at 56

By Jerilyn Jordan
Aug 4, 2021

Tags: City Slang, K-Hand, Kelli Hand, techno, Detroit house, Detroit techno, local music, Acacia Records
Arts

John E. Lawrence to host free jazz concert series at Ypsilanti's Frog Island Park

By Jerilyn Jordan
Jul 1, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Jazz, Michigan, free events, Ypsilanti
Arts

The Detroit Jazz Festival plans for live audience in 2021

By Alex Washington
Jun 24, 2021

Tags: Detroit, Detroit Jazz Festival, Jazz, Hart Plaza, Music