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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
On tour

Phillip-Michael Scales brings his bluesy indie rock to Ferndale’s Otus Supply

Raised in metro Detroit, Scales calls his music ‘dive bar soul’ — and it’s getting him noticed

By Lee DeVito
Jan 30, 2023

Tags: On tour, On Tour, Phillip-Michael Scales, Otus Supply, rock 'n' roll, blues
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
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
Michigan Music

Blues rock guitarist Davy Knowles to perform at Westland's Token Lounge

By Bill Forman
Apr 13, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, Davy Knowles, Token Lounge, Detroit, blues, rock, Video
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
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
Music News

Jazz drummer Alex White shines as a performer on ‘Welcome to Cake Town’

By Veronica Johnson
Jun 4, 2021

Tags: King Alexander, Alex White, Detroit, jazz
Music News

Sheila E., PJ Morton, and Damien Escobar among performers slated for the Aretha's Wednesday Night Jazz Series

By Jerilyn Jordan
May 14, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Sheila E, Prince, Damien Escobar, Will Downing, PJ Morton, Jazz, The Aretha, Aretha Franklin, Detroit, live concerts, Detroit River
Music News

Detroit composer, jazz trombonist, and hard-bop pioneer Curtis Fuller has died at the age of 88

By Jerilyn Jordan
May 14, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Curtis Fuller, jazz, Detroit Jazz, New York City, John Coltrane, trombone, hard-bop
Food News

Detroit's historic Baker's Keyboard Lounge awarded $40k preservation grant

By Jerilyn Jordan
May 13, 2021

Tags: Table and Bar, Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Jazz, Historic Preservation, Black-owned business, Detroit restaurant, historic Detroit
Music News

Jazz bassist Noah Jackson is now the music director and artist-in-residence at Cliff Bell's

By Veronica Johnson
Apr 1, 2021

Tags: Cliff Bell's, Detroit, jazz
Music News

Detroit's Carr Center to host free Thornetta Davis performance for Black History Month livestream

By Jerilyn Jordan
Feb 16, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Thornetta Davis, Detroit music, blues, Detroit Music Awards, Jeff Daniels, the Carr Center, Black History Month
Music News

The Gories' Danny Kroha to perform tracks from latest solo record 'Detroit Blues' on Bandcamp livestream

By Jerilyn Jordan
Feb 15, 2021

Tags: City Slang, The Gories, Danny Kroha, Third Man Records Detroit, blues
Music News

Detroit's historic Blue Bird Inn won't be demolished after all

By Jerilyn Jordan
Jan 8, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Blue Bird Inn, Jazz, Detroit, historic sites, historic Detroit, Detroit Sound Conservancy
Music News

Detroit jazz duo Anti-Philosophy make music for these tumultuous times

By Veronica Johnson
Dec 4, 2020

Tags: Detroit, jazz, Michigan, Anti-Philosophy, De'Sean Jones, Sasha Kashperko