WEST MICHIGAN JAZZ
Fall
Jazz Happenings
The performance
calendar heats up on our West coast, so it's time to see and hear some
swinging musicians hailed for their infectious grooves....from St.
Joseph to Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids and beyond......click here.
JAZZ @MSU COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Henry Butler with the MSU Professors of
Jazz
Henry Butler, piano and vocals, MSU Professors of Jazz
Wednesday, September 1, 2010; 7:30pm
Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center for wPerforming Arts
Michigan State University, East Lansing
Adults $10 · Seniors $8 · Students Free
Tickets: (800) WHARTON http://www.whartoncenter.com/
Musician, composer, and College of Music alumnus Henry Butler returns
to campus to perform with the Professors of Jazz following his guest
appearance at the University Convocation.
Blind since infancy, Butler was born and raised in New Orleans, where
he embarked on his musical training and exploits in classical, jazz,
and popular music. His studies at MSU focused on classical music that
included German lieder, French and Italian art songs, and operatic
arias. His eclectic musical interests have led to his being known as
one of the finest all-around pianists in the world, comfortably
performing in the different styles of jazz, blues, R&B, and New
Orleans funk.
MSU Professors of
Jazz
(top row: Wessel Anderson, Sunny Wilkinson, Rodney Whitaker, Diego
Rivera;
bottom row: Rick Roe, Randy Gilespie, Etienne Charles, Perry Hughes)
JAZZ FESTIVALS
Time to inject excitement for the
annual rite of passage
this time of year -- the summer jazz
festival.
From Traverse City to Toronto,
Interlochen to Idlewild, Ann Arbor to
Alpena and beyond, hear incendiary jazz solos by state and
national
headliners.
Reserve plans to check out a jazzfest up-close and personal.
See you there!
Carhartt Amphitheatre
Stage, Hart Plaza, Detroit International Jazz Festival
Ann
Arbor Summer Festival
Friday, June 18
thru Sunday, July 11, 2010
Visit: http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org/
Presenter: Regents of the University of Michigan, City Council of
Ann Arbor
Contact: Ann Arbor Summer Festival, 400 Fourth St., #150, Ann
Arbor, MI 48103
ph: (734) 647-2278 / fx: (734) 936-3393
Now in its 27th season, the three-week event offers dozens of
performances, events, activities,
exhibitions, parties and more, with eclectic music, dance, theater,
film, visual arts and family fun.
Top of the Park is the annual (free admission) outdoor music and movie
series focusing primarily on local and regional artists. It's a perfect
complement to the national and international scope of the main
(ticketed) festival
at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. The Ingalls Mall, at
Central Campus at the University of Michigan, makes for an exciting
meeting place for concert-goers.
Jazz Headliners:
John Pizzarelli - 'Dear Mr. Sinatra'
Wednesday, June 30, 2010; 8pm
Power Center (main stage)
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Hearken back to the Rat Pack era
as crooner John Pizzarelli salutes Sinatra with charm, style, and
timeless sophistication. The guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader, who
opened for the Chairman of the Board on one of his final tours,
performs such favorites as The Lady is a Tramp, I’ve Got You Under My
Skin, Nice ‘n’ Easy, and other classics by Ol’ Blue Eyes.
Afro-Cuban All Stars
Thursday, July 8, 2010; 8:00 pm
Power Center (main stage)
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Prepare for a night of hot
Cuban rhythms! Led by trumpeter and Buena Vista Social Club organizer Juan
De Marcos González, the high-spirited Afro-Cuban All Stars
evoke the sizzling music, explosive dance, and glittering nightlife of
Havana’s "golden era.”
The Afro Cuban All Stars, a power-house, 15-piece orchestra comprised
of four generations of Cuba’s finest musicians, continue to break
barriers with brand-new arrangements that celebrate Cuba’s fantastic
musical legacy of Latin dance music, mambo, cha cha, salsa, rumba, and
more.
Summer Solstice Jazz Festival
Friday-Saturday-Sunday, June
18-20, 2010
Visit: http://www.eljazzfest.com/
Presenters: City of East Lansing
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Michigan State University College of Music
Contact: City of East Lansing
410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
ph: (517) 319-6927
e-mail:
avanant@cityofeastlansing.com
Venue: Lot 1 - corner of Abbott Road & Albert Avenue
230
Albert Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823
Main-stage Performances:
Downtown East Lansing
The 2010 Summer Solstice Jazz Festival will feature free performances
on Friday, June 18 from 4:30 pm – 10:30 pm and Saturday, June 19 from 3
pm – 10:30 pm in Lot 1 (230 Albert Avenue) in the heart of downtown
East Lansing. The festival provides seating underneath the large
festival tent, however, many festival goers bring their own chairs and
enjoy the open space surrounding the tent. All City of East Lansing
parking garages will be open.
Ticketed Event: Joe Lovano Us Five, Wharton Center for
Performing Arts
A special paid performance featuring Joe Lovano Us Five takes place at
2 pm on Sunday, June 20 at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts on
Michigan State University's campus.
Schedule:
Friday,
June 18 *Free concerts
4:30-5:30 pm Neil Gordon Trio
6-7 pm Diego Rivera Quartet
7:30-8:45 pm Hot Club of Detroit
9:15-10:30 pm Los Gatos
After Glow Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson
Saturday, June 19 *Free concerts
3-4 pm The Sunny Wilkinson Quartet
4:30-5:30 pm Ursula Walker & Buddy Budson Trio
6-7 pm Sean Dobbins Trio
7:30-8:45 pm Somi
9:15-10:30 pm Ritmo
After Glow Rick Roe Trio with Rockelle Whitaker
Sunday, June 20 *Free concerts
Ticketed Performance - Wharton
Center for Performing Arts
2 p.m. Joe Lovano Us Five
featuring pianist James Weideman, drummers Otis Brown III and Franciso
Mela and bassist Peter Slavov
Tickets ($20) are
available on www.whartoncenter.com or by calling (517) 432-2000
beginning April 23 at 10 a.m. A $40 ticket includes Sunday brunch.
Sutton's Bay Jazz Festival
Saturday, June 19, 2010; 8 pm
Visit:
http://www.leelanau.com/jazzfest/
Venues: Milliken Auditorium • The Dennos Museum Center
Presenter: Suttons Bay JazzFest Foundations, Inc.
Proceeds Benefit Music Scholarships and non-profit Community Projects
Tickets: www.dennosmuseum.org/milliken -or-
ph: ( 231) 271.4444
$18 In Advance • $25 At the Door
Feature Headliner:
The
Harry
Goldson Big Band
A Salute to Benny Goodman and the
Golden Era of the Great Dance Bands
Featuring the music of jazz and swing legends Duke Ellington • Count
Basie • Artie Shaw • Glenn Miller • Harry James
• Tommy Dorsey
23rd Elkhart Jazz Festival
June
25-26, 2010
Visit: http://www.elkhartjazzfestival.com/
Presenter: Elkhart Centre
Contact: Elkhart Centre, 227 S. Main Street, Elkhart, IN 46516
Ph: Jazz Hotline 800-597-7627 -or- 574-295-8701
Fax: (574) 295-8823 ticket orders
The swinging three-day weekend festival offers
four main jam sessions: Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, Saturday
evening and Sunday afternoon. Patrons may purchase tickets for a
single session, or ante up for a Jazz Pass or Patron ticket, which
allows entry to all four sessions. Seven stages are set up in the
downtown area, situated along the banks of the Elkhart River and the
ever-popular RiverWalk. Wander in and out freely among seven stages, or
anchor your jazz chair amidst the throng of 25,000 attendees,
congregrating on city sidewalks and tent areas or going to and from
various venue performances. Downtown concessions, restaurants,
and shopping attractions make this truly a good time for all!
Schedule:
http://www.downtownelkhart.org/elkhart-jazz-festival/schedule.html
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TD Canada
Trust Toronto Jazz Festival
Friday June 25 thru Sunday, July 4, 2010
Visit:
http://www.tojazz.com/
Presenter: Toronto Downtown Jazz, Department of Canadian
Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto
Arts Council
Contact: Toronto Downtown Jazz, 82 Bleecker Street, Toronto,
Ontario M4X 1L8
ph: (416) 928-2033
Venues: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Nathan
Phillips Square,
SONY Centre for the Performing Arts, The Old Mill, Rex Jazz & Blues
Bar,
The Orbit Room, El Mocambo, Opal Jazz Lounge, various other clubs
Headliners:
Alastair Kay w/ The Canadian Jazz Quartet
Allen Toussaint Band
Andy Milne & Dapp Theory
Angelique Kidjo
Anthony Molinaro
Anthony Terpstra Seventet
Archie Alleyne & Friends
Barry Elmes Sextet
Bettye Lavette
Beverly Taft et les Chansonettes
Bill Heffernan Jazz Band
Bill McBirnie w/ The Canadian Jazz Quartet
Brian Barlow Big Band
Canadian Jazz Quartet
Carin Redman Quartet
Carlo Berardinucci Band
Carol McCartney Quartet
Carol Welsman
Chaka Khan
Chick Corea
Christian Scott
Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra
featuring Ingrid Jensen
Climax Jazz Band
Club Django Sextet of Toronto
Coco Montoya
Coleman Tinsley Jazz Band
Cuff The Duke
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Dave Douglas & Keystone - 'Spark of Being' A Film by Bill Morrison
David Sanborn Trio feat. Joey DeFrancesco
Denzal Sinclaire
Domenic Mancuso Trio
Don Thompson & Reg Schwager
Doran-Stucky-Studer & Tacuma Play Music of Jimi Hendrix
Eric St-Laurent Quartet
Excelsior Traditional Dixieland Jazz
Geoff Keezer & The Toronto
Jazz Orchestra
Geoff Keezer Trio
GNOJAZZ All-Star Vocal Showcase
Grace Kelly Quintet
Guido Basso
Harry Connick Jr.
Havana Blues Trio
Heather Bambrick
Herbie Hancock - Imagine
Project
Hilario Duran Big Band
Hiromi
James Farm featuring Joshua Redman, Aaron Parks, Matt Penman, Ari
Hoenig
James Hunter
James Warburtons Spirit of Jazz
Jane Bunnett
Jay Sinclair Sings Sinatra: The Song Is You!
Jazz Ambassadors of the United
States Army Field Band
Jazz Vespers w/ The Brian Barlow Big Band
Jazz Violin Ensemble
JAZZ.FM91 Youth Band
Jerry Quintyne Jazz Band
Jim Galloway & Friends
Joey DeFrancesco
John MacLeod's Rex Hotel
Orchestra
John Scofield and the Piety Street Band
John Sherwood Jazz Party
John T. Davis w/ Special Guests
Joni NehRita
Julian Fauth Blues Band
Julie Michels & George Koller
Justin Bacchus
Kathleen Gorman Jazz Band
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock
& Jack DeJohnette
Kelly Jefferson Quartet
Kinga Jazz Band
Kingsley Etienne
Kira Callahan
Koel's Notes Trio
Kurt Lund
Kye Marshall & Andy Scott
Kyle Brenders Quartet
Lady Kane
Lara Solnicki & Brian Katz
Lara Solnicki & Roy Patterson
Lara Solnicki & Ted Quinlan
Larra Skye
Laura Hubert Band
Layla Zoe Blues Revue
Lester McLean Trio
Lisa Particelli's GNOJAZZ Vocalist Friendly Jazz Jam
Lori Nuic
Lorne Lofsky & Kieran Overs
Lost Fingers
Luis Mario Ochoa - I've Got
Salsa In My Merengue
Luis Mario Ochoa Trio
Maceo Parker
Macy Gray
Marco Benevento Trio
Margot Roi
Mark McLean's Playground
Martha Wainwright Sings Piaf
Mavis Staples
Maylee Todd
Meech
MegaCity Big Band
Melissa Boyce Jazz & Blues Band
Melissa Lauren Jazz Band
Michelle Willis Quartet
Miguel Zenon Quartet
Mike Cado Tentet
Mike Daley
Mike Field Jazz Band
Mike Murley
Mike Murley - Blindfold Test
Mike Murley Septet
Mike Murley Trio
Mike Stern Quartet w/ Alain Caron
Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Orchestra
Nadine McNulty
Nathan Hiltz Trio
Next Generation Jazz Jam
Nicola Vaughan
Nikki Yanofsky
Nitefly
NKLS Quartet
Nomads
Norman Richmond
Octopus
Open Jam
Ori Dagan Jazz & Swing Band
Ori Dagan Trio
Pat Murray Trio
Paul Read Orchestra
Peggy Mahon Quartet
Peter Hill Quintet
Phil Dwyer
Phil Nimmons - Local Legend
Workshop
Phil Skladowski & The Other Sock - Evening Jam
Planet Earth
Que Isso Brazilian Jazz
Quincy Bullen, Jenna Glatt & Rob Christian
Quique Escamilla
Ragweed Jazz Band
Random Access Unplugged
rEDwIREaRCHaNGEL
Reg Schwager
Rhynecologist
Rhythm & Truth Brass Band
Rich Brown
Richard Flohil
Richard Underhill
Richard Whiteman
Richard Whiteman & Rob McBride
Ricochet
Rinsethealgorithm
Rob Mcbride
Rob McConnell Tentet
Robbie Lane & The Disciples
Roberta Gambarini Quartet
Roberto Riberon Trio
Robi Botos Quartet
Robi Botos Trio
Roland Hunter Trio
Rosanne Howell
Ross MacIntyre
Roy Hargrove Big Band
Rudresh Mahanthappa Duo
Rudresh Mahanthappa Trio
Russ Little Quintet
Rythm & Truth Brass Band
Sabor Latin Jazz Band
Salsa Night w/ DJ Frank Bischun
Salsa Saturday
Sambacana
San Murata's Japanese Jazz Night
Sandro Dominelli Trio
Sara Dell
Saturday Night Swing
Scratch, Skratch, Scratch
Sean Belleviti Jazz Band
Sean Pinchin
Serena Ryder
Shakura S'aida
Shannon Butcher Quintet
Sidenote
Silverleaf Jazz Band
Sinal Aberto
Son Ache
Sophia Perlman & Adrean Farrugia
Sophia Perlman and the Vipers
Soular
Souljazz
Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team
Sparks, League & Thomas
Stanley Clarke Band featuring
Hiromi
Steve Bellamy - So, You Wanna Run A Record Label . . .
Suba Sankaran - Jazz Across The Atlantic
Subhuman
Sultans of String
Sultans of String Duo
Sundar & Roy Patterson
Suzana Da Camara
Swing Shift Big Band
T.L.C. Jazz Trio
Taj Mahal & The Trio
Terry Clarke Trio
Terry Promane
The Heavyweights Brass Band
The Kudo Takuto Trio
The Nationals
The Nomads
The Peddlers
The Responsible Jam
The Roots
the Swyves
Thyron Lee Whyte Jazz Band
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Tone Dogs
Tony Monaco Trio
Tony Quarrington
Tony Quarrington, Beverly Taft, San Murata
Trouble
Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm
Valu David & Co.
Vincent Bertucci Jazz Band
Voodoo Kings
Waleed Kush
Warren Greig & Dan Eisen
Wayne Nakamura & Guests
Whitney Ross Barris Jazz Band
Xoteka Duo - Laura Fernandez & Don Naduriak
Xylopholks
York Jazz Ensemble w/ Sandy
Faux
Youth Jazz in the city Honour Combo A
Yvette Tollar Quintet
Zach Brock's The Magic Number
Zimzum
-plus many other renowned
national/local Canadian jazz musicians-
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Michigan Jazz Festival
Sunday, July 18, 2010; 12 noon -
9:15 pm
Visit: http://michiganjazzfestival.homestead.com/
Presenter: Michigan Jazz Festival, Inc./Board of Directors
Contact: Friends of the Michigan Jazz Festival, Midge Ellis
ph: (248) 474-2720
Venue: Schoolcraft College, VisTaTech Center, Livonia
Ph: 734-459-2454
Address: 18600 Haggerty Rd (west of I-275 expressway, between 6
& 7 Mile Rd)
Featuring 23 groups, 5 big bands, 6 stages, 147+ musicians, and a
500-seat outdoor tent. FREE admission!
Headliners:
George
(sax) Benson Quartet
Naima Shamborguerr
Dave Bennett Quartet
Cliff Monear
Bess Bonnier
Sven Anderson
Alma Smith
Bob Seeley
Sean Dobbins Trio
Dennis Tini Quartet
Chris Collins Duet
Schoolcraft Jazz Band
Wayne State University Big Band
Eddie Nuccilli & Plural Circle
Johnny Trudell Big Band
Hot Club of Detroit
Paul Keller/Steve Richko/Pete Siers
plus many others
The Saugatuck-Douglas Jazz Festival
Dates: To be announced soon.
Visit: http://www.s-djazz.com/
Presenter:
Idlewild
Foundation
Contact: Idlewild Foundation
1150 Griswold, Suite 2100, Detroit, Michigan 48226
Ph: (313) 965-0505
Headliners:
Update:
the festival will return in 2011
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Idlewild Jazz
Festival
Date: to be announced
Presenter:
Idlewild
Foundation
Festival site is located on Williams Island in Idlewild, west of Reed
City,
just south of US-10 between M-37 and M-131.
Tickets are $35. No admission charge for children 15 years and under.
Tickets can be purchased online or by telephone (313) 965-0505.
The festival hours are noon to 10:00 p.m.
For additional information, please contact the Idlewild Foundation
at (313) 965-0505.
Headliners:
Update:
the festival will return in 2011
Lansing JazzFest
Saturday-Sunday, August 6-7, 2010
Visit: http://www.jazzlansing.com/
Presenter: Old Town Business & Art Development Association
Contact:
Old Town Business and Art
Development Association
1210 Turner St.
Lansing, MI 48906
Ph: 517-371-4600
Fx: 517-371-1454
e-mail:
info -at- oldtownarts.org
Headliners:
AllStar Band
Andrew Kratzat Quartet
Derrick Gardner and the Jazz Prophets
Easy Street Jazz Band
Etienne Charles
Guyman Ensley Quintet
Joe Baione
Niel Gordon Trio
RITMO
Sailors/Delaney Jazz Orchestra
Stanley Jordan
Too Smooth For Notes
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32nd Chicago Jazz
Festival
Thursday to Sunday, September 2-5, 2010
Visit: http://www.chicagojazzfestival.us/
Location: Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park
and Grant Park
- Jackson Blvd. & Columbus Dr.
Presenter: Mayor's Office of Special Events, Jazz Institute of
Chicago
Schedule - Thursday, September 2
Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion
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12-12:50 pm - Umbrella Music: Bridging Improvised Music and Dance
1:05-1:55 pm - Jodie Christian Quintet
2:10-3:00 pm - The MIYUMI Project Big Band: “Trans-Rooted” featuring
JASC Tsukasa Taiko
3:15-4:00 pm - Jim Wagner's All Stars featuring Willie Pickens, Ari
Brown,
Jimmy Ellis, Robert Shy, Frank Russell,
Corey Wilkes and Maggie Brown
4:00 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble & Noteworthy
Schedule - September 3
Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph
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Randolph Café
12-1:00 pm - Hector Silveira Septet
1:30-2:30 pm - The Grilly Brothers Sextet
Claudia Cassidy Theater
12:15-1:15 pm - James Dapogny: "Art of the Solo"
1:45-2:45 pm - AACM Experimental Ensemble
Preston Bradley Hall
12:30-1:30 pm - Tomeka Reid's Hear In Now Trio
2-3:00 pm - Jim Cooper's Mallet Madness featuring Kathy Kelly and Carl
Leukaufe
Millennium Park - Jay Pritzker Pavilion
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4-4:50 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble and Noteworthy
5-5:50 pm - James Dapogny
6-6:55 pm - Mike LeDonne Trio with special guest Eric Alexander
7:10- 8:10 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Orchestra
8:30-9:30 pm - Ramsey Lewis 75th Birthday Celebration
Schedule - Saturday,
September 4
Target Clinic Jazz on Jackson Stage
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12-12:55 pm - Douglas Ewart Nyahbingi Drum Choir
1:10-2:05 pm - Paul Giallorenzo's GitGo
2:20-3:15 pm - Maggie Brown: "A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln"
3:30-4:30 pm - Dana Hall Quintet with special gust Nicholas Payton
The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage
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12-12:30 pm - Chi-Arts Jazz Combo
12:45-1:15 pm - Jazz Ambassadors Combo
1:30-2:10 pm - Kenwood Academy Jazz Ensemble
2:25-3:05 pm - Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Jazz Ensemble
3:20-3:50 pm - Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble
4:05-4:50 pm - Roosevelt University Jazz Ensemble
Jazz and Heritage Stage
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12:30-1:30 pm - West End Jazz Band
2-3:00 pm - Cameron Pfiffner's Marco Polo
3:30-4:30 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections
6-7:30 pm - Corey Wilkes
8-9:00 pm - Steve Cole
Petrillo Music Shell
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5-5:50 pm - Chuchito Valdés Afro-Cuban Ensemble
6-6:55 pm - Rene Marie "High Maintenance" Quartet
7:10-8:10 pm - Charisma: "A Lee Morgan Tribute"
8:30-9:30 pm - The Either/Orchestra with special guests Getachew
Mekurya and Teshome Mitiku
Schedule - Sunday, September
5
Target Clinic Jazz on Jackson Stage
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12-12:55 pm - Paulinho Garcia Quintet
1:10-2:05 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble
2:20-3:15 pm - Brad Goode Quartet
3:30-4:30 pm - Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band
The Chicago Community Trust Young Jazz Lions Stage
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12-12:30 pm - Northside College Prep Jazz Combo
12:45-1:15 pm - Whitney Young Magnet High School Jazz Combo
1:30-2:10 pm - Lakeview High School Jazz Ensemble
2:25-3:05 pm - John Hersey High School Jazz Ensemble
3:30-4:05 pm - University of Chicago Jazz X-Tet
Jazz and Heritage Stage
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12:30-1:30 pm - Bethany Pickens Trio
2-3 pm - NOMO
3:30-4:30 pm - Saalik Ziyad's 5 After 7 Project
6-7:30 pm - Harlan Jefferson
8-9 pm - Nick Colionne
Petrillo Music Shell
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5-6 pm - Brad Mehldau Trio
6:15-7:05 pm - Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
7:20-8:15 pm - Henry Threadgill's Zooid
8:30-9:30 pm - Kurt Elling Quintet with special guest Ernie Watts
31st Detroit International Jazz Festival
September 3-7, 2010
Visit:
http://www.detroitjazzfest.com/
Presenter: Detroit Jazz Festival International Foundation
Contact: (313) 647-0149
Artist in Residence: Mulgrew Miller (piano)
Headliners:
Friday, September 3
Detroit School of Arts Vocal
Jazz Ensemble
Renaissance High School Jazz Ensemble
Take 6 with Mulgrew Miller Trio
Tower of Power
Saturday, September 4
Allen Park Middle School
Jazz Ensemble
Berklee College of Music Jazz Ensemble
Danilo Perez Quartet
Grand Rapids Northview High School Jazz Ensemble
Hot Club of Detroit
'Hot Pepper' with Barry Harris & Gary Smulyan
Kirk Whalum: Tribute to Donny Hathaway
Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra with Randy Brecker
Mike LeDonne Quartet
Mt. Pleasant High School Jazz Band
Pat Bianchi Trio
Poogie Bell Band
Salim Washington & The Harlem Arts Ensemble
Scott Kinsey Group
Terence Blanchard Quintet
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Tia Fuller Quartet
Troy High School Jazz Ensemble
William Patterson University with Mulgrew Miller
Wingspan
Yellowjackets
Sunday, September 5
'Brownie Speaks: The Music of
Clifford Brown' featuring Dominick Farinacci
and Jonathan Batiste
Cousino High School Jazz Ensemble
Detroit Symphony Civic Jazz Orchestra
Freddy Cole Quartet
Grosse Pointe South HS Jazz Band
Jason D. Williams Show
Juilliard Jazz Quartet
Kenny Barron & Mulgrew Miller
Ledisi
Mambo Legends Orchestra
Maria Schneider Orchestra
MF Productions Defenders of the Groove
Northville High School Jazz Ensemble I
Robert Hurst Quartet
Stevenson High School Jazz Band
Tierney Sutton Band
'Tribute To Ray Brown' - Christian McBride, Benny Green, Greg
Hutchinson
Trio M - Myra Melford, Mark Dresser, Matt Wilson
Warren Mott Marauder Big Band
Wayne State University Big Band with Terence Blanchard
Western Michigan University Jazz Orchestra with Bobby Watson
Monday, September 6
Allen Toussaint
Branford Marsalis
Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet
Detroit Jazz Fest High School All-Stars
Detroit School of Arts Jazz Ensemble with George Bohanon
'Finger Poppin’: A Tribute to Horace Silver' - Michael Weiss Quintet
featuring Randy Brecker
HORIZON: featuring Bobby Watson, Victor Lewis, Terell Stafford, Edward
Simon and Essiet Essiet
Ionia High School Jazz Ensemble
James Fortune & FIYA
Kurt Elling Quintet with special guest Ernie Watts
Manhattan Transfer/Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra
with special
guest Gerald Wilson
Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band
Second Ebenezer
Triumph
Grand Hotel Labor Day Jazz Weekend
September 4-5, 2010
Visit:
http://grandhotel.com/specials/packages/119#special
Presenter: Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island - 'The World's Largest
Summer Hotel'
Contact: (800) 334-7263
 
Scheduled to perform: The Manhattan Transfer, The Four Freshmen,
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Sun Messengers, Marion
Hayden, and Rev. Robert B. Jones.
Holiday Package Rate: includes
receptions, cookout luncheon in the Tea Garden Saturday and Sunday
afternoon, musical performances, full breakfast and five-course dinner
daily.
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2010 ARCHIVES
KERRYTOWN JAZZ IN A2
Maureen Choi Quartet
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
Saturday, August 21, 2010; 8pm
415 North 4th Avenue
ph: (734) 769-2999
Visit: http://kerrytownconcerthouse.com/
Ticket Reservations: click here
Maureen Choi Quartet
Maureen
Choi, violin
Rick Roe,
piano
Rodney
Whitaker, bass
Sean
Dobbins, drums
Choi grew up in Ann Arbor, is degreed from Michigan State, and calls
Boston home where she's finishing an Artist Diploma at the Berkee
College of Music. But when on stage, the classically trained violinist
exudes a passionate, wide musical palette. For this special engagement
she'll reserve some classical space and duet with pianist Michele
Cooker on
several prized pieces. Jazz fans should instantly
gravitate to her improvisatonal gifts neatly
packaged within varied music styles -- Latin, jazz, pop -- and
accompanied by a first-call rhythm section in Rick Roe, Rodney
Whitaker, and Sean Dobbins. There's plenty of fiery solos instore at
the acoustic-friendly confines of Kerrytown's superlative listening
room. Justification this show is not to be missed.
SUMMER JAZZ CAMPS
Aquinas College Jazz
Camp
Sunday, June 13 through Friday,
June 18, 2010
Aquinas College
1607 Robinson Road S.E., Grand Rapids
Director: Paul S. Brewer
Director of Instrumental Music
Ph: (616) 632-2416
e-mail: brewepau [at] aquinas [dot] edu
Site:
http://www.aquinas.edu/music/jazz_camp.html
Brochure / Registration Form:
http://www.aquinas.edu/music/pdf/jazzcamp09.pdf
Instructors:
Dr. Paul Brewer - Trombone & Voice
Mike Hyde - Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Matt Brewer - Electric & Acoustic Bass
Bob Nixon - Alto Saxophone & Big Band
Ila Cantor - Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Jason Palmer - Trumpets
Tom Lockwood - Tenor Saxophone & Bass
Tim Froncek - Drumset & Percussion
Steve Talaga - Piano & Keyboards
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Steve Zegree Vocal
Jazz Camp
Sunday, June 27 through Friday,
July 2, 2010
Dalton Center, Western Michigan
University
Kalamazoo
Artistic Director: Dr.Stephen
Zegree
Bobby McFerrin
Professor of Jazz
School of Music
Director of Gold Company and Vocal Jazz
Ph: (269) 387-4689
e-mail: zegree [at] wmich [dot]
edu
Site: http://wmugoldcompany.com/camp
Clinicians / Staff:
Dr. Steve Zegree, Artistic Director
Michael Wheaton, Executive Director
Duane Shields Davis, Dean
Diana Spradling
Michele Weir
Peter Eldridge (New York Voices)
Gary Fry (composer and producer)
Dave Hay, Piano
Jordan Richards, Bass
Jay Sawyer, Drums
Steve Zegree says,
"I would like to invite all of my colleagues (be they teachers or
students) to consider attending our vocal jazz camp at Western Michigan
University. We have assembled an excellent staff, and you should
consider attending the camp if you:
1) are a
teacher who has always wanted to learn more about vocal jazz
style,
rehearsal techniques and conducting a vocal jazz
ensemble.
2) would like
to know more about how we have created the Gold Company Program
at Western Michigan University
3) are a high
school or college student who would like to gain more experience
singing group vocal and solo jazz literature
4) are a
rhythm section player
5) would like
to work hard and have some fun making music with a terrific group of
people from throughout the country.
Please visit our Web site for more details about the camp. I look
forward to hosting you on our campus. We still have some openings
for the 2010 camp!"
MAY JAZZ EDUCATION MOVEMENTS
Regina Carter Jazz Workshop Weekend
May 21-22, 2010
Varner Hall, Oakland University, Rochester
Download an Information
Sheet
Download a Registration
Form
Varner Box Office: (248) 370-3013
Purchase tickets Online
Attention: All enrolled
jazz studies music students, aspiring jazz music students
Students
are encouraged and recommended to REGISTER for this special two-day
jazz education event at Oakland University. A unique opportunity
to
absorb and explore jazz improv up-close and personal from accomplished
jazz educators, including bassist Miles Brown, drummer Sean
Dobbins, and violin virtuoso Regina Carter.
Native Detroiter and renowned
violinist Regina Carter is a OU alumnus
and, as an OU artist-in-residence, spends two full weeks on campus
each academic year to teach master classes and work with students,
faculty and ensembles, individually and in groups.
She is a 2006 recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation Fellowship. She earned her bachelor's degree in music from
OU in 1985. In 2001, she became the first jazz musician and
African-American to play ''The Cannon,'' a 250-year-old Guarneri violin
once owned by Niccolo Paganini, which is kept in Genoa, Italy, and only
played once a year by an individual deemed worthy.
Carter has studied at the Center for Creative Studies and the New
England Conservatory of Music before transferring to Oakland yearning
to explore jazz on the violin, traditionally a classical
instrument.
BIENNIAL GILMORE KEYBOARD FESTIVAL, 4/17 -
5/8
Our customary 2-year wait is over.
Beginning April 17 (Battle Creek, Kalamazoo serve as jazz venues) and
running through May 8, world class piano artistry commands a
spotlight with celebrated jazz and classical performances. See jazz
notables like Henry
Butler, Bill Carrothers, Dr. John, Cedar Walton,
Fred Hersch, Alfredo Rodriguez, and Lyle
Mays. Take in a variety of concerts and two master classes (free
admission)
by Hersch and Mays. If your taste
craves
glistening piano tones, then reserve a date, save a seat. Info
here >>
Danilo
Perez:
21st-Century Dizzy
 A retro salute to Dizzy
Gillespie, led by the spirited piano master and former sideman in the
famed Gillespie
All-Star Big Band.
Thursday, April 8, 2010; 8 pm
Hill Auditorium
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Tickets: http://www.ums.org
Danilo Perez, piano
David Sanchez, tenor saxophone
Rudresh Mahanthappa, alto saxophone
Jamey Haddad, percussion
Ben Street, bass
Adam Cruz, drums
Amir ElSaffar, trumpet and vocals
14th Annual NMU Jazz
Festival
Friday, April 16, 2010
Northern Michigan University, Marquette
Jazz Director: Mark Flaherty, Associate Professor of Jazz
Featuring special
guest, vocalist Kevin Mahogany with the NMU Jazz
Band & NMU Jazz Combo
Schedule>>
High School and Middle
School jazz
bands in the region are invited. The registration fee is $200 per
ensemble. Space is
limited and participation is on a first come, first serve basis. Registration
deadline is March 8, 2010.
JEN Announces the...
1st Annual Jazz Education
Network Conference
May 20-22, 2010
University of Missouri, St. Louis
http://www.jazzednet.org/
Mo'
Better Jazz: An Evening of Swing and Film
Terence Blanchard with the Wayne State University Big Band
Friday, March 12, 2010;
7:30pm
The Music Box @Max M. Fisher Center, Detroit
Tickets: (313) 576-5111
$20
general admission, $10 students and seniors
Here's a grand opportunity to appreciate opportune alliances betweeen
jazz and cinema once again. Organizers for The Detroit International
Jazz Festival are partnering with the Wayne State University Department
of Music in presenting trumpeter-composer Terence Blanchard and
the Wayne State University Big Band with a special program Mo'
Better Jazz: An
Evening of Swing and Film.
Blanchard
and the WSU Big Band will perform his arrangements of movie themes,
including selections from 'A Streetcar Named Desire' to 'The
Pawnbroker'. Blanchard will
talk about scoring for film and show clips from several Spike Lee
movies.
With more than 29 albums and 50 film scores to his credit, Blanchard is
one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score masters of
his generation who recently won a Grammy Award for 'Best Improvised
Jazz Solo' for the track 'Dancin' 4 Chicken' on the 2009 album 'Watts'
by drummer Jeff 'Tain' Watts. His other film score credits
include 'Inside Man', 'Malcolm X', 'Trial by Jury', Eve's Bayou', 'The
Tempest', "Summer of Sam', and 'Cadillac Records', but to name a few..
University of
Michigan Jazz Festival
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 9am to 5pm; 8pm evening concert
School of Music, North Campus / Power Center, Central Campus
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Jazzfest
Director: Dennis Wilson,
Associate Professor of Jazz Studies
Guest
Artist: Christian McBride, bass
An all-day presentation of clinics, workshops, master
classes and
adjudicated performance. Saturday is officially named 'Charles
Mingus Day'; a noon talk seminar led by Christian McBride offers
a
major retrospective on the influential music and life of bass legend
Minus. A ticketed evening concert, featuring all headliners at
the Power Center, closes the
festival.
Tickets
Festival
Schedule Overview
Headerliners:
- "Charles Mingus
Day", World Premiere of "The Movement
Revisited" by the
Christian
McBride Quintet (recorded live for National
Public Radio broadcast)
- Special guest Christian
McBride Quintet: bassist Christian McBride, the
with saxophonist Ron Blake, pianist Geoff
Keezer, drummer Terreon
Gully, vibist, Warren
Wolfe
- U-M Jazz Ensemble directed by Dennis
Wilson
- Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra
- Festival adjudicators: Matt Harris (piano),
Terrell Stafford (trumpet)
37th
Annual CMU Jazz
Weekend 2010
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
Thursday-Friday, February 11-12, 2010
Staples Recital Hall, CMU
Music Building, School of Music;
Plachta
Auditorium, CMU Campus
Jazz Director: Rob Smith,
Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies
Ph: (989) 774-3281
 Guest
Artist: Nicholas Payton,
trumpet
Concert:
Friday, February 12; 8pm
Plachta
Auditorium, CMU Campus
Tickets:
students $7, adults $10
Students are invited to participate in two days of exciting musical
performances in an educational and entertaining atmosphere. Jazz
Weekend XXXVII brings together outstanding guest artists,
clinicians, and over 1,100 college, high school and junior high school
students comprising dozens of big bands and jazz combos. CMU jazz
ensembles include CMU Jazzbone, Jazz Central, and Jazz Lab I. Top
clinicians and adjudicators provide commentary
and suggestions throughout the day as high school and junior high
school bands perform for ratings and awards.
Jazz
Weekend XXXVII kicks off with a Thursday evening
concert featuring the CMU Faculty Jazz Sextet (Staples Recital
Hall). An all-day Friday program (8am - 4pm) in
and around the School of Music features
over 50 high school and middle
school jazz ensembles from all over Michigan. Trumpet
extraordinaire Nicholas Payton, this year's special guest
artist,
presents a clinic at 12noon Friday afternoon and then performs with the
CMU Jazz Lab I in a finale showcase concert.
'Chops'
Award-winning Documentary
Chronicles
Experience of
Middle and High School Jazz Musicians in New York
Friday,
February 12, 2010 - 7pm [89min]
Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor
Director &
Univ-Michigan Alum Bruce Broder to
Introduce Film, Conduct Q&A Session Aftershow
http://michtheater.org
ph: (734) 668-TIME [24-hour info]
More>>
Interlochen Jazz Ensemble
with Robin
Eubanks, trombone
January 15, 2010; 7:30pm
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
Interlochen Arts Academy
Ph: (231) 276-7200
Tickets: https://tickets.interlochen.org/
$16 adult, $14 senior, $9 student
Artist info: http://www.robineubanks.com/
Robin Eubanks (brother of The Tonight Show music director,
Kevin) is one of the premier jazz trombonists of his generation.
Whether performing with his own groups, EB3 or Mental Images, or with
the critically acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet and Big Band – with whom
he was an original member – his impact on audiences is powerful and
lasting.
See the Events page for more jazz education
concerts and performances.
All in-state performances and
special events are
linked
through the individual college or university
profiled on our Education page.
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