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Sonny Rollins performs Saturday 10/13/07 at Music Hall in Detroit
Be sure to check out the greatest living legend of jazz - Sonny Rollins.
And you don’t have to drive to Ann Arbor or fall asleep in Orchestra Hall to see him perform, because Sonny Rollins is finally playing in a proper venue right in the heart of Detroit: that little gem called [...]
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2007 Detroit Jazz Fest Aug 31-Sep 03
I love the summer festivals in Detroit.
You see and hear all the people that make up this artistically rich city - not just the performers, but personalities that enjoy soaking it all in, too. And there’s none better than this gathering on the river that celebrates Detroit’s jazz heritage. What other [...]
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Alma Smith - Baker?s 7/31/07
Something too many Detroit music lovers have not experienced is the mature and good-natured performance of our own legendary Alma Smith.
When a woman plays professionally for nearly 70 years (she played with Wardell Gray in the 1940’s, and was crooned by Errol Garner himself), she obviously brings a lot to the table. Her amicable [...]
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James Carter 7/27/07
James Carter is playing in the newly renovated Detroit Film Theater this Friday, July 27th at 8pm.
Sidemen for this date are Dwight Adams on trumpet, Ralphe Armstrong (bass), Gerard Gibbs (on piano - not organ this time), and Leonard King (drums).
I am especially fond of this lineup - although at $20 bucks I initially thought [...]
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