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Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Pivots to Virtual

Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Pivots to Virtual he Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival in the world, today announced a pivot to a virtual format that will be streamed and broadcast “live” for free this Labor Day weekend. The Festival begins on Friday, September 3 and…

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Helen Sung | Quartet+ | Available September 17 via Sunnyside Records

Pianist/Composer Helen Sung Celebrates Women Composers with Quartet+ — a Vibrant New Album Combining All-Star Quartet with GRAMMY® Award-Winning Harlem Quartet   Available September 17 on Sunnyside Records   Album Features Original Music Alongside Pieces by Geri Allen, Carla Bley, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mary Lou Williams, and Marian McPartland Pianist/composer and 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Helen Sung celebrates the work of…

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Terell Stafford |”Without You, No Me” | Available September 10 via BCM&D Records

Terell Stafford and The Temple University Jazz Band Honor The Legacy of Jimmy Heath On Their Upcoming Release “Without You, No Me” Album Features Heavy Hitters Christian McBride and Joey DeFrancesco Available September 10 via BCM&D Records January 19, 2020, bears a bittersweet tinge in Terell Stafford’s memory. On one hand, Temple University’s Director of Jazz and Instrumental Studies…

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Lady Blackbird | “Black Acid Soul” | Available September 3 via BMG

Dubbed “The Grace Jones of Jazz” by Gilles Peterson, Lady Blackbird Creates Soundtrack to a Revolution with Debut Album, Black Acid Soul Available September 3 via BMG Stream “It’s Not That Easy” & “It’ll Never Happen Again”  “No place big enough for holding / all the tears you’re gonna cry / ’Cause your mama’s name was lonely / and…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Dan Siegel | “Faraway Place”

Available Now Dan Siegel Returns on His Twenty-Second Recording as a Bandleader with Faraway Place Album Features Eric Marienthal, Lee Thornburg, Allen Hinds, Brian Bromberg, Abraham Laboriel, Dwyane “Smitty” Smith, Lenny Castro, and Rogerio Jardim While the coronavirus wreaked havoc to a deadly extreme, the pandemic era with its heightened quarantine measures proved to swing a double-edge sword for…

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Nicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions” | Available October 29, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records

Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer Nicholas Payton Realizes Long-Cherished Dream to Record with Iconic Bassist Ron Carter on Stunning New Album Album Features Longtime Collaborator Karriem Riggins and Special Guest Appearance by Legendary Saxophonist George Coleman   Smoke Sessions, Due Out October 29, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records, Plus Four-Song Remix EP Forthcoming For a young Nicholas Payton,…

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LATIN JAZZ WEDNESDAYS with THE LUNAR OCTET

LATIN JAZZ WEDNESDAYS with THE LUNAR OCTET WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11th 7PM @ Blue Llama Jazz Club Blue Llama Jazz Club 314 S Main St. Downtown Ann Arbor MI, 48104 Date: August 11, 2021  Time: 7PM-10PM Price of the show. $10.00 Additional Performances: October 22, 2021: Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI April 6, 2022: Dirty Dog…

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Charged Particles | “Live at the Baked Potato!”

Charged Particles Pay Tribute to the Late Tenor Sax Great Michael Brecker on Live at the Baked Potato! October 8 Summit Records Release to Coincide with Biography Ode to a Tenor Titan by Acclaimed Author Bill Milkowski On their latest collaboration, Bay Area jazz trio Charged Particles joins forces with powerhouse Bay Area saxophonist Tod Dickow in a heartfelt…

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REMINDER: Kenny Garrett | “Sounds from the Ancestors”

Kenny Garrett Recalls the Sounds of West African Music and its Role in Jazz, Gospel, Motown, Hip-Hop and More with Sounds from the Ancestors First Two Singles Available Everywhere Now: “For Art’s Sake” and “Sounds from the Ancestors”, Album Available August 27 via Mack Avenue Records International Tour Announced, Full Schedule Below Kenny Garrett’s latest…

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