Today, Tuesday, April 30, is International Jazz Day. Jazz is a fantastic art form with roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz has been around in one form or another since the 1920’s which was coined as the “Jazz Age” it is characterized by swing rhythms, complex harmonies, call and response, and improvisation. Notable Performers and […]
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Kinan Azmeh Quartet
Kinan Azmeh Quartet (classical/jazz) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 Lower Level Auditorium, Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI Tickets: $10/$9 Museum Members Buy Tickets Buy tickets by phone at 313.582.2266 As a soloist and composer, Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and the Kinan Azmeh Quartet has traveled the world, electrifying audiences in Paris, […]
Guitar Passions Tour comes to the Music Hall in Detroit February 18th
Guitar Passions Tour Live at The Detroit Music Hall Tuesday February 18th BUY TICKETS Three master guitarists meet to perform an exquisite evening of Latin, Brazilian, and jazz. Three-time Grammy-Award winning Sharon Isbin teams up with the iconic jazz master Stanley Jordan and Brazil’s leading guitarist Romero Lubambo for an electrifying experience. SHARON ISBIN Guitarist […]
Baker’s Keyboard Lounge to Open in Downtown Detroit
dbusiness.com Baker’s Keyboard Lounge Marking its 80th anniversary, Baker’s Keyboard Lounge is opening a second location this fall, and is working with Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Real Estate Services to find space in downtown Detroit’s lower Woodward corridor or in Capitol Park near the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. The original Baker’s Keyboard Lounge opened as a […]
Susan VanHecke, author of Raggin’ Jazzin’ Rockin’: A History of American Musical Instrument Makers
Hey, drumheads! So, you already know that Zildjian cymbals and Ludwig drums are among the world’s finest. But how much do you really know about the people behind the famous names? I’ve recently written a book to clue us all in: Raggin’ Jazzin’ Rockin’: A History of American Musical Instrument Makers, published by Boyds Mills Press, […]