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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:This is the 20th anniversary for the Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra\, which initially started as a rehearsal band for Gwinnell to hear his compositions and arrangements played. With encouragement from friends/musicians and an offer of a weekly gig at the Music Menu Cafe in Detroit’s Greektown. Gwinnell and his musicians made a commitment to present high quality big band jazz music. After the Menu\, the band moved to the Cadieux Cafe on the east side of Detroit where gigs were routinely accented with the playing of Detroit trumpet legend Marcus Belgrave\, who eventually joined the SGJO for their first record in 2002\, “Basement Vibes.” \nDuring this time the band also began to branch out. Gigs with the late great tenor player Donald Walden\, a feature performance in Toronto at the International Association of Jazz Educators with sax virtuoso Dave Liebman\, and WDET radio dates highlight this period. \nNext\, the band began its exciting Wednesday gigs at the then brand new Cliff Bells. With the addition of some more skilled players\, the SGJO reached a higher artistic plateau. Working together every week\, the band gelled and impressed new audiences of jazz fans\, musicians\, and critics. SGJO then released a CD “Brush Fire” (2010 WSG Music) which won two Detroit Music Awards and also did performances with Aria Hendricks and Dominic Faranacci\, as well as performances at the Detroit Jazz Festival and other festivals which gave the SGJO more notoriety. \nIn 2009\, the SGJO was chosen to be part of a big project proposed by the  Detroit Jazz Festival. The artist-in-residence\, the acclaimed bassist/composer John Clayton\, was commissioned to write a suite based on Detroit jazz legends. The SGJO would play a series of summer concerts\, with the finale being a performance to close that year’s festival. The suite paired the Clayton Brothers Quintet with the SGJO in a 55 minute concerto grosso. All of the musicians performed greatly\, receiving a 5 minute standing ovation. \nSome of the frequent musicians involved with the Cliff Bells SGJO group are: Keith Kaminski\, James Hughes\, Steve Wood\, Carl Cafagna\, and Mark Berger on saxes. Dave Jensen\, Terry Kimura\, Tony Buccilli\, and Stefan Stolarchuk on trombone. Trumpets are Bob Jensen\, Paul Finkbeiner\, John Douglas\, and Justin Walter. Jordan Schug plays bass and Scott Kretzer plays the drums. \nThe most recent project has been a recording of the music of Mulgrew Miller (Detroit Music Factory label). \nTheTroy Athens HS Band  will open. \nhttps://www.wscottjazz.com/orchestra-groups/
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180302T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180302T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180127T002254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142441Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Cuny Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jeff is finishing his masters in jazz studies at WSU and is a fine young string bassist. He is also the chief arranger for the band Midtown Sounds and appears around the city with Tbone Paxton and also the Gary Greenfelder Orchestra.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jeff-cuny-trio-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180303T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180303T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180203T182958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142447Z
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SUMMARY:The DOT
DESCRIPTION:Coming in from Chicago\, the DOT is the future of organ trios rolled in the tradition of yesterday. It benefits all parties to partake in GITdown. What is GITdown? Come find out. \nJustin Dillard – Hammond Organ(Endorsed Artist)\nSamuel Jewell – Drums\nVincent Roofe – Guitar
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/the-dot-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180304T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180304T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180127T003839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142442Z
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SUMMARY:Southeastern Music Academy
DESCRIPTION:About Southeastern Music Academy: \nOur vision is to provide music education from a development to advanced level through a comprehensive curriculum that reflects the needs and vision of surrounding institutions. \nDetroit drum great Sean Dobbins offers young musicians an opportunity to jam with the pros. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/SoutheasternMusicAcademy
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/southeastern-music-academy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180304T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180127T003126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142441Z
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SUMMARY:Meri Slaven
DESCRIPTION:Meri Slaven is a jazz vocalist presently performing mainly in and around the Detroit Area. She grew up in the area in a very musical family and played clarinet\, piano and accordion throughout her childhood and adolescence. She then became a classical voice major at Florida Atlantic University\, and studied privately with renowned dramatic tenor Eddy Ruhl before crossing over to jazz. After which she could be seen performing in Miami and around southern Florida. Then she relocated to NYC where she performed for a few years before moving back to the Detroit area.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/meri-slaven/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180307T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180307T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T152248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142442Z
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SUMMARY:Paul Carey Organ Group
DESCRIPTION:Guitarist Paul Carey will bring an organ trio and will play a mix of jazz & blues with his son Max will be on drums. Paul has played with many blues greats including touring with Sir Mack Rice (he wrote “Mustang Sally”)\, the great singer Johnny Adams & guitarist/songwriter Earl King (“Come On Baby Let The Good Times Roll”)\, both from New Orleans.  Paul also spent years on the road with Detroit’s Queen of the Blues\, Alberta Adams.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/paul-carey-organ-group/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180309T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180309T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T153002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142442Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Cuny Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jeff is finishing his masters in jazz studies at WSU and is a fine young string bassist. He is also the chief arranger for the band Midtown Sounds and appears around the city with Tbone Paxton and also the Gary Greenfelder Orchestra.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jeff-cuny-trio-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180309T210000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T153418Z
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SUMMARY:Soul Cycle
DESCRIPTION:Soul Cycle has it’s roots in funk\, jazz and R&B. The group explores the stylings of the legends that shaped the modern music we know today.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/soul-cycle-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180311T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180311T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T154550Z
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SUMMARY:Southeastern Music Academy Jam Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Southeastern Music Academy Jam Sessions- Top area drummer Sean Dobbins runs a student jam session.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/southeastern-music-academy-jam-sessions-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180311T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T155030Z
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SUMMARY:Tamir Hendelman Trio
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning jazz pianist-composer Tamir Hendelman has been leading his own trio and performing with the Jeff Hamilton Trio and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra since 2000-2001.  He is known for his imaginative and sensitive playing and arranging on recordings by Natalie Cole\, Barbra Streisand and Roberta Gambarini as well as Graham Dechter\, Richard Galliano and Claudio Roditi. \nAs a youth\, he moved from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles\, winning Yamaha’s national keyboard competition\, performing in Japan and the Kennedy Center\, attending Tanglewood in 1998 and receiving a Bachelor of Music Composition from the Eastman School of Music in 1993. \nWhen Tamir premiered John Clayton’s version of Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite in 2001\, Mr. Peterson wrote: “It was a satisfying but strange feeling… to hear a new young voice make some exhilarating and thoughtful solos in the spaces I used to occupy in those pieces…” \nTamir’s latest CD\, Destinations reached #1 in the US jazz charts.  The album takes listeners along on a voyage of musical discovery\, from originals to Jobim\, Keith Jarrett and Maurice Ravel.  “Destinations to me is about the journey of being a jazz musician.” \nWith Sean Dobbins (drums) and Paul Keller (bass)
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/tamir-hendelman-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180315T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180315T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T161420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142443Z
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SUMMARY:CARL CAFAGNA & NORTH STAR JAZZ
DESCRIPTION:CARL CAFAGNA & North Star Jazz blend East Coast Sophistication with Midwestern Grit\, and take listeners on a thrilling and varied instrumental music adventure. The Majestic 3-horn front line (trumpet and 2 saxophones) and breathtaking compositions and arrangements are highlights.\nBand Leader Carl Cafagna\, Berklee trained\, runs a tight ship\, which includes many of the hottest hands in Detroit\, Michigan and Ohio. Scott Gwinnell\, piano\, James Hughes\, saxophones\, Jordan Schug\, bass\, Scott Kretzer\, drums\, Dr. Scott Cowan\, trumpet\, and Cafagna on saxes and flute. A jazz odyssey not to be missed!\n*North Star Jazz was one of the very first bands to be hired at the re-opened Cliff Bell’s\, in 2006\, and are delighted to return!
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/north-star-jazz/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180316T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180316T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T162215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142443Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Cuny Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jeff is finishing his masters in jazz studies at WSU and is a fine young string bassist. He is also the chief arranger for the band Midtown Sounds and appears around the city with Tbone Paxton and also the Gary Greenfelder Orchestra.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jeff-cuny-trio-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180316T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180316T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180125T161817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142441Z
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SUMMARY:Yoron Israel "Project Trio - New Dreams"
DESCRIPTION:Yoron Israel will be returning to his hometown Chicago for engagements throughout the Midwest\, on March 15 – 24\, 2018. He will be performing with “Project Trio – New Dreams”\, featuring Yoron (www.yoronisrael.com)\, along with pianist Kevin Harris (www.kevinharrisproject.com) and bassist Will Slater. \nThe “Project Trio – New Dreams” tour will be documented on an upcoming recording and music video. Additionally\, select performances will feature musical collaborations with some of the most talented artists residing in the Chicago area\, including guitarists Bobby Broom or Fareed Haque\, trumpeter Orbert Davis\, vocalists Dee Alexander or Michon Young and saxophonist Edward Peterson. \n\n\nCheck out his music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnURdkqYr78&feature=youtu.be&t=235
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/yoron-israel/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180318T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180318T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T163805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142443Z
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SUMMARY:Holly Hock's Speakeasy Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Doors at 7:30\, show time 8:30 pm\, Holly Hock\, Speakeasy Sundays\, Burlesque\, General Admission $15 / Reserved $20 / VIP $25 \nTicket Link: \nDoors 7:30pm/Show 8:30pm \nFeaturing performances by: \nHeather Marie\nLeena Allure\nMagenta Demure\nMargot Lugosi\nMiss Holly Hock \nLive Music By: \nThe Aston Neighborhood Pleasure Club \nTicket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speakeasy-sundays-w-aston-neighborhood-pleasure-club-tickets-43329600000 \nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/212950916115976
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/holly-hocks-speakeasy-sunday/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180321T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180321T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180131T221449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142445Z
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SUMMARY:Jon Taylor Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jon Taylor is a Detroit-based drummer\, improviser\, composer\, and educator. A tireless collaborator\, he co-leads a number of original projects around town. He has performed alongside such luminaries of creative music as Wadada Leo Smith\, Dave Liebman\, Karl Berger\, and Michael Formanek\, and is a founding member of Polyfold\, a musical arts collective. His compositions have been described as “A balance between form and freedom” and “music for the head and heart” (All About Jazz). His trio\, featuring master bassist Jaribu Shahid and pianist Michael Malis\, explores the stunning breadth of American music with original compositions influenced by everything from the tight-knit arrangements of Ahmad Jamal to the polyrhythmic trances of Steve Coleman to the spontaneous power of the Art Ensemble of Chicago.\nJon earned a BFA in Jazz and Contemplative Studies from the University of Michigan\, where he studied improvisation with Geri Allen and Ed Sarath\, composition with Andrew Bishop and Evan Chambers\, and performance with Sean Dobbins\, Ellen Rowe\, and Michael Gould.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jonathan-taylor-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180322T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180322T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180131T220920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142445Z
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SUMMARY:Dominic Bierenga’s Moving Mind Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The music of the Moving Mind Orchestra is by turns exuberant\, raw\, melancholy\, and whimsical\, but always intensely entrenched in the present. Founded and led by saxophonist Dominic Bierenga\, the Orchestra draws from a repertoire arranged or composed exclusively by band members\, ranging from Eric Dolphy to the Beatles\, and hip-hop beats to gutbucket swing. They are sure to regale you with a great time and a memorable experience.” \nThe personnel will be: \nDonovan Boxey\, alto saxophone\nDominic Bierenga\, tenor saxophone\nJason Didia\, baritone saxophone\nJohn Douglas and Allen Dennard\, trumpets\nJohn Raleeh\, trombone\nHenry Pakela\, bass trombone\nRuben Shell\, guitar\nZen Zadravec\, piano\nRocco Popielarski\, bass\nAndy Wade\, drums \n 
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/dominic-bierengas-moving-mind-orchestra/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180323T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180323T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T164328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142444Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Cuny Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jeff is finishing his masters in jazz studies at WSU and is a fine young string bassist. He is also the chief arranger for the band Midtown Sounds and appears around the city with Tbone Paxton and also the Gary Greenfelder Orchestra.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jeff-cuny-trio-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180325T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180325T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20170906T155534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142426Z
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SUMMARY:WSU Student Jam
DESCRIPTION:Wayne State University’s long history of producing world class musicians is one of the great attributes for the City of Detroit. Hosted by Professor Chris Collins\, the WSU Director of Jazz Studies.  WSU students will perform on the stage at Cliff Bell’s.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/wsu-student-jam-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180325T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T165300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142444Z
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SUMMARY:beta collective
DESCRIPTION::beta collective:​\nA powerhouse group of the Midwest’s top improvisers\, Dan Bruce’s :beta collective is a modern jazz ensemble that performs original compositions and highly personalized arrangements of jazz standards. The members’ ​unique musical identities combine to form a powerful and unmistakable group sound. The ensemble is known for its compositional breadth and interactive and highly energetic performances.\nThe new album\, Earthshine\, garnered a four star review from All About Jazz. Critic Troy Dostert writes\, “…a generous\, accessible sound with an exploratory edge\, Bruce brings a finely-polished technique that is at the same time subtly discontent\, searching for new expressions and willing to take some chances along the way.” \n-Dan Bruce- \nBy embracing the influence of his heroes from the jazz tradition and retaining his own musical personality\, guitarist Dan Bruce has developed a unique and impressive musical voice. A recent transplant to Ohio after spending a decade as an important member of Chicago’s vibrant jazz scene\, he is active throughout the United States as a performer\, recording artist\, composer and educator. \nBruce’s first album\, A Single Thread\, received praise from both fans and critics. Martin Gladu of allaboutjazz.com wrote\, “A Single Thread combines his learned guitar work\, which is at times reminiscent of Ben Monder\, with substantive yet airy\, contemporary sounding compositions”\, and Chuck Vecoli of jazzreview.com called it “A brilliant first effort”. Bruce’s much-anticipated second album\, Earthshine\, came out this October on the Ears and Eyes label. He has performed on more than twenty-five albums as a sideman\, and he has worked with a number of eminent musicians including Seamus Blake\, Ali Jackson\, Dan Wall\, Lynn Seaton\, Marvin Stamm\, The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra\, Daniel Lippel\, and Rose Colella. \nBruce’s groups have been featured in The Chi-Town Jazz Festival\, The Chicago Composers Collective series at the Green Mill\, The Chicago Cultural Center Chamber Music Series\, The Jazz Institute of Chicago NextGen Jazz Series\, South by Southwest\, the Toledo Jazz Festival\, The Akron Jazz Festival\, The Ohio City Summer Festival and a special live radio broadcast on WDCB FM Chicago. \n“…a skilled\, seasoned player\, one capable of filling the space left by an accompanying harmonic instrument with aplomb and finesse.”\n-Martin Gladu\, allaboutjazz.com \n“Daniel Bruce is without a doubt one of the finest of today’s young jazz guitarists. He plays with great creativity\, soul and intelligence.”\n-William Piburn\, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine \nwww.danbrucemusic.com
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/beta-collective/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180330T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180330T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180129T171705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142444Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Cuny Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jeff is finishing his masters in jazz studies at WSU and is a fine young string bassist. He is also the chief arranger for the band Midtown Sounds and appears around the city with Tbone Paxton and also the Gary Greenfelder Orchestra.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jeff-cuny-trio-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180405T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180405T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180202T171841Z
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SUMMARY:The Philippe LeJeune Trio
DESCRIPTION:French pianist Philippe LeJeune is a perfect example of the mixture of jazz and blues which was especially an important strain in the jazz tradition. The young pianist attended a 1968 concert in Reims\, France\, by master boogie-woogie and blues pianist Memphis Slim\, and immediately put an end to his classical efforts and began teaching himself the blues\, scouring local record shops for LP’s by boogie woogie greats. In 1980 he was invited by Memphis Slim who had been a parisian citizen since 1962 to cut an album titled « Dialog In Boogie » as a piano duet. The French blues and boogie woogie pianist is one of those rare European pianist who is able to take part in the grand tradition of American jazz mixing swing\, a sense of melody and the blues. His playing is always a brilliant assortment of sobriety and expressiveness. He plays blues and boogie-woogie with a light\, almost delicate touch\, and weaves subtle\, varied right-hand figures around the solid left-hand boogie-woogie beat. His repertoire ranges from classic barrelhouse boogie woogie piano to Duke Ellington and Horace Silver tunes as well those of Milt Jackson and George Gershwin. LeJeune explores an impressive variety of blues styles and grooves\, leaving listeners with a happy feeling. \nPhilippe LeJeune has released six CD’s in the United States\, among them a live recording in trio at the Blue Moon in Houston\, Texas. He also makes numerous appearances in various American jazz and blues clubs and festivals : Detroit Jazz Festival\, Toledo Art Tatum Jazz Heritage Festival\, Monterey Bay Blues Fest\, Cincinnati Blues Festival. His performance at the 2005 Motor City Blues & Boogie Woogie Festival (Detroit) was recorded live to be edited into P.B.S. television specials and DVD. Living in Toulouse\, France\, LeJeune has performed for many years throughout Europe in the Jazz festivals and clubs circuit (France\, Spain\, Switzerland\, Belgium\, Czech Republic …) and in Africa (Tunisia\, Sénégal).\nAs an educator and clinician he has taught piano workshops in music schools\, and has lead seminars at jazz and blues festivals throughout France and USA. He is also artistic director for ‘Jazz Au Mercure’\, a jazz concert serie in Toulouse. Philippe LeJeune’s name was introduced into the famous New Grove Dictionary of Jazz in 2001.\nPhilippe LeJeune is doing his part to continue a legacy by blending classic jazz\, gospel\, blues and boogie woogie\, with his own stylings. He explores an impressive variety of blues styles and grooves\, leaving listeners with a happy fealing.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/philippe-lejeune-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180406T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180406T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180201T201320Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Cuny Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jeff is finishing his masters in jazz studies at WSU and is a fine young string bassist. He is also the chief arranger for the band Midtown Sounds and appears around the city with Tbone Paxton and also the Gary Greenfelder Orchestra.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jeff-cuny-trio-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180407T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180407T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180201T202904Z
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SUMMARY:Sky Covington's Billie Holiday Review
DESCRIPTION:“Happy Birthday Billie…\nBillie Holiday Revue\nStarring Sky Covington ft.Club Crescendo \nIn honor of Billie Holiday’s birthday this April\, vocalist Sky Covington will present a\ncareer-spanning tribute  at Cliff Bells.  This concert will include Lady Day’s music from her Columbia\, Commodore\, Verve and Decca catalogue \nClassic comositions such as What a Little Moonlight Can Do\, You Don’t Know What\nLove Is\, Strange Fruit\, Body and Soul\, Don’t Explain\, Loverman\, Good Morning Heartache\, and her signature song God Bless the Child will be performed. \nEleanor Fagan McKay\, whom the world remembers best as Billie Holiday\nand whom Lester Young nicknamed\, “Lady Day\,” was born April 7\, 1915. \n“Certainly no singer has been more mythologized and more misunderstood\nthan Billie Holiday\, who helped to create much of the mystique herself.”\n-Booklist \n“On July 17\, 1959 Billie Holiday\, a musical legend still popular today\,\ndied an untimely death at the age of 44. Her emotive voice\, innovative\ntechniques and touching songs will forever be remembered and enjoyed.” \n-Billieholiday.com \n“I’m always making a comeback\, but nobody ever tells me where I’ve\nbeen” -Billie Holiday \nJoin us while we celebrate one of the most daring and infectious\nstylists of modern times\, Sky Covington singing Billie Holiday. \nA native-Detroit singer/songwriter\, Sky is a multi-award winning\nmusician\, whose many distinguished honors include nominations and wins\nin multiple categories of the Detroit Music Awards and Detroit Black\nMusic Awards. She has opened for and toured with other Detroit\nnotables such as Straight Ahead\, Pieces of a Dream\, The Original\nVandellas and Kenny “Moodymann” Dixon Jr. \n 
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/sky-covingtons-billie-holiday-review/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180408T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180408T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180204T180728Z
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SUMMARY:Southeastern Music Academy
DESCRIPTION:The Southeastern Music Academy has an outstanding music faculty – successful performers with strong academic credentials that perform regularly with professional groups. This is a student jam session. http://southeasternmusicacademy.org/sma-performance-opportunities-cliff-bells/
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/southeastern-music-academy-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180410T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180201T204023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142447Z
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SUMMARY:Alexis Lombre
DESCRIPTION:Alexis Lombre is a young jazz pianist who discovered early that the true essence of music is not just about what you hear but how music makes you feel. Her musical mission is to keep the ‘Soul’ in music alive. The recent release of her debut album\, Southside Sounds\, does just that\, as it is a soulful reflection of her upbringing on Chicago’s Southside. This collection of her original compositions is an attempt to pay homage to the southside’s lively artistic\, cultural heritage. Since its release\, Southside Sounds has been aired on radio stations across the U.S and is currently charting at #70 on JazzWeek. \nAlexis has performed at some of jazz’s major venues in Chicago\, Detroit\, New York City\, Newark\, St. Louis and Kansas City. Most recently\, she celebrated the release of her debut CD at Chicago’s historic Jazz Showcase. She appeared at the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival performing the National Anthem opening for Jimmy Heath\, the Robert Glasper Experiment and the Donald Harrison Quintet. As an experienced bandleader\, the Alexis Lombre Quintet was featured most recently at the 2016 Chicago Jazz Festival\, the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in 2013 and 2015\, the Bucktown Arts Festival\, the Trinity UCC ‘Jazzapalooza’ Festival and many other festivals around Chicago. \nAs a sidewoman\, she performed at the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival with the John Douglas Quartet\,  the 2016 Englewood Jazz Festival in Chicago with the Donald Harrison Quartet and\, the 2016 Taste of Chicago with Donnie Trumpet (now Nico Segal) & the Social Experiment. She has also played with other internationally known jazz artists such as Pharez Whitted\, Bobby Broom\, Ernest Dawkins\, Ingrid Jensen\, Kendrick Scott\, James Carter\, Bobby Watson and\, currently studies with former Jazz Messenger\, legendary pianist\, Benny Green at the University of Michigan.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/alexis-lombre-11/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180411T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180411T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180131T192911Z
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SUMMARY:ALEX HARDING and LUCIAN BAN
DESCRIPTION:Detroit born baritone sax extraordinaire ALEX HARDING and Transylvanian expat pianist LUCIAN BAN have been collaborating for almost two decades\, founding several groups together\, releasing a handful of diverse albums for American and European labels\, performing countless concerts and tours all the while documenting an amazing body of music.\n“In near-telepathic collusion\, Harding and Ban mean what they say” Derek Taylor\, ALL ABOUT JAZZ \nThe pair first release is Somethin’ Holy (2001\, CIMP Records) a duet album with “an arresting immediacy” featuring original compositions and Ellington’s Fleurette Africaine showcasing the duo chemistry and musical concept. In reviewing the album for the print edition of AAJazz Terrell Holmes says: \nAll About Jazz “Ban plays with a fluency and sensibility that recalls Vladimir Horowitz as much as McCoy Tyner while Harding can break your heart with tenderness or shatter you with intensity” \n“Alex Harding and Lucian Ban have developed a fruitful partnership over the years. Harding’s bluesy\, church-steeped baritone sax is the logical heir to Hamiet Bluiett’s\, while Ban’s tast reflective piano playing combines the elegance and technical precision of the European classical tradition with wide-ranging musical interests and a passion for improvisation” “Alex Harding and Lucian Ban have developed a fruitful partnership over the years. Harding’s bluesy\, church-steeped baritone sax is the logical heir to Hamiet Bluiett’s\, while Ban’s tasteful\, reflective piano playing combines the elegance and technical precision of the European classical tradition with wide-ranging musical interests and a passion for improvisation” Jeff Stockton\, ALL ABOUT JAZZ \n• In 2003 their Quintet featuring drum legend Barry Altschul along with Jorge Sylvester\, Chris Dahlgren was voted “BEST SHOW OF THE YEAR” by All About Jazz Magazine New York among shows by Cecil Taylor\, Joe Lovano and others.\n• In 2004 the quintet release of “Premonition” featuring Damion Reid on drums (of Robert Glasper Trio) Chris Dahlgren\, Erik Torrente received 4* in an All Music Guide and glowing reviews in the jazz press. \n• 2006 saw the apparition of the all star TUBA PROJECT featuring legendary Bob Stewart on tuba\, J.D. Allen on tenor sax and Derrek Phillips on drums. Budd Kopman reviewing the album in AAJ says: \nWith The Tuba Project\, Lucian Ban and Alex Harding have put together a raucous\, blu energetic\, and at times ecstatic album. Drawing from deep roots in jazz and Afro-American music\, these musicians play with a contagious abandon” \n• Alex Harding own group BLUTOPIA featuring Lucian Ban\, Nasheet Waits\, Brad Jones releases in 2006 on the Norwegian label Jazzaway – The Calling \, to glowing reviews. JAZZ TIMES talks about ”musical sophistication and emotional depth” \n• Alex Harding & Lucian Ban have also recorded with soprano sax master Sam Newsome recording The Romanian-American Jazz Suite (Jazzaway Records\, 2009)\, an album celebrating the amalgamation of Romanian folk songs and American jazz. \nALEX HARDING \nBorn in Detroit (baritone sax & bass clarinet) has worked and studied with Yusef Lateef at the University of Massachusetts in 1990\, toured Europe performing “Porgy and Bess”. Alex joined the Julius Hemphill Saxophone Sextet in 1993 then began working with people such as: Muhal Richard Abrams\, Craig Harris\, Lester Bowie\, Clark Terry\, Joe Bowie (Defunkt)\, Frank Lacy\, Hamiet Bluiett\, Oliver Lake\, Greg Osby\, David Murray (big band)\, Sun Ra Arkestra and the Queen of soul Aretha Franklin at the 2001 “Divas Live” at Radio City Music Hall in New York. \nThe critics have hailed him as “the new voice on baritone saxophone\, the carrier of the great legacy of Harry Carney\, Pepper Adams and Hamiet Bluiett”. Alex Harding has released several albums as a leader garnering glowing reviews and appeared as guest on more than 20 albums. www.alexharding.net \nLUCIAN BAN Pianist Lucian Ban has “ricocheted among orthodox post bop\, free jazz\, and inspired hybrids—including his inventive arrangements of the music of Romanian composer George Enesco” on his all star octet album Enesco Reimagined (Sunnyside\, 2009) co-lead with bassist John Hébert. In 2013 Ban’s quartet Elevation released the “blustery Mystery (Sunnyside. Ban also has a duo with American violist Mat Maneri\, Transylvanian Concert (ECM\, 2013)\, Peter Margasak\, Chicago Reader). He has recorded 10 albums as a leader for labels such as Sunnyside\, ECM\, Jazzaway\, etc. His latest album “Songs from Afar” by ELEVATION released by Sunnyside Records Jan 2016 received the 5* review in DOWNBEAT Magazine.\nwww.lucianban.com \n“
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/alex-harding-and-lucian-ban/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180413T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180413T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180201T201533Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Cuny Trio
DESCRIPTION:Jeff is finishing his masters in jazz studies at WSU and is a fine young string bassist. He is also the chief arranger for the band Midtown Sounds and appears around the city with Tbone Paxton and also the Gary Greenfelder Orchestra.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jeff-cuny-trio-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180413T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180413T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180201T200718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142445Z
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SUMMARY:Rod Williams Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Pianist/Composer Rod Williams was born in Detroit April 15\, 1954 and studied with the great pianist Kenny Cox. In the summer 1981 he was playing with the Sam Sanders’ group “Visions” at the Detroit Jazz Center as an opening act for Air (Henry Threadgill\, Fred Hopkins and Steve McCall)\, Henry Threadgill strongly encouraged him to move to New York and in the fall of 1981\, he did so\, which is where he currently resides. \n“Pianist-composer Rod Williams’ typically stimulating original “Home Sweet Home” opens his fine 1989 LP “Hanging in the Balance” (Muse). It would certainly be an appropriate piece for the Detroit-born Williams to include when he returns to the Motor City. Williams made his reputation working with a range of left-of-center voices\, among them David Murray\, Henry Threadgill\, Dewey Redman and Lester Bowie. He has also proven to be an alert accompanist for vocalist Cassandra Wilson early in her career. But like most Detroiters\, Williams retains an essential versatility\, and there’s not much across the post-bop landscape you could throw at him that he can’t handle. His improvisations alternate between a scampering kind of percussive rumble with a smoother\, more pianistic touch\, and his compositions reveal a personal approach to melody and structure”( Mark Stryker\, Detroit Free Press June 17\, 2015). \nHe will perform with two generations of Detroit Jazz musicians- Kasan Belgrave\, Kayvon Gordon and Marion Hayden. He will also be celebrating his 64th birthday.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/rod-willaim-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180414T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180414T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20180201T200944Z
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SUMMARY:Rod Williams Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Pianist/Composer Rod Williams was born in Detroit April 15\, 1954 and studied with the great pianist Kenny Cox. In the summer 1981 he was playing with the Sam Sanders’ group “Visions” at the Detroit Jazz Center as an opening act for Air (Henry Threadgill\, Fred Hopkins and Steve McCall)\, Henry Threadgill strongly encouraged him to move to New York and in the fall of 1981\, he did so\, residing there to this day. \n“Pianist-composer Rod Williams’ typically stimulating original “Home Sweet Home” opens his fine 1989 LP “Hanging in the Balance” (Muse). It would certainly be an appropriate piece for the Detroit-born Williams to include when he returns to the Motor City. Williams made his reputation working with a range of left-of-center voices\, among them David Murray\, Henry Threadgill\, Dewey Redman and Lester Bowie. He has also proven to be an alert accompanist for vocalist Cassandra Wilson early in her career. But like most Detroiters\, Williams retains an essential versatility\, and there’s not much across the post-bop landscape you could throw at him that he can’t handle. His improvisations alternate between a scampering kind of percussive rumble with a smoother\, more pianistic touch\, and his compositions reveal a personal approach to melody and structure”( Mark Stryker\, Detroit Free Press June 17\, 2015). \nHe will perform with two generations of Detroit Jazz musicians- Kasan Belgrave\, Kayvon Gordon and Marion Hayden. He will also be celebrating his 64th birthday.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/rod-williams-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180415T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T150444
CREATED:20170906T155732Z
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SUMMARY:WSU Jazz Night
DESCRIPTION:Wayne State University’s long history of producing world class musicians is one of the great attributes for the City of Detroit. Hosted by Professor Chris Collins\, the WSU Director of Jazz Studies.  WSU students ensembles will perform on the stage at Cliff Bell’s\, followed by a jam session.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/wsu-all-bands-performance-2/
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