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SUMMARY:DAVID THOMAS & CO
DESCRIPTION:David Thomas is a multi-instrumentalist\, bandleader\, composer\, and educator from Rochester Hills\, Michigan who performs mainly in the Metro-Detroit area. He sings and plays a wide variety of instruments which includes the piano\, Rhodes electric piano\, organ\, trumpet\, piccolo\, flute\, melodica\, and glockenspiel. David’s musical foundation began as an infant because his mother continually filled their home with music from a wide variety of artists and genres\, many of which she took him to see in concert. Eager to learn how to play the piano\, he began taking formal lessons at the age of 7. For 6th grade band class\, he was “fit” with the trumpet and hasn’t put it down since. \nTurning down scholarships from other universities\, he was hopeful to study with the legendary Rodney Whitaker at Michigan State University and was delighted when he was accepted into their Jazz Studies Program. It was there that David formed his first jazz groups\, DTQ (David Thomas Quartet) and The Funtet. He graduated from MSU with his Elementary Education Degree and his Minor in Music. With a desire to learn other instruments\, he taught himself to play the piccolo and the flute. While the piccolo can be an uncommon instrument to hear in a jazz group\, David has found a way to incorporate its sound into his jazz renderings. \nCurrently\, David entertains his audiences with his variety of instruments and vocals while performing solo\, with his own jazz group\, DAVID THOMAS & CO.\, and with other stellar musicians such as RJ Spangler\, James O’Donnell\, Sheila Landis and Rick Matle. He has a deep passion and love for jazz history and is a bit of a jazz nut\, always hungry to learn more.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/david-thomas-co/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180530T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180530T200000
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SUMMARY:Markus Howell Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Markus Howell is a performer\, composer\, and educator from Deerfield Beach\, Florida. As a graduate of Michigan State University\, Markus has had the opportunity to perform with guest artists such as Christian McBride\, Jimmy Cobb\, Peter Bernstein\, Kenny Barron\, and Louis Hayes. Along with the Michigan State Jazz Orchestra\, he has made several appearances at the Detroit Jazz Festival and competed in the Next Generation Jazz Festival competition in Monterey\, California. He is a Young Arts alumnus and a finalist in the North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz competition. Markus has performed and recorded with top leaders on their respectful instruments including bassist Rodney Whitaker\, trumpeter Etienne Charles\, trombonist Michael Dease\, guitarist Randy Napoleon\, and saxophonist Diego Rivera. As an alumnus of the prestigious Betty Carter Jazz Ahead residency in Washington D.C.\, Markus has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. Markus has performed the Star Spangled Banner at the American Airlines Arena\, home of the Miami Heat. As an active film composer\, Markus’ latest work features him as co-composer for a film called Sorta Late. This film was featured in the 2016 Traverse City Film Festival in Traverse City\, Michigan. As an educator\, Markus is on staff at Michigan State University as a graduate Teaching Assistant in Jazz Saxophone performance while pursuing his master’s degree in Jazz Studies. With the many blessings and opportunities Markus has experienced thus far\, he continues to strive for excellence and reach higher. \nwww.markushowell.com
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/markus-howell-quintet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180527T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
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SUMMARY:Phil Ranelin
DESCRIPTION:Phil Ranelin \nTrombonist\, Composer\, Arranger\, Band Leader\, Producer\, Educator \nPhillip Arthur Ranelin was born in Indianapolis\, Indiana where he grew up under the influence of Jimmy Coe\, Earmon Hubbard\, J.J. Johnson\, Pookie Johnson\, Willis Kirk\, Wes Montgomery\, Melvin Rhyne\, Russell Webster and David Young. Ranelin is loved and respected around the globe as a veteran trombonist of the J.J. Johnson tradition\, former Freddie Hubbard sideman and as co-founder of Detroit’s famed TRIBE Records. Ranelin has studied and played with some of the most highly respected Jazz and classical educators in the business\, including professors David N. Baker\, Nathan Davis\, Bunky Green\, Larry Ridley\, Dr. Louis Smith and Donald Byrd (with whom in 1976 he received the key to the city of Detroit). Ranelin’s performance credits include:  Ella Fitzgerald\, Wes Montgomery \, Art Pepper\, Freddie Redd\, Vi Redd\, Sarah Vaughan\, Gerald Wilson and Freddie Hubbard with whom in 1980 he appeared on MISTRAL\, Japan’s #1 Jazz record of the year. \nFrom 1969 through 1974\, Ranelin worked at Detroit’s Motown Records both as a tour musician and studio musician\, touring and recording with\,The Four Tops\, The Temptations\, Gladys Knight & the Pips\, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and Stevie Wonder. \nAs a leader\, Ranelin has shared the bill with Stanley Clarke\, Christian McBride\, Les McCann\, Sonny Rollins\, Pharoah Sanders\, Wayne Shorter\, Jimmy Smith\, O.C. Smith\, Leon Thomas \,Benny Golson and McCoy Tyner. Ranelin has appeared at many Jazz festivals around the world including the North Sea Jazz Festival\, Montreux Jazz Festival\, Vera Cruz Muestra International Jazz Festival\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, Atlantic City Jazz Festival\, Montreux Detroit\, Kool Jazz\, Indiana Black Expo\, the Newport Jazz Festival\, Playboy Jazz Festival\, Jazz At Drew\, USC Spectrum LA Jazz\, UCLA Jazz & Reggae Festival\, The Indy Jazz Fest \,the Dakar-Goree Jazz Festival\, and the Panama Jazz Festival \nA Los Angeles resident since 1977\, Ranelin has been designated by official resolutions as a “Rare and Valuable Cultural Treasure” and as a “Cultural Ambassador throughout the Nation and to the world audience” \nRanelin’s CD’s include\, “A Close Encounter Of The Very Best Kind”\,’’Inspiration”\, “Living In A New Day”\, “Reminiscence”\,”Perseverance & “Portrait In Blue” \nPhil will have Rod Williams coming in from New York on Piano; Jaribu Shahid- Bass; Djallo Djakate- Drums.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/phil-ranelin/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180526T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180526T213000
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SUMMARY:Phil Ranelin
DESCRIPTION:Phil Ranelin \nTrombonist\, Composer\, Arranger\, Band Leader\, Producer\, Educator \nPhillip Arthur Ranelin was born in Indianapolis\, Indiana where he grew up under the influence of Jimmy Coe\, Earmon Hubbard\, J.J. Johnson\, Pookie Johnson\, Willis Kirk\, Wes Montgomery\, Melvin Rhyne\, Russell Webster and David Young. Ranelin is loved and respected around the globe as a veteran trombonist of the J.J. Johnson tradition\, former Freddie Hubbard sideman and as co-founder of Detroit’s famed TRIBE Records. Ranelin has studied and played with some of the most highly respected Jazz and classical educators in the business\, including professors David N. Baker\, Nathan Davis\, Bunky Green\, Larry Ridley\, Dr. Louis Smith and Donald Byrd (with whom in 1976 he received the key to the city of Detroit). Ranelin’s performance credits include:  Ella Fitzgerald\, Wes Montgomery \, Art Pepper\, Freddie Redd\, Vi Redd\, Sarah Vaughan\, Gerald Wilson and Freddie Hubbard with whom in 1980 he appeared on MISTRAL\, Japan’s #1 Jazz record of the year. \nFrom 1969 through 1974\, Ranelin worked at Detroit’s Motown Records both as a tour musician and studio musician\, touring and recording with\,The Four Tops\, The Temptations\, Gladys Knight & the Pips\, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and Stevie Wonder. \nAs a leader\, Ranelin has shared the bill with Stanley Clarke\, Christian McBride\, Les McCann\, Sonny Rollins\, Pharoah Sanders\, Wayne Shorter\, Jimmy Smith\, O.C. Smith\, Leon Thomas \,Benny Golson and McCoy Tyner. Ranelin has appeared at many Jazz festivals around the world including the North Sea Jazz Festival\, Montreux Jazz Festival\, Vera Cruz Muestra International Jazz Festival\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, Atlantic City Jazz Festival\, Montreux Detroit\, Kool Jazz\, Indiana Black Expo\, the Newport Jazz Festival\, Playboy Jazz Festival\, Jazz At Drew\, USC Spectrum LA Jazz\, UCLA Jazz & Reggae Festival\, The Indy Jazz Fest \,the Dakar-Goree Jazz Festival\, and the Panama Jazz Festival \nA Los Angeles resident since 1977\, Ranelin has been designated by official resolutions as a “Rare and Valuable Cultural Treasure” and as a “Cultural Ambassador throughout the Nation and to the world audience” \nRanelin’s CD’s include\, “A Close Encounter Of The Very Best Kind”\,’’Inspiration”\, “Living In A New Day”\, “Reminiscence”\,”Perseverance & “Portrait In Blue” \nPhil will have Rod Williams coming in from New York on Piano; Jaribu Shahid- Bass; Djallo Djakate- Drums. \n 
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/phil-ranlin/
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SUMMARY:Ursula Walker & the Buddy Budson Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Ursula Walker has been a mainstay of the Detroit music world for 66 years\, beginning at the age of eleven on Detroit television and radio. Her outstanding talents as a unique stylist of ballads\, standards\, and jazz gained her national recognition among her peers\, fielding many offers to tour nationally – with Stan Kenton\, the Harry James Band\, Count Basie\, and Tony Bennett. Over the years she has performed at countless clubs\, concerts\, and festivals\, frequently at the Detroit Jazz Festival. She has opened for many well-known performers\, including Dizzy Gillespie\, Oscar Peterson\, and Tania Maria. Ursula has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards\, one of which she is especially proud: the 2007 Southern Christian Leadership Conference Aretha Franklin Award for outstanding achievement in the Performing Arts. On August 5\, Ursula received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Detroit Black Music Awards\, honoring her then-60-year career as a jazz vocalist in Detroit. \nBuddy Budson has been playing jazz piano around the Detroit area for the past 58 years. In 1973\, Buddy joined drummer Buddy Rich’s big band\, toured England\, Australia\, and the United States\, and recorded an album with the band. Soon after\, Buddy toured with both guitarist Earl Klugh\, and the Motown group\, The Four Tops. He has also backed well-known performers including Henry Mancini\, Mel Torme\, Sammy Davis\, Jr.\, Marlena Shaw\, Charles McPherson\, and Steve Turre. When the Fox Television Network debuted in the late ‘80’s Buddy composed and arranged the theme and transitional music for the sitcom\, Duet. Ursula also sang the theme and additional music for the show. He has also done vocal and instrumental arrangements for big band and orchestra. \nUrsula Walker and the Buddy Budson Quintet perform standards and jazz classics\, with an emphasis on well-known jazz instrumentals with lyrics written by Ursula and Buddy. The quintet features some of Detroit’s finest jazz musicians: on trumpet\, Dwight Adams; on saxophone\, Keith Kaminski; on bass\, Kurt Krahnke; on drums\, Dave Taylor.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/ursula-walker-and-the-buddy-budson-quintet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180525T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180525T201500
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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-15/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180523T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180523T200000
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SUMMARY:Trunino Lowe Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Trunino is one of the young promising upcoming trumpet players. Born & raised in Detroit where he found his love for Music. Always a guaranteed good time when he’s in the house. \nTrunino Lowe – Trumpet\nVincent Chandler – Trombone\nAlexis Lombre – Piano\nJonathon Muir-Cotton – Bass\nLouis Jones III – Drums
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/the-trunino-lowe-quintet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180522T200000
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SUMMARY:Jeffrey Trent Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Jeffrey Trent Quartet \nJeffrey Trent is a young lion that has learned his craft through the strong lineage of Detroit jazz musicians. This young man has vast areas of music he specializes in from bebop to hip hop and also rhythm &  blues. Jeffrey Trent is able to bring a new and eclectic sound to jazz that you do not want to miss as he makes his debut as a band leader at Cliff Bell’s!
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jeffrey-trent-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180520T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180520T203000
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SUMMARY:Speakeasy Sunday’s w/ Holly Hock
DESCRIPTION:Speakeasy Sunday’s w/ Holly Hock \nBurlesque at its finest! \nDoors 7:30pm/Show 8:30pm\n$20-30 \nTickets: http://www.misshollyhock.com/
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/speakeasy-sundays-w-holly-hock-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180518T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180518T201500
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CREATED:20180326T160308Z
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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-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180517T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180517T200000
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SUMMARY:Xavier Bonner & Co
DESCRIPTION:Xavier Bonner & Co. \nXavier Bonner is a saxophonist\, composer\, and arranger from Detroit\, Michigan. Coming from a long lineage of successful Detroit musicians\, Xavier joins today’s music scene as one of the “young lions” where many of today’s talented young musicians make their way. \n“As a bandleader I want to build upon what has come before me and take the music further beyond my limits.” For Xavier it is important to “honor” the spirit of the music that was\, and to propel music and artistry further. Some of his main influences as a musician include Miles Davis\, John Coltrane\, Wayne Shorter\, Sonny Rollins\, and Albert Ayler. \nFeaturing in this ensemble is some of Metro-Detroit’s finest young musicians.\nTariq Gardner- Drums\, Percussion\nMohan Ritsema- Bass\nBrendon Davis- Piano\nXavier Bonner- Saxophone\, Flute
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/xavier-bonner/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180516T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180516T200000
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SUMMARY:Tbone Paxton & Trio
DESCRIPTION:Trombonist Tbone Paxton is an engaging singer as evidenced by his 2017 & 2018 nominations as Outstanding Jazz Vocalist at the Detroit Music Awards. He hasbacked many touring New Orleans artists\, including both Johnny Adams and Earl King\, so the music of NOLA is always prominent in his performances\, from trad jazz to R&B. Also\, the Great American Songbook: Johnny Mercer\, Hoagy Carmichael\, Duke Ellington & Fats Waller. The proto R&B/swing of Louis Jordan is a part of each show. Add some gut-bucket trombone & and you have an idea what to expect from their shows. \nTbone: trombone & vocal\nMatt LoRusso: guitar\nJeff Cuny: string bass\nAkunda: hand drums
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/tbone-paxton-trio-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180515T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180515T200000
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SUMMARY:The Allen Dennard Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Allen Dennard Quartet is a jazz\, funk/fusion band based in the city of Detroit\, MI. From traditional swinging compositions to the new contemporary sounds of today\, Allen’s quartet offers a mix of old school and new school music. Allen and his group have played in several different venues across Detroit such as Baker’s Keyboard Lounge\, Music Hall Jazz Cafe\, and Bert’s Marketplace.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/the-allen-dennard-quartet-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180514T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
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SUMMARY:Bloomfield Hills Jazz Band
DESCRIPTION:The Bloomfield Hills Music Department and band program is one of the top music programs in the state of Michigan. The school has been a past recipient of the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) award for one of the best communities for music education including this year (2017). The Band consistently earns top ratings at both district and state MSBOA (Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association) festivals. The group has traveled to perform at various festivals across the country and abroad. In recent years the group has traveled to London \, Edinburgh\, as well as New York City. In 2014 the Symphony Band was invited to perform at the Michigan Music Conference\, an in-service for teachers held annually in Grand Rapids. The Jazz Band has consistently earned superior ratings at MSBOA’s State Jazz Festival including their most recent performance in 2017.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/bloomfield-hills-jazz-band/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180513T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
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SUMMARY:Mother's Day w/ the ReaDeal Big Band
DESCRIPTION:Formed in 2006 by two top Detroit musicians\, Leo Rea\, a trumpeter\, and Vaughan Klugh\, a guitarist\, the ReaDeal Band began rehearsing with 6 players and quickly grew to a full sized 17 piece big band with 5 saxes\, 4 trumpets\, 4 trombones\, and a rhythm section including piano\, bass\, drums\, and guitar.  Their first opportunity to play in public was at Bert’s Marketplace in the Eastern Market area of Detroit\, where they performed many times with several top Detroit area singers\, including Gary Sacco and Joan Crawford. The band continued to perform at many venues in the metro area including clubs & outdoor park concerts. \nWith the passing of Leo Rea in 2012\, the band members decided to continue playing the fine book of arrangemnts that Leo had assembled and began rehearsing at the Birmingham Unitarian Church in Bloomfield Hills\, under the leadership first\, of Wally Fitz\, and later\, John Hammer.  The band is now basically a rehearsal band\, playing in public only once a year or so at a benefit concert at the church. We’re pleased and honored to be performing at Cliff Bell’s this next May 13.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/mothers-day-w-the-readeal-big-band/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180511T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180511T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180326T160122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142453Z
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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-13/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180509T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180509T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180226T173333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142451Z
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SUMMARY:Alex Colista Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Alex Colista Quartet features a mixture of standards and originals\, with styles ranging from hard bop to hip hop. \nAlex on sax with Jake Schwandt on guitar\, Rocco Popielarski on string bass and Kayvon Gordon on drums. \n 
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/alex-colista-quartet-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180508T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180508T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180224T191620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142450Z
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SUMMARY:Becoming Quintet
DESCRIPTION:“Becoming” is an exciting new jazz collective featuring Eric Wortzman (Trumpet)\, Markus Howell (Sax)\, Luther Allison (Piano)\, Liany Mateo (Bass)\, and Zach Adleman (Drums.) They will be debuting an exiting program of original compositions and arrangements penned by each of the five members of the band. Every member has experience leading his/her own band\, which will make for a very exciting and interactive experience for audience members! \nMembers of the group have garnered numerous awards and have taken their music all across the world. Most recently\, Zach won the J.C Heard National Drum Competition\, and recorded percussion on Ted Nash’s Big Band recording\, The Presidential Suite\, which received two Grammy’s in 2017. Other awards include acceptance into the The Gathering Orchestra\, Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead program\, the Grammy Camp-Jazz Session Big Band\, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra. As sidemen and with various Michigan State Jazz Ensembles\, members have performed at the After Parties at the Grammy’s\, Carnegie Hall\, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola\, Blue Note\, and the Dirty Dog\, with jazz luminaries such as Rodney Whitaker\, Wynton Marsalis\, Christian McBride\, Michael Dease\, and Jimmy Cobb. Please come out and enjoy\, as they share their music with you.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/zach-adleman-quintet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180507T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180507T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180307T163130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142452Z
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SUMMARY:Stoney Creek High School HS Jazz Band & Adams HS Jazz Band
DESCRIPTION:The Stoney Creek HS Blue and Gold Jazz Bands are comprised of students in grades 9-12 and perform through our the metro-Detroit area\, giving a number of school and local performances. \n  \nThe Rochester Adams High School Jazz Band is comprised of students in grades 9-12 who study and perform various genres of music including rock\, swing\, and Latin. \n 
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/stoney-creek-high-school-hs-jazz-band-adams-hs-jazz-band/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180506T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180307T173956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142452Z
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SUMMARY:Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller’s PARLOUR GAME
DESCRIPTION:Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller’s PARLOUR GAME celebrates the popular roots of jazz. It honors the groove\, the conversation\, the game\, and the women that made jazz a social music. It features four musicians that have been at the forefront of American music for nearly 20 years bending genres\, creating new ways of playing\, mixing it up. Now they get to groove. \nParlour Game was born on tour when Carmen Staaf and Tony Scherr were subbing for the piano and bass player in Allison Miller’s ‘Boom Tic Boom’. There was an immediate chemistry. “Even the edgiest material swung\,” says Miller\, “and we realized that we had found something really special. It felt so good!” \nScheinman and Miller met in Brooklyn in the early 2000’s. Scheinman had come from a rural roots background and was immersed in the downtown NYC music scene. Miller had come from DC swing and had a steady gig with Dr Lonnie Smith. Their insatiable curiosity and general gregariousness brought them into a variety of different genres. Scheinman formed a lifelong connection with Bill Frisell and wrote and released nine albums featuring some of the most innovative jazz musicians of our time such as Jason Moran\, Ron Miles and Nels Cline. She also dove headfirst into the roots world\, touring with a number of iconic American artists such as Lucinda Williams\, Rodney Crowell\, Robbie Fulks\, and Bruce Cockburn. Miller jumped on the Toshi Reagon bandwagon and joined Natalie Merchant’s band. She taught at the New School and worked with Ben Allison\, Rene Rosnes\, Brandi Carlile and Ani Difranco. She became the special guest drummer on Late Night With Seth Meyers. \nStaaf and Scherr are also versed in numerous American genres\, and share a deep respect for roots music. Staaf has worked closely with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter\, and Scherr has played extensively with Bill Frisell\, Sex Mob and Maria Schneider. Scherr once described Staaf as “totally unpredictable\, and totally reliable.” Seated quietly at her piano\, Staaf opens up a magnificent world of harmony while Scherr follows from below\, grounding her most outrageous revelations. \n“I have often played music that is in some way a reaction to jazz\,” says Scheinman. “In this group I just want to play a great melody\, feel the groove\, and let the audience in. So much can happen at a show when everyone is in it together.” \nThe name of the band references parlor music\, parlor games\, and the great organizers whose movements were born in the parlor. Imagine the parties they had! And yes\, it is about time that one of our newest super-groups features three women. \nJenny Scheinman – violin\nCarmen Staaf – piano\nTony Scherr – bass\nAllison Miller – drums
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/jenny-scheinman-allison-millers-parlour-game/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180504T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180504T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180222T181618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142450Z
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SUMMARY:The James Hughes/Jimmy Smith Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Modern jazz setting with a Detroit edge. Their music has personality\, is impressionistic and swings. They have ample space for solos\, surrounded by fresh\, intricate melodies. The band draws on travels and experiences for inspiration and try to tell stories through instrumental music.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/the-james-hughesjimmy-smith-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180504T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180504T201500
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180222T181138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142450Z
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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-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180502T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180502T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180405T164641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142455Z
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SUMMARY:MSU Community Music School-Detroit: Spartan Spectacular 2018
DESCRIPTION:MSU Community Music School-Detroit: Spartan Youth Jazz Programs \nSpartan Youth Jazz is an after-school program for middle and high school students. It provides high-quality music education from professional Detroit musicians\, educators\, and entrepreneurs. Classes and rehearsals focus on jazz improvisation\, music history\, music composition and transcription\, combo playing\, and big band playing.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/msu-community-music-school-detroit-spartan-spectacular-2018/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180429T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180429T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180204T182228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142448Z
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SUMMARY:Speakeasy Sunday's w/ Holly Hock
DESCRIPTION:Burlesque at its finest! \nSunday\, April 29\nDoors 7:30pm/Show 8:30pm\n$20-30 \nFeaturing performances by:\nMs B Larose\nJosephine Shaker\nKitten Von Mitten\nCéleste Vé Dette\nRuby La Louche\nKitty Hawkk & Eris\nMiss Holly Hock\nemcee: Lilith Von Tal \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1189804571122615 \nTicket Link:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/speakeasy-sundays-april-edition-tickets-44350219701 \nhttp://www.misshollyhock.com/
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/speakeasy-sundays-w-holly-hock-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180427T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180202T175022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142447Z
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SUMMARY:Planet D Nonet
DESCRIPTION:If you have not yet experienced Planet D Nonet\, your groove tank is missing out on some serious fuel. \nThey’re Detroit’s own down and dirty little big band\, known nationally for curating some of the best in early jazz traditions and Black-American musical influences from the 20s\, 30s and 40s. More “hot” than “sweet\,” according to PD9 cofounder and bandleader RJ Spangler\, who started the nine piece ensemble with longtime musical partner James O’Donnell in 2007.\nPD9 is a pared down version of the traditional big bands of the 1930s\, and they frequently feature guest vocalists\, adding to the versatility of the band’s show. The number of musicians in the lineup is reminiscent of the earliest big bands\, when swing was still evolving into the sound that defined jazz music’s most popular era.\n“The band retains the agility of a small group\,” says Spangler\, “but with the harmonic palette of a larger one.” \nBrian McCollum of the Detroit Free Press calls Planet D Nonet “one of Detroit’s great party bands\,” with a “sweeping field of vision that ranges from Swing Era classics to connoisseur works by Duke Ellington\, mind-expanding pieces by the visionary Sun Ra and some down-and-dirty joint R&B.”\nThe group has been nominated and awarded multiple honors over the past decade\, including several Detroit Music Awards. Most recently\, they were named 2016 DMA for Outstanding Traditional Jazz Artist/Group\, and not surprisingly that was not the first time they received that award. \nPD9’s latest release\, A Salute to Strayhorn\, features musical selections associated with the composer\, lyricist\, arranger and pianist Billy Strayhorn\, best known for his celebrated musical collaborations with Duke Ellington. \nThe cuts are a mix of studio and live recordings\, including a performance of “Such Sweet Thunder” captured at Detroit’s NPR station WDET. Vocalist Camille Price brings sultry and seductive stylings to a few cuts including “Imagine my Frustration\,” and “I’ve Got it Bad\, and That Ain’t Good.”  But as in PD9’s club performances\, it’s when trumpeter James O’Donnell comes out from behind his instrument that listeners sway a little more languidly as he glides into the crowd favorite “Satin Doll.” \nWith all the hours that PD9 have put in pounding the musical pavement\, it’s hard to imagine that any avowed Ellington/Strayhorn fan hasn’t yet experienced them\, whether live or recorded. Luckily\, the fall/2016 release provides the perfect opportunity to discover this group known for putting body\, soul and spirit into every bit of music they touch.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/planet-d-nonet-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180427T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180427T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180203T185307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142448Z
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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-11/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180425T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180425T235900
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180424T175024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142458Z
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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-21/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180422T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180203T220519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142448Z
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SUMMARY:Caroline Davis
DESCRIPTION:From Caroline Davis’s “Heart Tonic” (3/23/18) on Sunnyside Records.\nFor the past four years\, saxophonist/composer Caroline Davis has been tied up in matters of the heart. Her focus is multi-tiered\, however. There are the metaphorical facets\, including her feelings about her recent relocation to New York from her longtime home in Chicago and the emotional rigors of navigating the path of an itinerant musician within the City’s bustling jazz scene. There is also a more physiological aspect\, as Davis has actively researched the life giving organ and its properties in dealing with her father’s own heart ailment. All of these forces come to bear on her new recording\, Heart Tonic. \nBorn in Singapore to a Swedish mother and British father\, Davis grew up in the United States from the age of six\, settling first in Atlanta\, then Texas and ending up in Chicago\, where she attended Northwestern University and received a Ph.D in Music Cognition. It was in Chicago that Davis became engrained within the local jazz and improvisatory music community\, one that is tight knit\, diverse and particularly open to each player’s musical inclinations. \nDavis’s Chicago experience was instrumental in her development as a player. Regularly hearing local greats\, like saxophonist Von Freeman\, guitarist Bobby Broom\, and pianist Ron Perrillo\, playing in wide ranging musical contexts and interdisciplinary collaborations helped to shape her into a well balanced and genre defying artist. Davis was also privy to a range of artists\, including one of her biggest influences\, the iconoclastic composer/conceptualist Steve Coleman. \nUpon her move to New York City in 2013\, Davis found herself as an outsider looking in. It was difficult to come from a place where she was established to an entirely different community\, especially one as fractious as New York’s. Though\, Davis soon showed that she was equal to its demands. \nThe roller coaster lifestyle of working as a professional musician in New York was challenging. Davis quickly saw that her days would have some career highpoints alongside humbling lows of everyday musician life. Friends like drummer Jay Sawyer helped her overcome her blues by coming along to sessions and gigs\, thus helping establishing herself in the scene. Soon\, Davis began to play more regularly with a diverse group of musicians\, including Matt Mitchell\, Greg Saunier\, Billy Kaye\, and Curt Sydnor. \nIt was about this time that Davis found out that her father had heart arrhythmia. The news prompted her to do detailed research on the physical aspects of the human heart. \nIt was with all of this in mind that Davis decided to compose this music\, using the heart for its emotional connotation or utilizing ventricular rhythms as metrical devices. Composing helped not only in her emotional transition but also focused her study on biological aspects of the body. Heart Tonic finds Davis employing more standard jazz elements than in the music of her previous work\, including formal harmonic changes and shifting meters. \nReleased by:\nSunnyside Records\nRelease date:\n23 March 2018 \nThe band will be Caroline on saxes\, Jay Sawyer on drums\, and John Tate on bass.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/caroline-davis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180418T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20180203T184544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142447Z
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SUMMARY:Michigan Opera Theater at Cliff Bell's!
DESCRIPTION:Michigan Opera Theatre is thrilled to return to Cliff Bell’s for an evening of opera and jazz. The evening is in anticipation of MOT’s upcoming production of “The Summer King” which tells the story of Negro Leagues baseball legend Josh Gibson\, considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Artists from Michigan Opera Theatre and area musicians will offer an evening of jazz and opera from the 1920s-40s that highlight the soundscape of Josh Gibson’s world and celebrate trailblazing African American artists like Marian Anderson and Florence Price. \n$10 cover
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/michigan-opera-theater-at-cliff-bells/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180415T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T193936
CREATED:20170906T155732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T142427Z
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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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