DeSean Jones
2022-06-26 19:30 - 2022-06-27 09:30, 2022-06-27 19:30 - 2022-06-28 09:30, 2022-06-28 19:30 - 2022-06-29 09:30, 2022-06-29 19:30 - 2022-06-30 09:30, 2022-06-30 19:30 - 2022-07-01 09:30, 2022-07-01 19:30 - 2022-07-02 09:30, 2022-07-02 19:30 - 2022-07-03 09:30, 2022-07-03 19:30 - 2022-07-04 09:30 (America/Detroit) and 15 more dates
De’Sean Jones is a Detroit based saxophonist, billboard charting recording artist and grammy nominated arranger. Over the past 20 years De’Sean has toured the world recording or performing with music Icons like Stevie Wonder, Faith Evans, along with a host of Detroit Legends; Marcus Belgrave, The Clark Sisters, Kierra Sheard and techno pioneer Mad Mike Banks of Underground Resistance.
As a bandleader & producer Jones has curated an eclectic approach that is widely viewed as progressive and undeniably rooted in the rich history of black culture. De’Sean actively pushes the boundaries of social consciousness through music in ways that are authentic, emotionally dynamic and intellectually stimulating.

All musical projects from De’Sean Jones can be accessed through his record label KNMDK Records.

Caili O'Doherty "Quarantine Dream" CD Release Show
2022-07-02 19:30 - 23:30
Showtimes are at 7:30p & 9:30p for this performance. (Doors open at 5pm for dinner/Seating begins at 6:15p for the first show & 9:00p for the second show) ***********************************************************************************
New York-based pianist, composer, arranger and educator, Caili O’Doherty, is known
for integrating structures of language in both her compositions and her approach to
improvisation. Her recent music focuses on the celebration, preservation, and expansion
upon the achievements of unsung women heroes in jazz. O’Doherty holds a Bachelor of Music in performance from Berklee College of Music and a Master of Music in performance from Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.
She has received national awards for piano performance and composition from the ASCAP
Foundation and Downbeat Magazine. Praised by All About Jazz for its “exquisitely forged,
dramatic and darkly hued pieces”, O’Doherty’s debut release Padme (2015) uses lyrics to
give the melodies a natural rhythm of language. Padme was selected as a Downbeat
Magazine Editor’s pick and received a 4-star review in All About Jazz. O’Doherty has
performed at the Kimmel Center, SF Jazz, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Panama Jazz Festival,
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, concert halls throughout China and UNESCO First
International Jazz Day in Paris, as well as two US State Dept. supported tours to
Colombia and Togo and Benin in West Africa.
Currently performing throughout NYC and touring as a bandleader and side-musician, O’Doherty also works in the education department at Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) as a piano accompanist for the WeBop early childhood jazz education program. She leads educational performances in New York City schools about jazz, democracy and civil rights as a bandleader for JALC’s Jazz for Young People program. O’Doherty has been a faculty member at the Stanford Jazz Workshop since 2012, as well as faculty at the University of Wisconsin Madison Summer Music Clinic and Litchfield Jazz Camp.
In 2021, she received a Chamber Music America Presenters Consortium for Jazz Grant in partnership with the Harlem Jazz Museum, New Orleans Jazz Museum, and Alabama Women in Jazz Festival to present her newest project, “Caili O’Doherty: Celebrating Lil Hardin Armstrong”, featuring her arrangements of compositions by pianist, composer, and vocalist Lil Hardin Armstrong. O’Doherty is releasing her second album as a bandleader, and first release with Posi-Tone Records entitled Quarantine Dream later in 2022, followed by a U.S. CD release tour.

CLOSED for Fourth of July
2022-07-03 00:00 - 23:59
Happy Fourth of July!
We will return July 7th for Full Circle Wednesday!
Enjoy your holiday and make your reservations for this week!

Salim Washington Quartet
2022-07-07 19:30 - 23:00
Showtimes are at 7:30p & 9:30p for this performance.
(Doors open at 5pm for dinner/Seating begins at 6:15p for the first show & 9:00p for the second show)
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Salim Washington is the inaugural International Visiting Professor of African American and African Diasporic Studies at Columbia University. Prof Washington is also a cluster leader/ HOD (head of department) of Performing Arts, and a Professor at University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (Durban, South Africa). Composer & reedsman, he performs on the flute, tenor saxophone, oboe, and bass clarinet. He also studied other instruments including mbira and hand drums.
Prof Washington is a widely published scholar of black culture and music. His interests include the Black Atlantic, Afro futurism, Jazz and other vernacular musics, Diasporic film and literature. Washington is now completing the following titles: Beautiful Nightmare: John Coltrane, Jazz, and American Culture and Notes from Mzansi: The South African Jazz Imaginary.
Check out the links to some of his previous performances:
Salim performing at the Pan African Space Station in Cape Town, South Africa 2021
Salim and Sankofa performing his composition “Oshun”

Theron Brown Trio
2022-07-08 19:30 - 23:30, 2022-07-09 19:30 - 23:30
Showtimes are at 7:30p & 9:30p for this performance.
(Doors open at 5pm for dinner/Seating begins at 6:15p for the first show & 9:00p for the second show)
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A glimpse of gospel, jazz, and soul from the great legends is what inspires the sound of
pianist Theron Brown’s music. But the reason he plays is to encourage and influence people
through his talents.
Born and raised in Zanesville, Ohio, Theron currently resides in Akron, Ohio, where he is the artist coordinator for Curated Storefront, artist director at I Promise School, and the
founder and artistic director of the Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival which takes place
annually in Akron, Ohio’s downtown historic district. You can see him regularly performing
at many jazz clubs and theaters in northeast Ohio. Theron is immensely involved in
promoting the arts scene in Ohio.
Theron received an amazing opportunity as he auditioned for and was cast as young Herbie
Hancock in the 2016 released film about Miles Davis, Miles Ahead, directed by and starring
Don Cheadle.
In 2019, Theron released his debut album, No Concepts. Theron is currently working on his
second album titled “Spirit Fruit”, which reflects on essential and fundamental
characteristics that bring positive vibes to peoples lives. This was inspired by Galatians
5:22-23.

Koji Cassetta Connection Collective
2022-07-17 19:30 - 23:00
Showtimes are at 7:30p & 9:30p for this performance.
(Doors open at 5pm for dinner/Seating begins at 6:15p for the first show & 9:00p for the second show)
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Koji Cassetta is an up-and-coming Detroit-based bassist, composer, and teacher making his debut as a bandleader at Cliff Bell’s. He’s bringing his talented group of young and accomplished musicians, the Connection Collective, for an exciting night of standards, as well as original compositions. Koji Cassetta’s Connection Collective has roots in Detroit’s straight-ahead scene, as well as funk, r&b, and Afro-Cuban traditions. He is a protégé of renowned bassists Rodney Whitaker, and Jeff Pedraz, and aspires to continue on and pay tribute to the tradition of the Detroit music scene and his mentors. He received his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies degree at Michigan State University, and is currently receiving his master’s degree as well at Michigan State University as a teaching assistant.

Elton John Farewell Tour Pre-Concert Dinner
2022-07-18 17:00
Cliff Bell’s is making special seating available for an already special evening in Detroit.
Elton John is making his final concert appearance and Cliff Bell’s will be the place to be to gather for a one-of-a-kind experience.
Come enjoy a fantastic meal, excellent libations, and a beautiful venue to soak in all the vibes Rocket Man will bring to the city.
Seating will begin a 5pm- and reservations are now open.
Call or click cliffbells.com to make yours.
“There’s only one…” Cliff Bells
