Obed Succari's PanaMO
2023-08-24 20:00 UTC
OB Succari is a highly skilled Master Percussionist and Composer who leads the Latin Jazz ensemble PanaMO based in Detroit. Hailing from Bocas Del Toro, Republic of Panama, OB’s passion for music and percussion began at the young age of nine. He draws inspiration from legendary figures such as Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaria, and Candido Camero, and is well-known for his unique Panamanian-style Latin Jazz music, fused with Afro-Latin rhythms. OB moved to Michigan in October 2001 to create a sound that stands out from the rest.
PanaMO fuses the musical cultures of Panama and Motown. The group has been performing original compositions by OB for over two decades and includes some of the most talented Jazz musicians and world-class artists from Michigan. OB’s expertise in music composition and production enables him to create his distinctive brand of Latin Jazz music.

DeSean Jones
2023-08-25 19:30 - 2023-08-26 09:30, 2023-08-26 19:30 - 2023-08-27 09:30, 2023-08-27 19:30 - 2023-08-28 09:30, 2023-08-28 19:30 - 2023-08-29 09:30, 2023-08-29 19:30 - 2023-08-30 09:30, 2023-08-30 19:30 - 2023-08-31 09:30, 2023-08-31 19:30 - 2023-09-01 09:30, 2023-09-01 19:30 - 2023-09-02 09:30 (America/Detroit) and 8 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.

Alex Harding & Organ Nation
2023-08-26 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Detroit)
Showtimes are at 7:30p & 9:30p for this performance. Doors open at 5pm for dinner. Seating begins at 6pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 9pm.
Making his home on the cross-border music scene in Detroit and Windsor, trumpet player/composer/jazz musician/educator Dr. Russ Macklem is a musical seeker, on a quest for truth and authenticity in art and life. This quest has taken Russ around North America: from his hometown of Kelowna, BC to Montreal, Boston, Toronto, St. Louis, Miami, and currently the Windsor/Detroit area. Russ has performed with acclaimed artists and ensembles in many genres including Jimmy Heath, Cecil McBee, Dave Holland, The Marley Bros (Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, and Damian), John Williams, Quincy Jones, amongst many others.
A virtuoso performer, Russ is equally skilled as a lead and jazz trumpeter, and has performed in professional productions of musicals such as In the Heights. His lead trumpet playing is featured on the two most recent albums by the University of Miami Concert Jazz Band: Europa: Explorations for Jazz Ensemble and Justin Morell: Concerto for Guitar and Jazz Orchestra featuring Adam Rogers. As a jazz musician, Russ is a stylist on the trumpet, honing his individual voice on the instrument for over 20 years. He is inventive and exciting improvisor and composer, with roots in the Black Music tradition. As an educator, Russ has taught at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was a Teaching Assistant. He also taught with Young Musicians Unite, a Miami-based non-profit providing musical instruction in inner-city schools. In addition, Russ has taught at summer camps, given masterclasses, and taught privately in Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Russ is a sessional lecturer at the University of Windsor.

Hailey Brinnel
2023-08-27 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Detroit)
Showtimes are at 5:30p & 7:30p for this performance. Doors open at 4:30pm for dinner. Seating begins at 5pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 7pm.
Hailey Brinnel is a powerhouse jazz vocalist and trombonist whose career has been met with incredible success. She was recently coined by the Recording Academy as one of the 10 Emerging Jazz Artists To Watch in 2023 and her album received a 4-star review from DownBeat Magazine. Brinnel was a finalist in the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and is a BAC Instruments sponsored performing artist. Her single I’ll Follow The Sun has had over 800K streams on Spotify where she currently has over 32K monthly listeners. She has played with artists such as Sean Jones, Wycliffe Gordon, Ann Hampton Calloway, Ken Peplowski and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra.
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Noah Jackson & Full Circle: Residency & Session
2023-08-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-09-06 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Detroit)
Showtimes are at 7:30pm & 9:30pm for this performance.
Doors open at 5pm for dinner. Seating begins at 6pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 9pm.
Musicians pay no cover when they bring their instrument.
A Detroit original, Noah Jackson is a bassist, cellist, and composer specializing in black american music and classical music. Aimed with a curiosity to where sound could touch audiences from within, he has both written and performed music for large international audiences since 2010. A graduate of Michigan State University (B.M.), and Manhattan School of Music (M.M.), Noah has performed with world renowned artists such as NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim, Branford Marsails, Jason Marsalis, The Marsalis Family, Hugh Masekela, Nnenna Freelon, Kenny Garrett, Wizard Harper, George Burton, Jazzmeia Horn, and Christian Sands. Additionally, he’s performed in many prominent venues and jazz festivals including Radio City Music Hall, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, Blue Note Jazz Club (New York City and Milan), Royal Albert Hall, Victoria Hall (Geneva), Jazz in Marciac (Marciac, France), The Library of Congress, The Kennedy Center, SFJAZZ, The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, London Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and North Sea Jazz Festival. Noah Jackson also performed as part of the ceremony for the NEA Jazz Masters Award in 2019. He also recorded bass and cello on The Balance with Abdullah Ibrahim which reached #3 on the Billboard Jazz Charts (June 2019).
As a band leader, Noah had put on performances of original creative work with his band Full Circle. In 2011, he made his self-produced debut album, Contemplations- A Suite to critical acclaim and led Full Circle in the Detroit Jazz Festival in 2012. Since then, Noah has collaborated with a wide variety of artists across the jazz spectrum. In 2017, he has worked in collaboration with the American Ballet Theater with his string quartet Asè at Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT. Noah, along with vocalist and co-producer Candice Hoyes, were named recipients of grants for a double jazz and string quartet project: Ellington to the World: Generational Power in Black Culture and Spaces from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the New York Council of the Arts. The work premiered at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in September 2019 and was performed to a sold out audience in The CUBE @ DSO in February 2020. As of March 2021, Noah has joined Cliff Bell’s in Detroit as Curator and Artist-in-Residence where he will perform with his group Full Circle and host sessions as well as bring in world-class talent to perform on it’s stage.
Noah is endorsed by Aguilar Amps, David Gage REAList LifeLine pickups, and NOAH Guitars of Italy. Noah currently resides in Detroit, Michigan.
Find out more about Noah here!

Jazz Fest After Parties
2023-09-01, 2023-09-02, 2023-09-03
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights Cliff Bell’s will be the place to be after the Detroit Jazz festival gets out. Check out our schedule below.
Fri 09/01- International Night
11:00p-12:15 – House Band: Global Connect Int’ all-stars the Hurricane Trio (Italy)
12:15-1:15. – House Band: Khamsim (Japan)

Sat. 09/02 – DJF Rocket Mortgage Artist-in-Residence Karriem Riggins hosts- Detroit Night
11:00p-1:15a- House Band: Detroit all Stars: Mike Jellick, Nate Winn, Nick Calandro

Sun. 09/03 – Vincent Chandler hosts our After Hours Open Jam
11:00 -1:30a – Vincent Chandler will extend his performance from 7:30pm until 1:30a hosting a jam session after 11pm.
***Free Admittance for those with Musician or VIP wristbands.

The Vincent Chandler Experience
2023-09-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-09-02 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-09-03 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Detroit)
Showtimes are at 7:30p & 9:30p for this performance. Doors open at 5pm for dinner. Seating begins at 6pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 9pm.
Vincent Chandler is a trombonist, educator, composer, scat singer, band leader and mentor from Detroit, MI. While in High School, Vincent worked with a local Blues and Salsa Band of which flourished into work with Detroit’s local and international heroes, including Kenn Cox, Donald Walden, Harold McKinney, Wendell Harrison, Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, Regina Carter, Marion Hayden, Robert Hurst and James Carter. Vincent has performed nationally with Roy Hargrove, Joe Henderson, Stefon Harris, J@LC feat.Wynton Marsalis, Geri Allen, JD Allen, The Oliver Lake Big Band and The Ambrose Akinmusire Big Band. He was a featured artist on the 2009 Playboy Jazz Festival, where he performed with Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock and Keb’ Mo. He was a featured soloist on Roy Hargrove’s only Big Band CD, called “Emergence.”
He earned his Undergraduate and Graduate degree from the University of Michigan. Vincent held teaching positions at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Claflin University, South Carolina State University and he is currently a Lecturer of Jazz Studies at Wayne State University and the Director of the DSO Civic Jazz Orchestra.

Closed for a Private Event
2023-09-07
We will be closed this evening for a Private Event.

Caravan Gypsy
2023-09-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-09-09 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Detroit)
Showtimes are at 7:30p & 9:30p for this performance. Doors open at 5pm for dinner. Seating begins at 6pm for “Dinner & a Show”. The second show starts seating at 9pm.
Caravan Gypsy – is a fiery Gypsy, Swing, Jazz music dynamic collective that brings rich blend of these traditions together in a unique and fiery mix. Founded and led by guitarist Vlad Tovbin who hails all the way from Eastern Ukraine – Caravan Gypsy is a well known performing group in Detroit Metro Area.
