Cliff Bell's

DeSean Jones
2022-10-22 19:30 - 2022-10-23 09:30, 2022-10-21 19:30 - 2022-10-22 09:30, 2022-10-20 19:30 - 2022-10-21 09:30, 2022-10-19 19:30 - 2022-10-20 09:30, 2022-10-18 19:30 - 2022-10-19 09:30, 2022-10-17 19:30 - 2022-10-18 09:30, 2022-10-16 19:30 - 2022-10-17 09:30, 2022-10-15 19:30 - 2022-10-16 09:30 (America/Detroit) and 11 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.

Esthesis Quartet
2022-10-22 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) *******************************************************************************************
Esthesis Quartet was formed in the Spring of 2021 with pianist Dawn Clement, flutist
Elsa Nilsson, drummer Tina Raymond, and bassist Emma Dayhuff. What started as a
composition support group to keep the creative juices flowing on zoom, became a
dedicated writing and recording project. They played their first show together in LA at
Sam First in August of 2021 and plan to release their first album on May 27th 2022.
Esthesis Quartet plays original jazz with a reckless abandon that shakes the
preconceptions of traditional instrumentation roles. They treat each other’s
compositions with understanding, respect and a treacherous amount of freedom,
leading to musical explorations that resolve in unexpected directions. Esthesis Quartet
was formed during a time when we couldn’t touch each other, and the name of the
band reflects this. Esthesis means elementary sensations of touch, a reference to the
missed human contact and how much music represented and strengthened these
connections in lockdown.
Each member of the Esthesis Quartet are dedicated performers, composers and
educators, and they each live in one of the four time zones of the US. Pianist Dawn
Clement has established herself as one of the most sought-after musicians working
today. With her joyful presence, consummate technique and distinctive sound,
Clement has gained the attention and respect of musicians, critics, and fans through
the US and abroad. Dawn is based in Denver, Colorado where she holds the role of
Assistant Professor and Area Coordinator of the Jazz and American Music
Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Flutist Elsa Nilsson is
originally from Gothenburg, Sweden but now based in New York City where she
plays regularly at the many jazz clubs and is an adjunct professor at The New School.
Paul Rauch of All About Jazz has said about her: “She is the logical choice to provide
a next step for her instrument in the world of jazz and improvised music”. Bassist
Emma Dayhuff is the most recent bassist to graduate from the Herbie Hancock
Institute of Jazz Performance and is the fifth woman to ever participate in the
prestigious program. She is currently based in Chicago where she is pursuing a DMA
at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Drummer Tina Raymond is based in Los
Angeles, CA, where she is the director of Jazz Studies at California State University,
Northridge. A unique voice in the Los Angeles contemporary improvised music
scene, Raymond blends traditional jazz vocabulary with African polyrhythm and
classical percussion technique. She performs, adjudicates, and presents workshops
worldwide.

Fareed Haque & His Funk Brothers
2022-10-21 19:30 - 23:30, 2022-10-20 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) *******************************************************************************************
Fareed Haque is a modern guitar virtuoso. Steeped in classical and jazz traditions, his unique command of the guitar and different musical styles inspire his musical ventures with tradition and fearless innovation.
Since 2011 Haque has returned to his first loves, jazz guitar and classical guitar. He’s been busy performing and recording with his trio featuring legendary B3 virtuoso Tony Monaco, his own trio and jazz quartet, as well as his larger world music group the Flat Earth Ensemble.
Recent releases include the critically acclaimed Out of Nowhere featuring drummer Billy Hart and bassist George Mraz, The Flat Earth Ensemble’s latest release Trance Hypothesis, and The Tony Monaco/Fareed Haque release Furry Slippers, reached the top 10 in Jazz Radio Airplay.
In addition, Fareed has performed at the Chicago, Detroit and Java Jazz festivals and was featured as part of the Made in Chicago Series performing with his numerous groups at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago. He also performed and arranged numerous classical programs as 2013 artist-in-residence for The Chicago Latin Music Festival, was featured on WBEZ as well as WFMT’s Fiesta! radio programs, and has recorded his arrangement of Piazzolla’s 5 Tango Sensations, El Alevin by Eduardo Angulo Leo Brouwer’s Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet with the critically acclaimed Kaia String Quartet. Haque continues to tour and record extensively along with documenting his unique teaching methods in a series of best selling interactive video courses through TrueFire.

Zen Zadravec Quartet
2022-10-16 19:30 - 23:30, 2022-10-15 19:30 - 23:30, 2022-10-13 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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Zen Zadravec, jazz pianist, saxophonist, and composer views all music as a form of creative communication. The goal is to create music based on human experience. It is also to absorb as much music as possible to develop through the lens of Humanism based on the philosophies of Nichiren Buddhism. Ultimately, Zadravec strives to create music that inspires, encourages, and touches people’s hearts.
Zadravec is a musical chameleon. Whether it is jazz, R&B, funk, rock, or pop, he plays each with a freshness and confidence rarely found in someone so young. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1974, Zadravec studied classical piano from the age of five. At eleven, he began studying the saxophone and the flute. Hearing Miles Davis transformed his life and influenced his decision to become a jazz musician. In 1992, Zadravec attended York University’s Jazz Program, and in 1997 he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. During his time at York, Zadravec was also the recipient of two Oscar Peterson Awards for excellence as a jazz pianist. In 2000, he earned a Graduate’s Degree in Jazz Performance at Rutgers University.
Zadravec also has studied with some of the biggest names in jazz, such as Kenny Barron, Don Thompson, John Gittens, Vic Juris, Ted Dunbar, and Ralph Bowen. A natural innovator and leader, he runs two of his own bands: the Zen Zadravec Quartet and his fusion group Human Revolution. Zadravec has also performed or recorded with: Ron Carter, Louis Hayes, Karriem Riggins, Ali Jackson, Mike Pope, Mark Whitfield Jr., Bijon Watson, Mark Gross, Derrick Gardner, Vincent Gardner, Todd Bashore, Kenny Davis, Steve Turre, Ralph Bowen, Sean Jones, Conrad Herwig, Freddie Hendrix, Don Thompson, Lorne Lofsky, Charles Fambrough, Valery Ponomarev, Dave Watson, Darryl Dixon, Gloria Gaynor, Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, Sally Kellerman, among others.
Versatile, creative, energetic, and dynamic, Zadravec is continuously experimenting and refining his sound and musical conception through concerts, recordings, and education. His music is always exploring beautiful melodies, interesting chord progressions, and rhythmic diversity. Zadravec’s latest CD release titled Human Revolution is a musical work supported by the Canadian Grant Organization called Factor or (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings).

Closed for a Private Event
2022-10-14 00:00 - 23:59
See you tomorrow for the Zen Zadravec Trio!

Straight Ahead
2022-10-09 19:30 - 23:00, 2022-10-08 19:30 - 23:30, 2022-10-07 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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Born in Detroit, MI, a crucible of jazz, Marion Hayden is one of the nation’s finest proponents of the acoustic bass. Mentored by master trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, Hayden began performing jazz at the age of 15. She has performed with such diverse luminaries as Bobby McFerrin, Nancy Wilson, Geri Allen, Regina Carter, Steve Turre, Lester Bowie, David Allen Grier, James Carter, Dorothy Donegan, Joe Williams, Lionel Hampton, Frank Morgan, Jon Hendricks, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Larry Willis, Vanessa Rubin, Sheila Jordan, Mulgrew Miller, Annie Ross and many others. She is a co-founder of the touring jazz ensemble Straight Ahead- the first all woman jazz ensemble signed to Atlantic Records. She is a member of the Detroit International Jazz Festival All-Star Ambassadors touring ensemble.
Widely recognized as a standard bearer of culture and artistic history, Hayden received a 2019 Art X Grant and a Creators of Culture Grant for original musical works. She was Artistic Director for a 2018 Knight Arts Foundation Grant encouraging young women in jazz. In 2016 Hayden was honored for her work as a performer and educator with the prestigious Kresge Artist Fellowship- a 1 year fellowship and grant award given an elite group of creative artists. She was the recipient of a 2016 Jazz Hero Award.- a national award given by the Jazz Journalists Association- recognizing people who have made a significant contribution through their artistry and community engagement.
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Michael Palozzolo Quartet
2022-10-06 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) *******************************************************************************************
Michael Palazzolo, bass, from Windsor, Ontario, Canada brings a sense of melody and groove far beyond his years. Being from the border city, Detroit holds a significant and special place in his life musically. A 2013 graduate of Wayne State University with a degree in Jazz Studies, Palazzolo first came to Bob James’ attention in 2016 through guitarist Perry Hughes. Upon seeing the bassist again a year later, “I immediately noticed how much he had progressed and how seriously he was taking his instrument,” Bob recalled. In the 2018 session together for the recording of Espresso, James felt Palazzolo was more than holding his own alongside more experienced collaborators. “He’s challenged me more than I’ve challenged him,” James said. Michael was also featured on his album and dvd that followed titled “Feel Like Making LIVE!”.
Michael currently teaches Jazz/pop bass at the University of Windsor and is active on the detroit scene when not touring with Bob James.
Michael has two original ballad-like songs released that feature Bob James titled “Abbey” and “Follery Returns From Time, Dreams Remembered”.
