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SUMMARY:The Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Scott Gwinnell is an award-winning pianist\, composer/arranger\, and educator born in Detroit\, and residing in the Metro-Detroit area. He currently freelances as a sideman and leads various groups; the most well-known being the 16-piece Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra. He is an adjunct professor of music at Oakland University in Rochester\, Michigan\, and an ensemble director at Michigan State University’s Detroit Campus. \nMulgrew-ology\, the second Detroit Music Factory recording by the Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra\, explores this lesser-spotlighted side of Miller. \nGwinnell intersperses Miller’s compositional ideas throughout a body of arrangements that include songs penned by Miller as well as other artists’ compositions for which he was famous for playing in his certain way—because even when Miller played someone else’s tune\, it was a markedly Mulgrew Miller version. \n“There are certain albums where the work is about you and you want to shine through your own work\,” says Gwinnell. “But this record is more about Mulgrew than about me.” \nJust as the inflections\, the words\, the idiosyncrasies that make up a person’s manner of speaking sum up into one’s personality\, Miller’s compositions and playing have a definitive voice. Gwinnell mined for those nuances\, the subtle licks and chord progressions\, choices like the melodic sequence that Miller plays over a diminished harmony\, the stuff that tells you you’re listening to Mulgrew Miller. \nThe Troy Athens High School band will open the show at 7pm.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/the-scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-9/
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Scott is a band-leader\, composer/arranger\, pianist\, and educator. \nAs a performer\, Scott has played on over 20 professionally released recordings including 5 under his own name. Basement Vibes (2002)\, Scott Gwinnell Trio (2006)\, the award-winning Brush Fire (2008)\, Cass Corridor Story (2011- Detroit Music Factory) and Mulgrew-ology (2018- Detroit Music Factory). Scott has toured/recorded/performed with the following jazz luminaries: Joe Lovano\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Dave Liebman\, Richie Cole\, Jimmy Heath\, Billy Hart\, Terry Gibbs\, John Clayton\, Steve Turre\, Marcus Belgrave\, and Jon Hendricks\, for whom Scott was three year music director. \nAs a composer/arranger\, Scott has written over 400 works\, from solo piano\, big band\, symphony orchestra\, to marching band. He has received awards/recognition from Downbeat Magazine\, International Association of Jazz Educators\, and Detroit Music Awards\, who have granted him 11 awards over the past 10 years. Scott writes for his 16-piece big band\, “The Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra”\, and the 10 piece\, “The Scott Gwinnell Dectet”. Both have held residency at Cliff Bells\, one of Detroit’s famous jazz clubs. \nAs an educator\, Scott’s credentials and reputation have led him to full and part time collegiate professorships at: University of Toledo\, Bowling Green State University\, Wayne County Community College\, and Oakland University\, where he presently serves as a lecturer\, instructor of jazz piano\, theory\, arranging and director of the Oakland University Jazz Singers. Scott is also the director for Music Hall’s Jazz Vocal Education Program. He has given clinics and adjudicated at schools and festivals around the country\, and holds a private studio for a select group of talented pianists\, composers\, and arrangers. \nThe Oxford high school band will open for Scott’s Jazz Orchestra.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-17/
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra is the multi-award winning\, internationally acclaimed 16 piece group based out of Detroit\, MI. The ensemble plays the compositions and arrangements of its leader\, and features the best professional musicians that the region offers. \nA student band opens things up at 7 pm with Scott excellent groups taking the stage at 8 pm.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-16/
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra was founded in April 1999 and has released three CDs\, the most recent of which is “Mulgrew-ology” on the Detroit Music Factory label.  The Stoney Creek High School student jazz band starts at 7 pm with Scott’s fine band starting at 8 pm. \nhttps://www.wscottjazz.com/orchestra-groups/ \n 
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-15/
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The name of late jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller may not trip off the tongue of the casual jazz fan\, but make no mistake\, among the genre’s aficionados\, he was and is considered a musician’s musician. Versatile and singular\, he pushed jazz to the limit harmonically\, but always with a swinging sensibility.\nMiller could accompany anybody\, whether it was a vocalist or a horn player\, he fit in every kind of setting. He was the guy you wanted on your album. But what perhaps even fewer people are aware of is that Miller was more than just a remarkable piano player\, he was also a prolific and talented composer and arranger.\nMulgrew-ology\, the second Detroit Music Factory recording by Detroit-based jazz pianist\, composer and arranger Scott Gwinnell\, explores this lesser-spotlighted side of Miller.\nGwinnell intersperses Miller’s compositional ideas throughout a body of arrangements that include songs penned by Miller as well as other artists’ compositions for which he was famous for playing in his certain way—because even when Miller played someone else’s tune\, it was a markedly Mulgrew Miller version.\n“There are certain albums where the work is about you and you want to shine through your own work\,” says Gwinnell. “But this record is more about Mulgrew than about me.”\nJust as the inflections\, the words\, the idiosyncrasies that make up a person’s manner of speaking sum up into one’s personality\, Miller’s compositions and playing have a definitive voice. Gwinnell mined for those nuances\, the subtle licks and chord progressions\, choices like the melodic sequence that Miller plays over a diminished harmony\, the stuff that tells you you’re listening to Mulgrew Miller.\nAccording to jazz musician and producer Tony Ruda\, who wrote the album’s liner notes:\n“In [Miller’s] recordings\, you hear a pianist steeped in the hard bop tradition whose style could just as soon catch you off guard with the most wonderfully lyrical phrase. His style was never flashy\, because a true professional doesn’t need to be – why go for the cheap trick on the keys when you can turn a beautiful melodic line that will leave a captive audience breathless?”\nAlthough Mulgrew-ology is a deep-dive into the essence of Miller’s compositional skills\, Gwinnell takes what Miller did in his compositions and uses that imprint in different ways throughout his arrangements. The 17-piece orchestral arrangements help provide Gwinnell a blank canvas with which to bring the album to life\, and listeners who are not new to Miller will appreciate the uncharacteristic choice.\n“[Mulgrew-ology’s] title track is exemplary of [Gwinnell’s] strong compositional style\, giving us a tune that swings hard and sets the tone for the rest of the album\,” writes Ruda. “Jazz veterans James Hughes on saxophone and Paul Finkbeiner on trumpet both treat us to some terrific soloing in turn\, as the conversation between the rhythm and brass sections draws us into Gwinnell’s high-spirited arrangement.”\nTo jazz fans for whom Mulgrew-ology is an introduction to Mulgrew Miller\, here’s the thing: when you hear Miller-esque tunes\, they sound familiar\, they make sense. It’s not a standard\, not a Great American Songbook tune\, but it goes beyond that. According to Gwinnell\, it’s still rooted in “sensible listening.” The music is so catchy\, so beautiful\, it doesn’t matter that the name Mulgrew Miller is unfamiliar. What matters is how enjoyable you’re likely to find Mulgrew-ology.\nRuda on Miller and Gwinnell:\n“…any commentary about Mulgrew’s quiet command of his instrument or the understated quality of his playing would not do him justice. For that\, we simply have to turn to the music – only through hearing his compositions do we truly get close to Mulgrew Miller the man. Thankfully\, with Scott Gwinnell’s album Mulgrew-ology\, we are treated to sparkling arrangements of his work that add a new dimension to our understanding of what jazz meant to Mulgrew Miller\, and perhaps more importantly\, what Mulgrew Miller meant to jazz. It’s an absolutely beautiful homage.” \nNOTE: A student jazz ensemble will open up at 7 pm with Scott and his band coming on at nine pm.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-14/
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this show is starting at 8 pm! \nThis year is the 21st 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. \nGwinnell 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).\nA High School Jazz Band will open at 7 pm. \nhttps://www.wscottjazz.com/orchestra-groups/
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-13/
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SUMMARY:SCOTT GWINNELL Orchestra MULGREW-­OLOGY
DESCRIPTION:SCOTT GWINNELL MULGREW-­OLOGY The name of late jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller may not trip off the tongue of the casual jazz fan\, but make no mistake\, among the genre’s aficionados\, he was and is considered a musician’s musician. Versatile and singular\, he pushed jazz to the limit harmonically\, but always with a swinging sensibility.\nMiller could accompany anybody\, whether it was a vocalist or a horn player\, he fit in every kind of setting. He was the guy you wanted on your album. But what perhaps even fewer people are aware of is that Miller was more than just a remarkable piano player\, he was also a prolific and talented composer and arranger.\nMulgrew-­ology\, the second Detroit Music Factory recording by Detroit-­based jazz pianist\, composer and arranger Scott Gwinnell\, explores this lesser-­spotlighted side of Miller.\nGwinnell intersperses Miller’s compositional ideas throughout a body of arrangements that include songs penned by Miller as well as other artists’ compositions for which he was famous for playing in his certain way—because even when Miller played someone else’s tune\, it was a markedly Mulgrew Miller version.\n“There are certain albums where the work is about you and you want to shine through your own work\,” says Gwinnell. “But this record is more about Mulgrew than about me.”\nJust as the inflections\, the words\, the idiosyncrasies that make up a person’s manner of speaking sum up into one’s personality\, Miller’s compositions and playing have a definitive voice. Gwinnell mined for those nuances\, the subtle licks and chord progressions\, choices like the melodic sequence that Miller plays over a diminished harmony\, the stuff that tells you you’re listening to Mulgrew Miller.\nAccording to jazz musician and producer Tony Ruda\, who wrote the album’s liner notes:\n“In [Miller’s] recordings\, you hear a pianist steeped in the hard bop tradition whose style could just as soon catch you off guard with the most wonderfully lyrical phrase. His style was never flashy\, because a true professional doesn’t need to be – why go for the cheap trick on the keys when you can turn a beautiful melodic line that will leave a captive audience breathless?”\nAlthough Mulgrew-­ology is a deep-­dive into the essence of Miller’s compositional skills\, Gwinnell takes what Miller did in his compositions and uses that imprint in different ways throughout his arrangements. The 17-­piece orchestral arrangements help provide Gwinnell a blank canvas with which to bring the album to life\, and listeners who are not new to Miller will appreciate the uncharacteristic choice.\n“[Mulgrew-­ology’s] title track is exemplary of [Gwinnell’s] strong compositional style\, giving us a tune that swings hard and sets the tone for the rest of the album\,” writes Ruda. “Jazz veterans James Hughes on saxophone and Paul Finkbeiner on trumpet both treat us to some terrific soloing in turn\, as the conversation between the rhythm and brass sections draws us into Gwinnell’s high-­spirited arrangement.” \nTo jazz fans for whom Mulgrew-­ology is an introduction to Mulgrew Miller\, here’s the thing: when you hear Miller-­esque tunes\, they sound familiar\, they make sense. It’s not a standard\, not a Great American Songbook tune\, but it goes beyond that. According to Gwinnell\, it’s still rooted in “sensible listening.” The music is so catchy\, so beautiful\, it doesn’t matter that the name Mulgrew Miller is unfamiliar. What matters is how enjoyable you’re likely to find Mulgrew-­ology.\nRuda on Miller and Gwinnell:\n“…any commentary about Mulgrew’s quiet command of his instrument or the understated quality of his playing would not do him justice. For that\, we simply have to turn to the music – only through hearing his compositions do we truly get close to Mulgrew Miller the man. Thankfully\, with Scott Gwinnell’s album Mulgrew-­ology\, we are treated to sparkling arrangements of his work that add a new dimension to our understanding of what jazz meant to Mulgrew Miller\, and perhaps more importantly\, what Mulgrew Miller meant to jazz. It’s an absolutely beautiful homage.” \nStudent band at 7\, Scott’s band at 8 pm \n 
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-orchestra-mulgrew-ology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180607T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180607T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T001621
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:This year 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).\nA High School Jazz Band will open at 7 pm. \nhttps://www.wscottjazz.com/orchestra-groups/
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180513T220000
DTSTAMP:20260430T001621
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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:20180301T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180301T190000
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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:20171207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20171207T190000
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SUMMARY:The Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra\, started in April 1999\, was initially started as a rehearsal band for Gwinnell to hear his compositions and arrangements played. \nIn 2009\, the SGJO was chosen to be part of a big project proposed by the  Detroit Jazz Festival. The artist-in-residence\, 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\, closing that year’s festival. The suite paired the Clayton Brothers 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 sax. 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 drums. \nThe most recent project has been a recording of the music of Mulgrew Miller. Arranged by myself\, it puts a new spin on some of Mulgrew’s well and lesser known works as well as my original music. The record will be released in 2017. \nThe Oxford High School Jazz Band will open.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/in-2009-the-sgjo-was-chosen-to-be-part-of-a-big-project-proposed-by-the-detroit-jazz-festival-the-artist-in-residence-bassistcomposer-john-clayton-was-commissioned-to-write-a-suite-bas/
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Pianist/arranger Scott Gwinnell leads one of the top Big bands in the Detroit area and has a first Thursday of the month residency at Cliff Bell’s. Each month he invites student groups to be showcased at these performances. This month it is the Troy High School Jazz Band.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20171005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20171005T190000
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Pianist/arranger Scott Gwinnell leads one of the top Big bands in Detroit and has a first Thursday of the month residency at Cliff Bell’s.  Each month he invites student groups to be showcased at these performances.  This month it is the Detroit Country Day HS/Middle School Bands which will play a half hour each.
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20170601T200000
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SUMMARY:Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:The Scott Gwinell Jazz Orchestra comes in the first Thursday of every month. Scott is a professor at Oakland University and is a respected educator and band leader. https://www.wscottjazz.com/
URL:https://cliffbells.com/event/scott-gwinnell-jazz-orchestra-3/
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