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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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. With encouragement from friend/musicians and an offer of a weekly gig. In 2009, the SGJO was chosen to be part of a big project proposed by the Detroit Jazz Festival. The...Read More
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. With encouragement from friend/musicians and an offer of a weekly gig. In 2009, the SGJO was chosen to be part of a big project proposed by the Detroit Jazz Festival. The...Read More
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. In 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...Read More
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.Read More
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.Read More
