Pianist/Composer Rod Williams was born in Detroit April 15, 1954 and studied with the great pianist Kenny Cox. In the summer 1981 he was playing with the Sam Sanders’ group “Visions” at the Detroit Jazz Center as an opening act for Air (Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins and Steve McCall), Henry Threadgill strongly encouraged him to...Read More

Fresh from a summer European tour, including a performance at the Ambria Jazz Festival, and a new recording project, the Alex Levine Quartet returns to Cliff Bells. ”Guitarist Levine, saxophonist Marcus Elliot, double bassist Ben Rolston, and drummer Stephen Boegehold are a group mind. The elements are in perfect balance in their musical universe. The...Read More