jazz jam session Archives - Cliff Bell's

D-Three+Two

admin — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 01:00:00 +0000

David Alvarez III is a Jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and music educator based in the Metro-Detroit area. The drum set was introduced to him at the age of five, growing up playing in church. At the age of nine, he started to learn how to play Jazz through a summer program called The Arts League of Michigan. Afterwards, for eight years he furthered his studies of the art form through the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Civic Youth Jazz Program, learning from Professors and College mentors from both Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. He has graduated from the University of Michigan in 2017 with a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts in Jazz Studies with Teacher Certification. Since then, he has toured with the Benny Green Trio, and has recently joined the Clayton Brothers Quintet. He currently freelances and teaches music in Southeast Michigan.

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D-Three+Two CANCELED TUES, 2/11/2020

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:00:00 +0000

Cliff Bells is closed Tuesday, 2/11/2020.

D-Three + Two will return Tuesday, 2/18/2020 @ 8p.

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D-Three+Two

admin — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:00:00 +0000

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The Hughes Smith Quintet (HSQ)

admin — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:00:00 +0000

The Hughes Smith Quintet (HSQ) is a Detroit-based jazz quintet that performs original music with purpose. The group is spearheaded by Saxophonist James Hughes & trumpeter Jimmy Smith and features the rhythm section of Phil Kelly, Takashi Iio and Nate Winn. The quintet formed in the autumn of 2012 with the purpose of promoting their brand of Detroit be-bop. Fresh tunes, tight ensemble work, intriguing solos, and a band with personality and swing are among the group’s trademarks.

The Hughes/Smith Quintet has performed at several notable jazz clubs like The Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, The Bop Stop, Cliff Bell’s, Jazz Cafe at Music Hall, Motor City Wine, Cadieux Cafe, Black Lotus Brewery, and sets at the Michigan Jazz Festival, Experience Art Live Royal Oak Festival, St Columban Concert Series, and the Opportunity Detroit Concert Series. They have two recordings, FROM HERE ON OUT (2013) and EVER UP & ONWARD (2015) which made AllMusic’s “Favorite Jazz Album” of 2015 list and has been played on over 100 radio stations throughout the U.S. Look for their new album MOTION due to be released in January 2018.

This is a first of the month residency for the band. each month they pick a jazz great and perform songs from that artist. The last set is a jam session.

“…inspired by the grand Motor City jazz scene of the 1950s and early ’60s, these players update and extend that tradition with excellent writing, arranging, and playing for the 21st century.”– Thom Jurek, allmusic.com

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D-Three+Two

admin — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 01:00:00 +0000

David Alvarez III is a jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and music educator based in the Metro-Detroit area. The drum set was introduced to him at the age of five, growing up playing in church. At the age of nine, he started to learn how to play Jazz through a summer program called The Arts League of Michigan. Afterwards, for eight years he furthered his studies of the art form through the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Civic Youth Jazz Program, learning from Professors and College mentors from both Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. He has graduated from the University of Michigan in 2017 with a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts in Jazz Studies with Teacher Certification. Since then, he has toured with the Benny Green Trio, and has recently joined the Clayton Brothers Quintet. He currently freelances and teaches music in Southeast Michigan.

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D-Three+Two

admin — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 01:00:00 +0000

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Hughes/Smith Jam @ Cliff Bell’s

admin — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 01:00:00 +0000

Is a monthly residency where Hughes & Smith present a themed 1st set followed by a jam session.

The theme and rhythm players change monthly. Come out and listen to and jam with some of Detroit’s finest musicians

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WSU Jam session

admin — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 22:00:00 +0000

Students from the Wayne State University Jazz Dept gather to play jazz. All welcome to join in!

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Cameron Graves with Detroit Jazz Fest All-Stars Jeffrey Pedraz and Sean Dobbins

admin — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Cameron Graves, a visionary pianist, keyboardist and composer, will join Jeffrey Pedraz and Sean Dobbins of the Detroit Jazz Festival All-Stars, for a feature set from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26 at Cliff Bell’s. Following the performance, students from the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s J.C. Heard JazzWeek@Wayne program will take the stage for an open jam session from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There’s a $10 coverage charge; the cost is waived for J.C. Heard JazzWeek@Wayne students and their families

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