Innovation includes instrumentation, along with rhythm and harmony. This performance will feature original compositions by WSU Professor Vincent Chandler written for a unique front line of flute, guitar, viola, and trombone. Rafael Statin – Flute Ian Blunden – Guitar Leslie DeShazor – Viola Vincent Chandler – Trombone Alexis Lombre – Piano Jonathon Muir-Cotton – Bass Stuart...Read More

Michigan Opera Theatre is thrilled to return to Cliff Bell’s for an evening of opera and jazz. The evening is in anticipation of MOT’s upcoming production of “The Summer King” which tells the story of Negro Leagues baseball legend Josh Gibson, considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Artists from Michigan Opera...Read More

Eastside Detroiter James O’Donnell was the protégé of the great trumpeter Russell Green (Jimmie Lunceford Band). The trumpet has taken him around the globe, starting in New York City then Mexico City, eventually becoming a bandleader on cruise ships which took him to the Caribbean, the Alaskan Panhandle, both the French & the Italian Riviera’s,...Read More

 Sunday brunch. Shawn plays blues, boogie-woogie and jazz piano and is a strong vocalist as well.  He has toured much of the world with Larry McCray, Alberta Adams, Joe Weaver & Johnnie Bassett. This week Shawn will be joined by drummer Max Bauhof.Read More

Alexis Lombre is a young jazz pianist who discovered early that the true essence of music is not just about what you hear but how music makes you feel. Her musical mission is to keep the ‘Soul’ in music alive. The recent release of her debut album, Southside Sounds, does just that, as it is...Read More

Bassist, composer, performer, and teacher Miles Brown is a versatile musician who has earned bachelor and doctorate degrees from the Eastman School of Music in jazz performance studies as well as a master’s degree from the Mannes College of Music in classical bass performance.  As a jazz performer, Miles has led groups featured at the...Read More