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The 29th annual Michigan Jazz Festival will be held at Schoolcraft College’s newly renovated Vistatech Center on Sunday from noon-9 p.m. with a jazz clinic at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free, and ...
The Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, a state-of-the-art performance venue located at 4715 Cass Ave. on Wayne State University’s (WSU) campus in Midtown Detroit, is a partnership between WSU and ...
One of Detroit’s favorite international jazz musicians, singer-songwriter Michael Franks, will return to Detroit Saturday, Aug. 17.
In 1933 Chris and Fannie Baker opened Baker's as a lunchtime sandwich restaurant. In 1934 their son Clarence Baker began booking jazz pianists, [1] but Baker's was still known at that time principally as a restaurant. [2] In 1939 Clarence took over ownership after Chris had suffered from a stroke.
The 20 Grand was one of Detroit's most famous night clubs. It was located at the intersection of 14th Street and Warren Avenue, at 5020 14th St. It opened by Bill Kabbus and Marty Eisner in 1953. The original facility was destroyed by fire in 1958, at which point it was rebuilt into a renowned multiplex facility showcasing Black entertainment.
One of the Motor City’s biggest annual cultural events, the Detroit Jazz Festival, is back for another four-day, Labor Day weekend celebration downtown. 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival: What to know ...
Born in Detroit, he started playing music in the mid-1950s and after leaving Central High School formed his own jazz group, the Don Davis Trio, before becoming a session musician. [2] He played guitar for many Detroit record labels, including Golden World and Ric-Tic , as well as on early Motown records such as the hits, " Money (That's What I ...
The Detroit Jazz Festival is back for another long Labor Day weekend of free first-class entertainment. ... The Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet will take over Hart Plaza’s Absopure Waterfront Stage ...