Sean's sound can best be described as hard-driving, solid rhythm with refreshing melodic sensibility. Some of Sean's influences include Art Blakey, Jeff Hamilton, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Ed Thigpen, Sonny Payne, as well as Detroit area greats Gerald Cleaver and the one and only Elvin Jones. Dobbins got his start as sought-after Detroit area jazz sideman […]
Travis Albright a young multi-talented musician and graduate from the University of Michigan currently playing bass guitar for a local jazz group, the Gene-n-Tonics. He has performed in and around Detroit for the last five years. Don Santilli (Don, the Sax Guy) is local journeyman saxophonist, with degrees from Michigan State and Oakland University. Back […]
Advance Tickets Here In a city like Los Angeles, home to musical stars in nearly every known genre, handing out the Best Live Band title is not easy. But the free-thinking local collective Dustbowl Revival's upbeat, old-school, All-American sonic safaris exemplify everything shows should be: hot, spontaneous, engaging and, best of all, a pleasure to hear. […]
Local guitar trio led by Wayne State student Jacob Schwandt playing jazz standards and original compositions.
"Her voice alone would support a career. What makes Tucker special is her adherence to the cello, boldly taking the instrument into new territory." -INDYWEEK.COM Shana Tucker is a singer-songwriter and cellist who credits her genre-bending ChamberSoul™ journey to the influences of her jazz and classical roots, interwoven with 80's & 90's pop music, movie soundtracks, […]
“If the Moutin Factory Quintet had played with any more enthusiasm, Friday night at the Green Mill Jazz Club, the pillar holding up the ceiling might not still be standing. But we’re not talking about mere volume.” Howard Reich , Chicago Tribune Featuring: Francois Moutin - bass/coleader Louis Moutin - bass/coleader Jean Michel Pilc - […]
Mobile since her birth in Singapore, composer, saxophonist, and educator Caroline Davis now lives in Brooklyn, New York. After making her mark on the Chicago jazz community during her 8-year stint there, she moved to New York in 2013, and has proven to be an active leader and sidewoman in the national jazz scene. She […]