Chicago-born jazz/punk/barrelhouse musician Stephanie Nilles has been doin' Kesey proud one bar at a time since 2008, hustling around the United States, Europe, and Canada (except from 2009-2010 for legal reasons), averaging 150 gigs a year, and captivating unsuspecting listeners with a voice that would make Jelly Roll Morton look orthodox and Ma Rainey look […]

The Moth returns to the Cliff Bell’s stage on the theme: Jokers. Get your stories ready and join us! Tickets are $10 at the door, advance tickets available at themoth.org. The Rundown  4 p.m. Doors open! Sign up to tell a story, volunteer to be on a judging team or just sit back and listen. 7:30 p.m.: We’ll […]

Join us for dinner music each and every Saturday with this homegrown piano trio.

"Stylized folk balladry, nocturnal narratives and closing time croons burn with the romanticism of Jeff Buckley." -Jeff Milo, Real Detroit Weekly Every Sunday Brunch, piano-man Jarrod Champion plays early American music including New Orleans-style jazz, jump blues, early soul, rock and roll, swing-country and mix's all that in with lounge versions of modern and classic […]

The Hanging Hearts are a free jazz trio with strong melodic roots dedicated to the fearless exploration of group improvisation. Featuring Chris Weller on tenor saxophone, Cole DeGenova on keyboards, and Devin Drobka on drums. Chris Weller is a saxophonist and composer living in Oak Park, IL. He attended Berklee College of Music on scholarship […]

Join us for dinner music each and every Saturday with this homegrown piano trio.

"Statin swooned and perspired as his post-Coltrane calypso saxophone impressed Detroit jazz cats on Friday night." - Eric Kiska Rafael Statin is one of those rarest of young jazz instrumentalist who can combine great passion, intellectual discipline, and a spiritual fire that is evocative of great artistic creativity. He has so far established himself as […]