GDJS Newsletter, Summer 2013 - Greater Detroit Jazz Society

THE JAZZ SCENE
Volume 17, Number 3
Early Summer 2013
Artwork – John LaBrecque
GDJS Picnic –
Save the Date
Dave Bennett
Fathers’ Day Brunch
featuring
THE DAVE BENNETT QUARTET
On Sunday, June 16, The Michigan Jazz Festival Father’s Day Brunch fundraiser presents the
The Dave Bennett Quartet, featuring Dave on clarinet, Cliff Monear on piano, Doug Cobb on
drums and Kurt Krahnke on bass. The music hours are noon-3 p.m., with a gourmet buffet brunch
being served from noon-1 p.m. The brunch is being held at Schoolcraft College, VisTaTech Center
DiPonio Room, 18600 Haggerty Rd., just South of 7 Mile Rd., in Livonia.
Proceeds from this very important event will help fund the free one-day Michigan Jazz
Festival, on July 21, 2013.
Tickets are $27.50 each and are available in advance. Please contact Pat Minnick at 734-4624403 with any questions. Tickets will be mailed immediately with a SASE, or without will be held
at the door. Mail your self-addressed stamped envelope with check or money order payable to
Michigan Jazz Festival, c/o Schoolcraft College Music Department, 18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia,
An Evening of Dancing and Jazz
With Johnny Trudell’s Big Band.
On Friday June 7, The Rec’ Bowl in downtown Mt. Clemens will
host an “Evening of Dancing and Jazz” featuring Johnny Trudell’s Big
Band as part of their “Jazzin’ With Some Bar-B-Q” summer series.
This concert features the legendary trumpeter Johnny Trudell and his
big band of Detroit all-stars for an evening of dancing and listening.
Admission is free for this event, which will be outdoors under
the Rec’s unique steel structure. A full menu, including outdoor barbecue, as well as a cash bar will be available. There’s an ample dance
floor so dancers, get ready!
The Rec’ Bowl is located at 40 Crocker Boulevard in Mt. Clemens, 48043. For more information, please see the flier on page 5 of
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by Nancy Blake
Are you ready for the best jazz picnic of the
year? It’s coming up faster than you’d think.
Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 11
from 1 p.m. until ??? By popular demand, it will be
at my house (on 17 Mile Road in Clinton Township)
again for the 5th year in a row.
The picnic is free to all GDJS members and
musicians, and non-members can pay at the door or
join at a reduced rate that day. We historically host
over 200 people and the sun gods are always on our
side.
Our potluck format is always a hit – just bring
your favorite dish and your appetite. We will provide
the meat, beer, pop, water, paper products, condiments and utensils.
Musicians! This is a great opportunity to strut
your stuff and network with some fellow musicians
that you might otherwise not know.
Watch for our flier in the weeks to come for more
details. As always, contact Nancy, Sally or Emily with
any of your questions. See you in August! n
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Summer Jazz – Ann Arbor /
Grosse Pointe / Taylor
Music in Homes / Jazzalot / Summer Sounds at Pilgrim / GDJS
“Jazz at Shields’” Concert Schedule
Jazzin’ With Some Bar•B•Q
Terrace Inn Fall Jazz Weekend
Where’s The Jazz?
Join the GDJS
Gandy Dancer “Courtyard Jazz”
Series Returns for Fourth Season
Here’s a look at the full line up:
Ann Arbor restaurant The Gandy Dancer will reprise its popular Courtyard
Jazz series, featuring fourteen free concerts on Wednesday evenings. The series
runs from June 5-September 11 each from 6-9 p.m. and featuring diverse styles
of jazz by popular local players.
This year’s series kicks off with the Ellen Rowe Quartet, featuring several
faculty members of the University of Michigan’s Department of Jazz & Improvisation. Other crowd favorites returning this summer include alto saxophonist
Vincent York, the wildly entertaining traditional jazz group Royal Garden Trio
and bluesman Al Hill. The series will also spotlight some of the young Ann Arbor groups that have re-energized the local jazz scene, including trumpeter Justin
Walter, saxophonist Tim Haldeman and vocalist Heather Schwartz’s group The
Heather Black Project. The series will culminate in a funky dance party, led by
Ann Arbor blues-funk veterans FUBAR.
In addition to the impressive array of musical offerings, the Gandy Dancer
will offer a special Courtyard Menu. Concert-goers at last year’s events were
enchanted by the ambience of the 125 year old train station – and most concerts
feature a guest appearance by the evening train that chugs by the patio. This is a
summer series not to miss.
For more information, please contact Ingrid Racine, telephone
734-218-1477 or e-mail [email protected]
June 5 – Ellen Rowe Quartet
June 12 – Vincent York
June 19 – Bill Heid Trio
June 26 – Jake Reichbart Quartet
July 10 – Sean Dobbins Organ Trio
July 17 – Justin Walter Quartet
July 24 – Royal Garden Trio
July 24 – The Heather Black Project
July 24 – Pat Prouty CD Release Party
August 14 – Al Hill & the Love Butlers
August 21 – Tim Haldeman Quartet
August 28 – Ron Brooks Trio
August 4 – Scott Gwinnell Quartet featuring Paul Finkbeiner
September 11 – FUBAR n
Grosse Pointe
“Music on the Plaza”
Taylor Conservatory
“Music and Art in the Gardens”
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
presents the 26th Annual
Music on the Plaza – Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Grosse Pointe’s free outdoor jazz concert series – these
concerts are for all ages. Bring the family, lawn chairs
and picnic baskets to The Village Festival Plaza at the
corner of Kercheval and St. Clair in Downtown Grosse
Pointe. Rain location is Maire Elementary School,
740 Cadieux Rd.
June 6 – Grosse Pointe North and South High
School Jazz Bands
June 13 – Alex Colista Quartet
June 20 – Soneo
June 27 – The Sun Messengers
July 4 – No Concert
July 11 – Straight Ahead
July 18 – The Tim Hewitt Group
July 25 – Planet D Nonet
August 1 – The Johnny Trudell Big Band
For more information call 313-886-7474
or visit www.thevillagegp.com n
If you are a music lover who happens to love gardens as well,
this is a music series you will not want to miss! For $5 cover,
you can support the Taylor Conservatory, a beautiful gem of
a venue with a mini-version of the Belle Isle Conservatory –
loaded with unusual varieties of flowers.
Cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m., music from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Weekly food and drink specials for purchase at every concert.
This is a family event with limited seating. Lawn chairs and
blankets are welcome.
The address is: 22314 Northline Road, Taylor, MI 48080.
For more info visit: www.taylorconservatory.org, or e-mail:
[email protected], or phone 888-383-4108. A rainout location at Masco Pavilion.
June 19 – Dave Bennett Quartet featuring Jerry McKenzie on drums, Ray Tini on bass and Terry Lower on piano
June 26 – The Paul VornHagen Quartet
July 3 – Sean Dobbins Group
July 10 – Elvis, featuring Fred Wolfe
July 17 – Dave Tatrow and Friends
July 24 – Five Miles More from Ann Arbor
July 31 – Modern Tribe
August 7 – Girls Night Out
August 14 – Big Ray and the Motor City Kings
August 21 – Jerry McKenzie’s “Just Jazz” Trio featuring
Edye Evans-Hyde on vocals, Michael Hyde on guitar, Terry
Lower on keyboard and Ray Tini on bass. Special time for tonight only: Cash bar opens at 4:30 p.m., and the music is
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Orquesta La Inspiracion
Palmer Woods Music in Homes
Steinway Jazz Café
5-22, Wednesday, The May 2013 Steinway Jazz Café featuring
Chris Collins and the Cliff Monear Trio. Saxophonist and composer
Chris Collins is the Director of Jazz Studies at Wayne State University
and will be featuring the extraordinary compositions of Billy
Strayhorn. www.chriscollinsjazz.com
Showtime is 7-9:30 p.m., $10 Steinway Society Members or
$15 General Admission and includes refreshments. Steinway Piano
Gallery of Detroit is at 2700 E. West Maple Road (at the SE corner
of M-5 and Maple), Commerce Twp., MI 48390. For reservations
call Cathy @ 248-560-9200 or e-mail RSVP to [email protected]. Visit: www.steinwaydetroit.com n
5-25, Saturday, 8 p.m.
Award-winning music director/pianist Bill Meyer leads a
Latin ensemble of horns, percussionists and vocalists. A delicious buffet of Mexican food, sweets and beverages is included. Concert held in a tent in the gardens of the home, you
may tour a portion of the home. Tickets are $40 each, group
discount $35 for groups of 10 or more. Address of concert
home provided with ticket purchase. For info, call 313-8912514 or e-mail: [email protected].
Web site: www.palmerwoods.org n
Plymouth Elks Lodge
Jazz At The Elks
Jazzalot – Music For the Soul
Living for Music and Temple Israel present the seventh
annual cancer benefit concert. Featured artists include
George “Saxman” Benson, The Cliff Monear Trio, and the
DSO Civic Jazz Ensemble. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 7 p.m.
at Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
Tax-deductible admission is $30. Cash or check only, no
credit cards and no refunds. Tickets are available at the door
or by sending a check made out to “Living for Music, Inc.”
34056 W. 13 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48331. Please
include a self-addressed stamped envelope or pick up prepaid
tickets at the door. For more information, e-mail:
[email protected] or by calling 248-661-6344. n
The Plymouth Elks Lodge #1780 in Plymouth has Jazz @ The Elks in
a beautiful club setting on the 4th Tuesday of every month from
7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. There is a $10 donation. For more information,
please call 734-453-1780 or e-mail: [email protected].
The Lodge is located at 41700 Ann Arbor Rd., Plymouth.
On May 28th the Terry Lower Trio with vocalist Edye Evans-Hyde
will be back! Terry plays keyboard, with Ray Tini on bass, and Jim
Ryan on drums.
Thinking of You
Several GDJS friends and members are going through medical
issues, surgery or treatment of some kind now. Let’s keep them all in
our thoughts and prayers, and send wishes for a speedy recovery: Chuck
Moss, Lee Lindsay, Evie Douglas, Bill Hart, Cathy Lee, Jane DeWitt,
Nancy Blake, and Kurt Beguhn. n
Summer Sounds at Pilgrim
Back for a second season “Summer Sounds at Pilgrim Congregational
Church” presents the following concerts:
6-14, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Ringin’ & Singin!’
The Men of Grace and Royal Oak Handbells –
a double-bill of ringing gospel singing!
Greater Detroit Jazz Society, LLC
Board of Directors
Emily Laura – Public Relations
Chuck Moss – Concert Booking Manager
Bill Bolle – LLC Manager / Treasurer / Legal
Sally Bolle – Director, Newsletter Design
and Editor, Promotion
7-12, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
A Grand Night for Singing
An Evening with Richard Rodgers
with talented soloists and audience sing-along
7-26, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Christmas in July with the
Twelfth Night Singers
under the direction of Mimi Gass. Seasonal carols and audience sing along
Nancy Blake – Social Director/ Picnic Chairperson,
Ticket Sales and Membership Cards
Brandon Blake/Membership Support
Concert Sound Equipment: Brian Pelton
Concert Support: Pat Elliott, Don Goss, Suzanna Kain,
Lee Lindsay, Ricki Atkinson, Jay Cornett ,
Cathy Lee, and Nancy Blake
8-16, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
“ ... And All That Jazz!”
with Kerry Price and Friends
New Orleans-style jazz, ragtime and blues.
Special Thanks for the Donation of Our Newsletter Printing:
Tom Liebold, Graphic Sciences
We’re grateful to the friends and musicians who contribute
articles, artwork and photos for our newsletter. We thank you
for your time and expertise. If you’re interested in
providing an article or have questions regarding the club,
please give me a call at 248-813-0328 or e-mail me at:
[email protected].
Pilgrim Congregational Church is located at 3061 N. Adams Road, just
north of Big Beaver (16 Mile Road) in Bloomfield Hills. A free-will offering will be taken at each performance to help cover expenses and for the
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
GEORGE BENSON QUARTET
FEATURING
BARBARA WARE ON VOCALS
CHUCK SHERMETARO ON PIANO
KURT KRAHNKE ON BASS
TOM BROWN ON DRUMS
2013 Schedule – Jazz at Shields’
Mark Your
Calendar
Join us for
an afternoon
of the
Detroit area’s
finest classic
jazz, dixieland
and swing
musicians!
JUNE 1
DAVE TATROW & FRIENDS FEATURING DAVE ON TRUMPET, PAT CRONLEY ON PIANO, NICK CALANDRO ON
BASS AND JOHN HILL ON DRUMS
JULY 6
A SPECIAL CONCERT FEATURING
DUKE HEITGER FROM NEW ORLEANS
DETAILS TO COME!
JUNE 15
JULY 20
PIANIST BOB MERVAK FEATURING
ISABEL NELSON ON VOCALS
CARL CAFAGNA ON REEDS
RJ SPANGLER
“PLANET D NONET”
SUNDAY,
AUGUST 11
GDJS PICNIC AT
NANCY BLAKE’S HOUSE
NOTE: NO SHIELDS’
CONCERTS IN AUGUST!
RESUME IN SEPTEMBER
SHIELDS’ OF SOUTHFIELD
1-4 P.M. – GREAT FOOD, CASH BAR
25101 TELEGRAPH ROAD (AT 10 MILE), SOUTHFIELD, 48033, 248-356-2720
$10 COVER • FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT EMILY LAURA AT 248-855-1342 OR SALLY BOLLE 248-813-0328
WE LOVE OUR MEMBERS AND PATRONS WHO MAKE THESE CONCERTS POSSIBLE!
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2013 PATRONS: ROBERT AND DOROTHY AMIS, SALLY AND BILL BOLLE, CHUCK AND MARY BONTEN,
DR. CHESTER COCCIA, ROGER DeMEYERE, DIXIEBELLE, ROBERT AND DEBORAH ERVIN, JUNE EVERETT, DAVE FALVAY, CAROL FOSSEE,
FRED AND PATTI FOX (THE REC’ BOWL), JUDITH FULKERSON (FULKERSON SPEAKER REBUILDERS), DON GOSS, ROD GOODYEAR, GARY GREENFELDER AND
ALEKSANDRA MIZIOLEK, BOB HILTON, MARCO KNAPP AND JIM STERN, TOM LIEBOLD, LEE LINDSAY, WALLY AND ROSEMARY LUBZIK, PAT MacCARROLL,
MARGE’S BAR, LINDA MARSHALL, JACK MOLLOY, JEFF MYERS, CLIFF AND AILEEN MORRIS, JANE AND CHUCK MOSS, BRIAN NEWSOM, ELLIE AND GEORGE
NOSKY, GARY AND JOYCE OWEN, EDDIE PAWL – CONTINENTAL LANES, BRIAN AND LISA PELTON, BOB AND JEAN PETTIGREW, KERRY PRICE, TOM RODGERS,
NANC Y SALDEN, SUE SHEPANEK, GEORGE SINNOTT, JOHN SOTIR, ARTHUR STONE, CATHY AND DAVE TATROW, PEGGY AND SAM TUNDO,
AL AND BARBARA VIRZI, ROBERT WEINSTEIN, M.D., CLEM WALDMANN AND CHRISTINE WHITTEMORE.
In loving memory of Patrons Doug Jacobs and Tom Saunders, and Director Emeritus Bill Knowles
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A Summer Jazz Series – The Rec’ Bowl Presents
This year, Jazzin’ With Some Bar-B-Q kicks off with some
indoor Sunday jazz. So come on out and
check The Rec’ before the weather gets warm. 5-8 p.m., no cover.
Sunday, May 19 – Dave Bennett Does “Rockabilly”
with Kurt Krahnke and Doug Cobb
6:30-9:30 p.m. Every Wednesday – May-September, 2013
No Cover • A FUN Venue! • Outdoor Bar•B•Q with Covered Seating
Extensive Menu, Cash Bar • Dance Floor • A Family-Friendly Event
Food and Libations Available 5-10 p.m.
May 29 Dave Bennett Quartet
June 5 John Hammer Quintet
with Bill Fierst on vocals
JUNE 7 SPECIAL FRIDAY! AN
EVENING OF DANCING
AND JAZZ WITH
JOHNNY TRUDELL’S
BIG BAND
June 12 Dave Tatrow and Friends
June 19 RJ Spangler and
Planet D Nonet
June 26 Dave Bennett Quartet
July 3 Ron Kischuk’s
Masters of Music
July 10
July 17
July 24
July 31
Aug. 7
Aug. 14
Aug. 21
Aug. 28
Sept. 4
Sept 11
Sept 18
Sept 25
Johnny Trudell Quintet
Carl Cafagna’s “Metro Jazz Voices”
Dave Bennett Quartet
Bob Conner and The Millionaires with
Garfield Angove
Jerry McKenzie’s “Just Jazz”
Johnny Trudell Quintet
Dave Bennett Quartet
Tom Brown Quartet with
George Benson on sax
Paul Keller “At Sundown” Quartet
with Sarah D’Angelo
Johnny Trudell Quintet
Gary Greenfelder Sextet with
Jennifer Jones
Jerry McKenzie’s “Just Jazz”
The Rec’ Bowl
40 Crocker Boulevard
Mt. Clemens, 48043
Phone (586) 468-7746
www.RecBowl.com
Join your hosts Fred and Patti Fox for this
unique summer event. The finest leaders
in area jazz, bringing the very best bands
for your listening and dancing pleasure.
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Speakeasy Quartet Summer Concerts
Metro Jazz Workshop
6-23, Sunday, Ice Cream Social at the gazebo in the park
next to MacKenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich St., Windsor,
2:30 p.m., Ticket information 519-255-7600.
8-25, Sunday, Winery event at Sprucewood Estate Winery
on Lake Erie, 1:30 p.m., 7258 County Rd. 50, Amherstburg,
Ontario, phone 519-738-9253.
If you: 1. Play an instrument, have time off in the day, and are
interested in learning to play jazz in a fun, supportive, multi-age atmosphere; 2. Have a friend, relative, student interested in the same;
3. Have a college, high school, or middle school student who really
likes playing their instrument
You might be interested in a fun, educational week-long experience in July learning jazz from top instructors/professionals.
North Oakland Dixieland Band/
George Sinnott – Summer Concerts
The Metro-Detroit Jazz Workshop takes place in July in Grosse
Pointe Woods.
This is a fabulous opportunity for all ages but spots are filling
up fast. Scott has lined up the very best instructors from the ranks
of professional musicians in Detroit. For more information, please
call Scott Gwinnell, Director, 5th Annual Metro-Detroit Jazz
Workshop, or visit www.helpwithjazz.com at 313-370-3002.
5-27, Jump Street Swing Band, Memorial Day at the Municipal Park in Linden, MI from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
6-15, The North Oakland Dixieland Band will be playing for
the Corvette Club at Canterbury Village, Lake Orion from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m., Canterbury Village is located at 2369 Joslyn Court,
Lake Orion, MI. Everyone is welcome.
Club 54
6-20, Thursday, The North Oakland Dixieland Band plays
Novi Public Library 11 a.m.-12 noon
6-6, Thursday (1st Thursday each month), Gary Greenfelder Orchestra GGO at Club 54 with Jennifer Jones and
special guests. Great authentic Polish food in a beautiful atmosphere. Located on Van Dyke Road just north of 16 Mile Road
on the east side of the street (in the Sterling Plaza), 7-10 p.m.
Call 586-795-0054. $3 cover.
7-9, Tuesday, Jump Street Swing Band at Municipal Park,
Schwartz Creek 7-9 p.m..
7-19, North Oakland Dixieland Band plays Bear Creek
Nature Park, Oakland Township 7-8 p.m., the park is located at
740 W. Snell Road, Rochester, MI.
8-2, The North Oakland Dixieland Band plays at Auburn
Hills Riverside Park, 2-52 Squirrel Court, Auburn Hills from
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
The Castle
5-16, 6-20, Thursday, (third Thursday each month), Gary
Greenfelder Orchestra GGO at with Jennifer Jones, and guests
back at The Castle (formerly Jager’s, newly remodeled). 7-10
p.m., $5 cover (a steal for a 19-piece big band). 43785 N. Gratiot Avenue, Clinton Twp., 48036 (south of M-59, Hall Rd.),
586-493-9910.
Raven’s Club
Every Thursday, Crescent City Trio with Alex Belhaj with Ray
Heitger at the Raven’s Club in Ann Arbor, 9 p.m.-midnight,
207 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, 48103, 734-214-0400,
visit www.theravensclub.com
Also, visit: http://www.alexbelhaj.com/
Northern Lights Lounge
Every Tuesday, 8 p.m., Dennis Coffey Jazz Trio,
660 W. Baltimore, Detroit. 313-873-1739. Dennis Coffey on
guitar, various musicians on drums and congas, and Damon
Warmack on bass. Great jazz, great food, no cover, and free
lighted parking.
Every Wednesday, Ron Brooks Trio at The Raven’s Club, 9
p.m.-midnight., 207 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, 48103,
734-214-0400, visit www.theravensclub.com
Michigan Jazz Festival
Howell Eagles Aerie #3607
Sunday, July 21, 2013
All Day at Schoolcraft College
Lineup available at GDJS Concerts and
by e-mail jazz blasts, complete schedule
will be in the next newsletter.
Third Sunday of every month,The Blue Notes, under the direction of Thomas Halm, playing music of the 40s and 50s big
band era and later. 3-7 p.m., $5 cover, open to the public, dinner and sandwich specials available. Howell Eagles Aerie #3607,
141 Schroeder Park Drive, Howell, MI 48843. 517-548-1630
or 517-548-4313.
Chefs of Dixieland at the Sodbuster
Detroit Jazz Festival
Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland performing in
Sylvania, Ohio at the Sodbuster. The Chefs will play every
Wednesday from 8-11 p.m., beginning on March 6.
The Sodbuster is located in Haymarket Square, 5758 N
Main Street in Sylvania, Ohio. For more information, call
419-517-1045, or check the following websites: www.chefsofdixieland.com, www.sodbusterbar.com
August
30-September 2, 2013
Labor Day Weekend
www.detroitjazzfest.com
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WhERE’S THE JAZZ?
Some weekly events often change dates, please give the venue a call before driving a long distance! For more extensive schedules including out-of-town concerts, please
visit the musicians’ respective web sites. Don’t forget to check the Jazz at Shield’s schedule on another page of this newsletter to see many of these fine musicians playing for
our GDJS concerts. If you would like to be included in our daily e-mail jazz blasts, call Sally at (248) 813-0328.
Radio Jazz Don’t forget while you’re home to listen to WRCJ – Classical radio
by day, jazz by night. 90.9 WRCJ-FM is Detroit’s premier public radio source for classical and jazz music. Visit www.wrcj909fm.org for programming.
Detroit Blues Society Find out what is happening in the Detroit blues
scene by becoming a member of the Society. www.detroitbluessociety.org.
Blue Pointe Restaurant
Every Saturday, Hans Muer Jazz Trio at the Blue Pointe, Hans Muer on drums,
various other musicians every Saturday. 17131 E. Warren Avenue at Cadieux, Detroit 48224-2228. 7-10 p.m., great food, no cover, complimentary parking attendant.
Dinner for two special: $40 two dinners and bottle of wine or two drinks. Call for
reservations: 313-882-3653. Also can e-mail: [email protected]
good measure. Call O’Conners at (248)608-2537 for more info.
Please see Carl at various other events listed in this newsletter.
JAMES DAPOGNY – PHIL OGILVIE’S RHYTHM KINGS (P.O.R.K.)
Most Sunday’s, James Dapogny and Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings play at Zal Gaz
Grotto. 5-9 p.m. or 6-9 p.m. (call for exact time), admission $7, $5 for students and
seniors. Zal Gaz Grotto located at 2070 Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor, between
Liberty and Pauline and across from the Ann Arbor west side Post Office. The Grotto
has a light menu, a bar, free parking, a dance floor, no steps (except on the dance
floor), an unusually friendly and welcoming audience, a 7-foot Yamaha grand piano,
and an unusual hot ten-piece jazz band
Dirty Dog Jazz Café
SCOTT GWINNELL
6-8, Saturday, pianist Scott Gwinnell with Ingrid Racine on trumpet, 6-9 p.m.
at Zal Gaz Grotto in Ann Arbor. Zal Gaz Grotto located at 2070 Stadium Boulevard
in Ann Arbor, between Liberty and Pauline and across from the Ann Arbor west side
Post Office. The Grotto has a light menu, a bar, free parking, a dance floor, no steps
(except on the dance floor), an unusually friendly and welcoming audience, a 7-foot
Yamaha grand piano, and an unusual hot ten-piece jazz band.
6-9, Sunday, Scott Gwinnell’s Cass Corridor Suite (best jazz recording of 2012)
performance at Cliff Bell’s, 8:30 p.m.
6-15, Saturday, Scott Gwinnell at the London Chop House, 8 p.m.-11 p.m.
6-25, Tuesday, Scott Gwinnell Dectet, Scotia Park, Huntington Woods, 7:15-8:45 p.m.
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
JOHN HAMMER TRIO
Call for dates, The John Hammer Trio at Peabody’s Restaurant, 34965 Woodward, Birmingham. 8-11 p.m. with great old standards from the Great American
Songbook. Featuring Bill Fierst on drums and vocals, Danny Pliskow on string
bass, John Hammer on piano.
Cliff Bell’s
2030 Park Avenue at W. Adams, Detroit, Phone 313-961-6422. Various jazz groups
in a beautifully-restored martini bar. For more information visit www.CliffBells.com
Every Tuesday, pianist Charles Boles, Ron English on guitar, Renell Gonsalves
on drums and John Dana on bass, 6-9 p.m., no cover.
5-22 through 5-25, Thornetta Davis; 5-29 through 5-30, Paul Keller Quartet;
5-31 through 6-1, Benny Golson. Top jazz acts every Wednesday-Saturday, 97
Kerchival, Grosse Pointe Farms, 313-882-JAZZ (5299). $15 cover charge, per show,
usually Friday and Saturday. Please call the venue for exact schedules or visit www.
DirtyDogJazz.com. Great food – American and small-plate Tapas style.
For complete lineup of their jazz schedule, please visit: www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com
NICOLE HEITGER
Appearing frequently with the Easy Street Jazz Band, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Zal Gaz
Grotto, Ann Arbor, 20707 Stadium Boulevard, 734-663-1202.
Marge’s Bar and Grill
ON STANDBY UNTIL THE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS ARE OVER. 2nd and 4th Thursday. 7-10
p.m., the jazz tradition continues with The Marge’s Bar Band. Jim Wyse, leader
and clarinet, John Hammer on piano, Bill Bolle on bass, Bob Pinterich on drums.
Dixieland and jazz standards “done right!” Great food in a legendary, casual hockeybar environment. Second and fourth Thursday, 7-10 p.m., 15300 Mack Avenue, Grosse
Pointe Park, MI 48230. Mack at Beaconsfield. Phone 313-881-8895,
www.MargesBar.com
RAY HEITGER / CAKEWALKIN’ JASS BAND
For complete schedule visit www.RayHeitger.com
PAUL KELLER
Every Monday, the 15-piece Paul Keller Orchestra at Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 W.
Stadium Boulevard (between Liberty and Pauline) Ann Arbor. Showtime is 7:30 till
10:15. Zal Gaz Grotto offers good food and drinks at reasonable prices. Lots of safe,
free parking.
5-19, Sunday, Paul Keller performs as part of JOYFEST: Mr. B’s JoyBox Express
Fundraiser Concert at The Ark, 316 S. Main Street. Call 734/761-1451 for reservations.
Tickets are $30. Additionally, extra donations to Mr. B’s Joybox Express 2013 Mississippi River Tour will be accepted. Other performers include pianists Mr. B and Ellen
Rowe, harmonica wizard Peter Madcat Ruth, violinist Lance Wagner, drummers Pete Siers and Sam Genson, guitarist George Bedard, and bone-player
San Slomovitz. This concert will be an “embarrassment of riches” and extravaganza
of epic proportions of Ann Arbor musical talent.
6-15, Saturday, Ann Arbor, Paul Keller plays from 8 PM till midnight with
Doug Horn, pianist Glenn Tucker and drummer Stephen Boegehold at Wolverine Brewery, 2019 West Stadium Boulevard.
See more of Paul’s extensive schedule listed at venues throughout this newsletter.
For complete local schedule of Paul’s extensive schedule visit www.pkorecords.com
Musicians and Bands
ATTIC DWELLERS
5-19, and second Sunday of each month, The Attic Dwellers Acoustic Music Club
meet at Paycheck’s Lounge at 2932 Caniff in Hamtramck from 1 to 5 P.M. Please plan
to attend and enjoy the circle jams. Beginners as well as seasoned musicians will
enjoy themselves. The venue is just east of Joseph Campau. There is a public parking
lot across the street one half-block east and street parking. Come on over and join
in the fun. For more information, please contact Wolfgang Spider at spiderblues@
sbcglobal.net.
DAVE BENNETT
11-1, Dave performs at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops Symphony.
www.carnegiehall.com, tickets go on sale August 26, 2013.
Dave is listed at many other venues in this newsletter. For complete schedule visit
www.DaveBennett.com
Ron Kischuk / Tartarsauce Traditional Jazz Band
First Wednesday of each month, Ron Kischuk’s Tartarsauce Traditional Jazz
Band with an all-star band. The food is reasonably priced and excellent (the hotel
has the former Opus One chef). 6:30-9:30 p.m., reservations recommended. $5 cover,
food and drink specials. TV’s Grand Event, 2651 W. Jefferson Avenue, Trenton, MI
48183, 34-671-5676, [email protected].
See Ron’s schedule listed at venues throughout this newsletter.
CARL CAFAGNA / VARIOUS GROUPS AND METRO JAZZ VOICES
6-12, and second Wednesday, Carl Cafagna and Friends Jazz Trio at O’Conners
Public House, 324 Main St. (Rochester Road), in downtown Rochester from 6-9 p.m.
No cover and the monthly event has a special Happy Hour featuring classic cocktails
from the Prohibition Era. They play mostly 30’s and 40’s vintage music, with some
earlier New Orleans-style material, and a few more modern numbers, thrown in for
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WhERE’S the jazz?
PAUL KLINGER / EASY STREET JAZZ BAND
Every Tuesday, Paul Klinger’s Easy Street Jazz Band leader, cornetist Paul
Klinger, pianist James Dapogny, clarinetist Mike Jones, string bassist Paul
Keller, guitarist Rod McDonald, drummer Pete Siers and special guests play dixieland and traditional jazz from 6-9 p.m. at Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 Stadium Boulevard
(between Liberty and Pauline) in Ann Arbor, MI. Call 734-663-1202. $10 cover. Guest
appearances and a great lineup of Paul’s wonderful, obscure tunes!
R. just north of McNichols (6 Mile) Detroit. Good German food and drink, Lighted,
guarded parking lot, reservations recommended, 313-856-9722.
5-17, 6-21 Friday, Kerry Price presents Third Fridays at Royal Oak Senior Center, $2 at
the door, Royal Oak Mahany-Meininger Center, 12:30-1:15 p.m., on Marais, off 13 Mile
Road, May 17 – Life Upon the Wicked Stage, June 21 – Dear Old Dad
Call Kerry for questions 248-549-2057 or e-mail: catch [email protected].
JERRY MCKENZIE / NIKOLA’S
Jerry McKenzie and “Just Jazz” appear at Nikola’s, 25225 Telegraph Road,
Southfield, 48034, 248-355-4695. 7-10 p.m., Jerry’s group appears on the 1st, 3rd, 4th
and 5th Thursday of each month. Great food! Don Swindell Quartet on the second
Thursday.
– May 23 Vocalist Kelly Broadway
– May 30 Vocalist Steve Blackwood
– June 6 Vocalist Marcia Allen
– June 13 Don Swindell Quartet
– June 20 Trombonist/Singer Ed Gooch
– June 27 Piano/vocalist Bob Mervak
BILL MEYER
Thursdays, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. – Bert’s Market Place, Open jam session with the
RGB Trio featuring Ralphe Armstrong on bass, drummer Gayelynn McKinney and
Bill Meyer on piano. Cover $3, free parking, great food. 2727 Russell in the Eastern
Market, (313) 567-2030. www.BertsEntertainment.com.
GENE PARKER
Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Mutts at the Oliver House, Gene Parker Jazz
Trio with Jeff Halsey, bass and Damen Cook, vocals/drums, http://www.theoliverhousetoledo.com
Wednesdays 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Degage Jazz Café – Gene Parker Jazz Jam, Gene
Parker and Friends, www.historiccommercialbuilding.com/degage.html
Thursdays 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Stella Blue, Archbold, OH, Gene Parker Jazz
Quartet with George Chumura, guitar, Jeff Halsey, bass and Damen Cook, Drums/vocal, www.stellabluearchbold.com
The Inn, Ada Oh, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., On the campus of Ohio Northern University,
Alternating between trio and single every other Friday during the summer. Call Gene
for the schedule. 419-345-4480 cell, www.innatonu.com
Holiday Inn, Perrysburg, Oh, Jackson Square Atrium, Exit 193 off route 75
Sunday’s, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (brunch), duo, www.hifq.com
PLANET D NONET/R.J. SPANGLER (9-piece swing band)
5-18, RJ at the Harbor House in Detroit www.harborhousemi.com
5-19, Sunday, Planet D Nonet at the Blue Goose Inn from 4-7 p.m.,
http://bluegooseinn.net
5-30, Thursday, Dino’s Lounge in Ferndale, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
6-8, Saturday, RJ Spangler Tiro wsg Larry Smith at Lake Orion Library.
www.orion.lib.mi.us/
6-11, Tuesday, Planet D Nonet at the Cadieux Café, www.cadieuxcafe.com
6-14, Friday, RJ’s All-Star Band with Thornetta Davis and Benny Reeves at Jazzin’
On Jefferson in Detroit. www.jazzinonjefferson.com
6-19, Wednesday, Planet D Nonet at the Rec’ Bowl in Mt. Clemens, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
6-26, Wednesday, Planet D Nonet at the Royal Oak Brewery on the patio,
8:30 p.m., www.royaloakbrewery.com
For a list of their extensive playing schedule, please visit their web site at www.
myspace.com/planetdnonet and on Facebook. Authentic swing music from the
20s/30s, standards and blues from the 40s.
NUEVO JAZZ DETROIT
5-21, Tuesday, Nuevo Jazz Detroit at the Cadieux Café, 9 p.m., no cover, 4300 Cadieux
Rd., Detroit, 313-882-8560.
KERRY PRICE
6-11, 7-9, Tuesday, At Zal Gaz Grotto in Ann Arbor with Paul Klinger’s Easy
Street Jazz Band (see Paul Klinger).
5-16, 6-20 (closed in July), Third Thursday of every month, “Anything Goes” at
the Dakota Inn on 3rd Thursdays, great sing-along with Kerry, Dakota Inn on John
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INGRID RACINE
Sunday (and every Sunday, Ingrid Racine Quartet at the Gandy Dancer, 10
a.m., brunch) 734-769-0592, 401 Depot Street in Ann Arbor. Call to make sure she’s
playing that day!
RAGTIME RICK AND THE CHEFS OF DIXIELAND
For their complete playing schedule, please visit their web site:
www.chefsofdixieland.com
MICHELE RAMO ON 8-STRING GUITAR / HEIDI HEPLER ON VOCALS
Every Tuesday through Saturday, Michele Ramo on 8-string guitar at the
Jenuwine Cigar Factory with all-star guests, 7-10 p.m., 44791 Schoenherr Rd.,
Sterling Heights, MI. 586-997-1731.
Riverboat Ramblers
Second Thursday, Riverboat Ramblers at the Blue Goose Inn, 6-9 p.m., 28911
Jefferson Avenue, St. Clair Shores, 48081, www.bluegooseinn.net
Third Thursday, the Riverboat Ramblers at the Commonwealth Club, 7-10
p.m., 30088 Dequindre Road, Warren, MI 48092-1811, 586-751-9560.
www.commonwealthclubmi.com
PETE SIERS AND LOS GATOS
Salsa Wednesday (last Wednesday of every month) 9:30 p.m., Salsa lessons available earlier in the evening, $10 cover, full kitchen, 1/2 off select wines. Vinology,
110 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Call 734-222-9841 to verify gig is on.
DAVE TATROW / WALLY’S WAREHOUSE WAIFS
Dave is playing at several venues listed throughout this newsletter. For a
complete schedule, visit www.WallysJazz.com
SUSAN TOBOCMAN – NEW YORK VOCALIST www.susantobocman.com
JOHNNY TRUDELL
Saturday, the Johnny Trudell Quartet plus guest artists. New Italian restaurant, Pizzaria Restaurante, 51195 Schoenherr Rd., Shelby Township, MI 48315.
Phone 586-731-6161. Italian dining in a casual and affordable setting.
John is playing a various venues listed throughout the newsletter.
TUMBAO BRAVO
www.tumbaobravo.com
TOTY VIOLA / GRECO FREEMAN
5-22, Wednesday (every) New Venue for the group! Jazz guitarist/vocalist Toty
Viola and percussionist/vocalist Greco Freeman perform jazz, Latin, Brazilian and Italian, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Luca’s Chophouse, 6870 N. Rochester Road,
Rochester, 48306. www.totyviola.com, www.facebook.com/totyviola, E:mail info@
totyviola.com.
Every Sunday, jazz guitarist/vocalist Toty Viola and percussionist/vocalist Greco
Freeman at LaDolce Vita, 17546 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48203 from noon-3
p.m. for their jazz brunch. www.totyviola.com, www.facebook.com/totyviola,
E:mail [email protected].
PAUL VORNHAGEN
5-18, Saturday, The Paul VornHagen Trio at Studio Z, 29 S. Monroe St., Monroe,
7-11 a.m.
5-19, Sunday, Paul VornHagen with Phil Kelly and Kurt Krahnke at the Common Grill, Main Street in Chelsea, Noon-3 p.m.
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