Tristan Cappel, local multi-instrumentalist & composer and student of Benny Green, Miles Okazaki, & Lee Konitz, will be joined by Peter Formanek, Jordan Anderson, Michael Perlman, & Everett Reid. The band formed in 2016, and released an album early 2017. The Tristan Cappel Quintet will be performing sets of original music and standards.Read More
Midtown Sounds is a medium-sized jazz group that focuses on reinterpreting the iconic 1950’s west coast jazz sound while also incorporating modern musical elements. In addition to west coast jazz, the group is also heavily influenced by Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool, third-stream, and post-bop, referencing artists such as Chet Baker, Gil Evans, Tadd...Read More
”Virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone,” (New York Times) Peter and Will Anderson are one of the most extraordinary set of brothers performing music today. Known for their unique renditions of classic jazz songs and innovative original music, they hail from Washington, DC, but moved to New York City to attend Juilliard. Peter and Will have performed with the Lincoln Center...Read More
Mike Monford & Effervescence bring a unique performance experience with a classic Jazz foundation layered with Avant Garde, Hip Hop, and Soul. His quintet will feature rising young stars drummer Tariq Gardner and trumpeter Trunino Lowe. Opening the show will be the Chandler Park Academy Jazz Band under the direction of Mr. Charles Arnett and...Read More
Owen Broder – saxophones Ethan Helm – saxophones Chris Ziemba – piano Ethan O’Reilly – bass Matt Honor – drums Cowboys & Frenchmen is a new take on instrumentation, orchestration, and composition for the jazz quintet. The front line of two alto saxophones is the vehicle for reimagining the role of horns in a small...Read More
Born and raised in Mexico City and a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans (BM Jazz, Minor in Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, 2011), and Northwestern University (MM Jazz, June, 2013), drummer Gustavo Cortiñas has developed a successful career in the US for close to a decade, leading and accompanying ensembles in renowned stages and festivals in...Read More
Michael Zaporski (piano) creates astonishing music that merges American jazz traditions with a West-African-influenced rhythmic dialogue. Serving as the pianist for the late Detroit saxophonist Sam Sanders, Zaporski traveled to West Africa, playing and teaching jazz through the U.S. State Department. This long-time association led to performances with such renowned jazz artists as Jackie McLean,...Read More
Pianist Nick Masters, returning to Detroit from New Jersey, will lead a sextet that features Kasan Belgrave, Nolan Young, Allen Denard, and Kayvan Gordon, playing original music and arrangements. The group is made up of all the musicians that he grew up playing with in Detroit. Nick is at at the prestigious William Paterson University where he has studied with Mulgrew Miller, Harold Mabern, and James Weidman. Since...Read More
Bassist, composer and educator Ashley Summers is a Canadian-born, Chicago-based artist whose talents have brought her to stages all over the world. Known for a lyrical style that is punctuated by a sinewy impetuousness, Summers’s artistic perspective has a striking sincerity that is both invigorating and nostalgic. Her new quintet, ‘Ashley Summers’s Raîson d’Être’, features longtime collaborators...Read More
