Five-time Juno Award winner, Jane Bunnett has turned her bands and recordings into showcases for the finest musical talent from Canada, the US, and Cuba. She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, received The Order of Canada, The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and, most recently, The Premier’s Award for Excellence. With Maqueque, Bunnett has created something […]
Five-time Juno Award winner, Jane Bunnett has turned her bands and recordings into showcases for the finest musical talent from Canada, the US, and Cuba. She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, received The Order of Canada, The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and, most recently, The Premier’s Award for Excellence. With Maqueque, Bunnett has created something […]
ABOUT OLIVIA: Olivia is a young performer with an old soul influenced by swing and bebop jazz from the mid-20th century. Music is undeniably a part of her identity, her voice being the instrument she communicates with. She draws from the Great American Songbook and other jazz standards in a way that is beyond replicating […]
ABOUT OLIVIA: Olivia is a young performer with an old soul influenced by swing and bebop jazz from the mid-20th century. Music is undeniably a part of her identity, her voice being the instrument she communicates with. She draws from the Great American Songbook and other jazz standards in a way that is beyond replicating […]
Margherita Fava, is a pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator based in Knoxville, Tenn. She was born into a family of classical musicians in the small village of Follina in northeast Italy. Fava attended Michigan State, where she studied piano with Xavier Davis and came into the orbit of the charismatic bassist Rodney Whitaker. After […]
Margherita Fava, is a pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator based in Knoxville, Tenn. She was born into a family of classical musicians in the small village of Follina in northeast Italy. Fava attended Michigan State, where she studied piano with Xavier Davis and came into the orbit of the charismatic bassist Rodney Whitaker. After […]
Ursula Walker and Buddy Budson, the 2020 Detroit Jazz Festival Legacy Artists, will perform standards and jazz classics, including jazz instrumentals with lyrics by Ursula and Buddy, with their sextet. Ursula has been a mainstay of the Detroit music world for 69 years. As a unique stylist of ballads, standards, and jazz, she gained national […]
Ursula Walker and Buddy Budson, the 2020 Detroit Jazz Festival Legacy Artists, will perform standards and jazz classics, including jazz instrumentals with lyrics by Ursula and Buddy, with their sextet. Ursula has been a mainstay of the Detroit music world for 69 years. As a unique stylist of ballads, standards, and jazz, she gained national […]
Join us for a fabulous evening at Blue LLama Jazz Club for Salsa Night! This unique experience includes dancing and a live Latin band, Armando Vega & 313 Orchestra! We welcome all dancing experience levels and will have a salsa instructor, Náli, present if you’d like her to walk you through a few steps before […]
ABOUT SEAN DOBBINS: Sean Dobbins got his start as sought-after Detroit area jazz sideman at a young age, when he would regularly play with Blue Note artist Louis Smith. As Sean’s Career progressed, he found himself the recipient of many awards and accolades including the “Woody Herman Jazz Award”, an award for outstanding musicianship, as […]
ABOUT SEAN DOBBINS: Sean Dobbins got his start as sought-after Detroit area jazz sideman at a young age, when he would regularly play with Blue Note artist Louis Smith. As Sean’s Career progressed, he found himself the recipient of many awards and accolades including the “Woody Herman Jazz Award”, an award for outstanding musicianship, as […]
Out of Detroit's lively jazz scene, which has produced some of the best musicians in the world, comes the ground breaking all female jazz group, Straight Ahead. A group of strong, inventive instrumentalists and vocalists, they have shown themselves to be powerful and imaginative composers and arrangers. Straight Ahead’s founding members are the foundation for […]
Out of Detroit's lively jazz scene, which has produced some of the best musicians in the world, comes the ground breaking all female jazz group, Straight Ahead. A group of strong, inventive instrumentalists and vocalists, they have shown themselves to be powerful and imaginative composers and arrangers. Straight Ahead’s founding members are the foundation for […]
ABOUT ELLEN: Ellen Rowe, jazz pianist and composer, is currently Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan. When not leading her own trio, quartet or quintet, she is in demand as a sideman, having performed with a wide variety of jazz artists including Kenny Wheeler, Tim Ries, Tom […]
ABOUT ELLEN: Ellen Rowe, jazz pianist and composer, is currently Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan. When not leading her own trio, quartet or quintet, she is in demand as a sideman, having performed with a wide variety of jazz artists including Kenny Wheeler, Tim Ries, Tom […]
Vocalist La Tanya Hall is poised to take her place as one of the foremost jazz vocalists in the world today. Her ability to reinvent the Great American Songbook is amassing glorious reviews from around the globe. Her versatility in a variety of musical genres has allowed her to collaborate with some of music’s most […]
Vocalist La Tanya Hall is poised to take her place as one of the foremost jazz vocalists in the world today. Her ability to reinvent the Great American Songbook is amassing glorious reviews from around the globe. Her versatility in a variety of musical genres has allowed her to collaborate with some of music’s most […]
Blue LLama Jazz Club and Boylesque are teaming up to make a difference for Ozone House! Join us for a fun, energetic Sunday fundraiser via Drag Brunch! ABOUT BOYLESQUE: Boylesque Michigan is a drag troupe based out of Ypsilanti, Michigan founded in 2012. They love to put on a fabulous show and create change by […]
Blue LLama Jazz Club and Boylesque are teaming up to make a difference for Ozone House! Join us for a fun, energetic Sunday fundraiser via Drag Brunch! ABOUT BOYLESQUE: Boylesque Michigan is a drag troupe based out of Ypsilanti, Michigan founded in 2012. They love to put on a fabulous show and create change by […]
Josie Ala is a trumpeter, pianist and vocalist from Windsor, Ontario. She is currently based in Michigan and is in her senior year at the University of Michigan studying jazz trumpet under the guidance of Bill Lucas. She will receive her degree in jazz studies this Spring. During her time at Michigan, Josie has played […]
Josie Ala is a trumpeter, pianist and vocalist from Windsor, Ontario. She is currently based in Michigan and is in her senior year at the University of Michigan studying jazz trumpet under the guidance of Bill Lucas. She will receive her degree in jazz studies this Spring. During her time at Michigan, Josie has played […]
Join us for a very special evening as we celebrate the four-year anniversary of Blue LLama Jazz Club by paying tribute to the late great Joe Defrancesco. We’ll be featuring a full instrumental combo, vocalists, and special guest stars from the local jazz scene. Joey D was one of the first national-level stars to grace […]