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SUMMARY:Alain Sullivan's SoulHeart Collective
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/alain-sullivans-soulheart-collective-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Straight Ahead
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/straight-ahead-7/
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SUMMARY:Matt Von Roderick ft. Robert Hurst & Kenny Werner
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/matt-von-roderick/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T190000
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SUMMARY:Edmar Castaneda
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/edmar-castaneda/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T213000
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SUMMARY:Tristan Cappel Quintet
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tristan-cappel-quintet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T203000
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SUMMARY:The NOW Trio ft. Travis Aukerman
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/the-now-trio-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260530T213000
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SUMMARY:Michael Dease
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T220000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Michael Mayo
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260528T213000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Brian Charette Trio
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/brian-charette-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T213000
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SUMMARY:Bob Sweet Quartet
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260524T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260524T203000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Jacob Hart Trio
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/jacob-hart-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260523T213000
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SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins & Dave Stryker
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/sean-dobbins-dave-stryker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260522T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260522T220000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Dave McMurray
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/dave-mcmurray-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260521T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260521T213000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
CREATED:20260219T155140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T155802Z
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SUMMARY:Tumbao Bravo's "Joy of the Mambo"
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tumbao-bravo-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260520T213000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
CREATED:20260303T160433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T160433Z
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SUMMARY:Houston Patton & Hidden Nomination
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/houston-patton-hidden-nomination-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
CREATED:20260219T155020Z
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SUMMARY:Marlena Studer's Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/marlena-studer/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T213000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
CREATED:20260219T154838Z
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SUMMARY:Jeff Haas Quintet
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/jeff-haas-quintet-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T220000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
CREATED:20260219T182407Z
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SUMMARY:Detroit Jazz Fest All-Stars: Beyond Take Five
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/djf-all-stars-beyond-take-five/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T183000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
CREATED:20260325T184900Z
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SUMMARY:Swing Happy Hour: Kerrytown Stompers
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260514T213000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Signal Quartet
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260513T220000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Randy Napoleon Waking Dream
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/randy-napoleon-octet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T173000
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SUMMARY:Lucía
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/lucia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Mother's Day Piano Jazz & Brunch: Nick Masters
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/mothers-day-piano-jazz-brunch-nick-masters/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260509T213000
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SUMMARY:Artemis
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/artemis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T213000
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SUMMARY:Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T213000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Blou Reed
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T213000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
CREATED:20260316T144154Z
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SUMMARY:Gabrielle Cavassa
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T203000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
CREATED:20260303T160738Z
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SUMMARY:Leslie Vincent
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/leslie-vincent/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260502T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260502T213000
DTSTAMP:20260620T054946
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SUMMARY:Tariq Gardner & Evening Star
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tariq-gardner-evening-star-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T213000
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SUMMARY:Noah Jackson
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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