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SUMMARY:Joan Belgrave's Marcus Belgrave 90th Birthday Celebration
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/joan-belgrave-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260620T190000
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SUMMARY:Keigo Hirakawa 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/keigo-hirakawa-quartet/
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SUMMARY:Rossano Sportiello Trio ft. Paul Keller & Ed Metz
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/rossano-sportiello-trio-ft-paul-keller-ed-metz/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260624T190000
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SUMMARY:Chuck Redd
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/chuck-redd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260625T213000
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SUMMARY:Michael Malis 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/michael-malis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T180000
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour: University of Michigan Jazz Ambassadors
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/university-of-michigan-jazz-ambassadors/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T190000
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SUMMARY:Marion Hayden Legacy 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/marion-hayden-legacy-ensemble/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260627T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260310T200032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T200032Z
UID:10000284-1782586800-1782595800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Olivia Van Goor 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/olivia-van-goor-quartet-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260628T220000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260319T162427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T184214Z
UID:10000302-1782673200-1782684000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Erena Terakubo 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/erena-terakubo/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260701T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260701T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260504T181927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T181927Z
UID:10000321-1782932400-1782941400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Arnold/Jassi/Kramer: World Transcendence
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/arnold-jassi-kramer-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260702T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260702T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260424T181635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T190005Z
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SUMMARY:Nicole Heitger 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/nicole-heitger-quartet-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260708T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260708T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260527T191458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T152755Z
UID:10000322-1783537200-1783546200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray
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/kahil-el-zabar-david-murray/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260709T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260427T165347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T200533Z
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SUMMARY:Ken Kozora 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/ken-kozora-quartet-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260710T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260512T193418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260530T011014Z
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SUMMARY:Noah Hogan 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/noah-hogan-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260711T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260711T220000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260427T170120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T170120Z
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SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins Organ Trio ft. Rob Dixon
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-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260712T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260712T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260427T170524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T170524Z
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SUMMARY:The Triumvirate
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-triumvirate-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260715T220000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260520T133232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T133232Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah D'Angelo & Cliff Monear
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/sarah-dangelo-cliff-monear-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260716T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260716T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260526T155417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T155417Z
UID:10000330-1784228400-1784237400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Moises Borges & Ava Preston
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/moises-borges-ava-preston/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260717T220000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260427T170854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T170854Z
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SUMMARY:Gene Dunlap Band
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:20260718T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260718T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260427T171338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T185213Z
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SUMMARY:Tiffany Gridiron
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/tiffany-gridiron/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260719T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260719T220000
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CREATED:20260527T191640Z
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SUMMARY:Bryan Eng 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/bryan-eng/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260722T213000
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SUMMARY:Oliver Mayman 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/oliver-mayman-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260723T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260723T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
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SUMMARY:Kenji Lee 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/kenji-lee-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T183000
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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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/swing-happy-hour-kerrytown-stompers-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T220000
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SUMMARY:Jocelyn Gould
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:20260726T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260726T203000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260424T182433Z
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SUMMARY:Paul Vornhagen 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/paul-vornhagen-quartet-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260424T182547Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Dease  Organ 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
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/michael-dease-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260730T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260730T213000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260424T182642Z
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SUMMARY:Zen Zadravec 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/zen-zadravec-quintet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260731T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260731T220000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260424T182801Z
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SUMMARY:Paxton/Spangler Septet
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/paxton-spangler-septet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260801T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260801T220000
DTSTAMP:20260619T160045
CREATED:20260608T161821Z
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SUMMARY:Chris Collins & DJF All-Stars: In Music & Spirit; John Coltrane
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/
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