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Lisa Sung is an award-winning jazz educator and performer who received the highest artistic development award, the John Sites Jazz Award, in 2022.

Blou Reed is a band that combines the funk stylings of Roy Hargrove and Endea Owens with the beat and groove of The Jazz Messengers.

Award-winning jazz vocalist based in Detroit, recently honored as a two-time winner at the 2025 Michigan Music Awards.

Shahida’s vocal talent has been praised in Downbeat magazine, the New York Times, the Detroit Free Press and Finland’s Rytmi magazine, which included her name in a poll alongside such legends as Sarah Vaughan and fellow Detroiter Betty Carter.

Aguanko is a Latin jazz septet from the Detroit area, led by percussionist and composer Alberto Nacif.

Allen Dennard is a trumpeter, composer, recording artist, bandleader and activist who was born and raised in the city of Detroit, Michigan

Tenth World is a group formed by Kevin Jones and pianist/composer, Kelvin Sholar through a partnership created back in 1999 in New York City.