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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T190000
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SUMMARY:Mercer Patterson Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/mercer-patterson-quintet-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260312T190000
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CREATED:20251217T180549Z
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SUMMARY:New Nostalgia
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/new-nostalgia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260313T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260313T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T180756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T144152Z
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SUMMARY:Pamela Wise & Naima Shambourger: Celebrating Women in Jazz
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/pamela-wise/
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SUMMARY:Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/immanuel-wilkins/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260315T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260315T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
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SUMMARY:Rick Roe Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/rick-roe-trio-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260318T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T181619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T173733Z
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SUMMARY:Lisa Sung Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/lisa-sung-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T181708Z
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SUMMARY:Randy Napoleon
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/randy-napoleon/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260320T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251226T170628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T134736Z
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SUMMARY:Linda May Han Oh
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/linda-may-han-oh/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260321T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T182455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T134058Z
UID:10000209-1774119600-1774130400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Laura Simone Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/laura-simone-quintet/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260322T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T182633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T173430Z
UID:10000223-1774202400-1774211400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Sunny Wilkinson Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/sunny-wilkinson-trio/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260325T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T183533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T174023Z
UID:10000225-1774465200-1774474200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Gwenyth Hayes Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/gwenyth-hayes-trio/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260327T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T183857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T174214Z
UID:10000226-1774638000-1774647000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins Organ Trio ft. Dana Badcock
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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-4/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260328T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T184748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T174826Z
UID:10000227-1774724400-1774733400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Joan Belgrave
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260329T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260329T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20251217T203525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T174453Z
UID:10000228-1774807200-1774816200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Paul Vornhagen Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260401T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260226T151621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T184917Z
UID:10000287-1775070000-1775079000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Big Tent ft. Wayne Gerard
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/big-tent-ft-wayne-gerard/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260203T180927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T180927Z
UID:10000259-1775156400-1775163600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Ari and Cecil Alexander Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/ari-cecil-alexander-quartet/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260203T181338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T181338Z
UID:10000229-1775232000-1775239200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:WEMU 5:01 Jazz Series: Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/501-dave-sharp-worlds-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260129T153042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T183235Z
UID:10000249-1775242800-1775253600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Rodney Whitaker Group
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/rodney-whitaker-group-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260404T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260212T163849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T165340Z
UID:10000211-1775329200-1775340000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/tierney-sutton-tamir-hendelman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260405T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260405T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260211T152917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T152917Z
UID:10000263-1775412000-1775421000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:The Triumvirate
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260202T192101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T192101Z
UID:10000260-1775674800-1775683800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Aya Sekine Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/aya-sekine-trio-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260129T153159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T213704Z
UID:10000237-1775761200-1775770200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:REDWOOD
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/redwood-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260129T153444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T202849Z
UID:10000230-1775836800-1775845800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Swing Happy Hour: Kerrytown Stompers
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260129T153705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T211821Z
UID:10000250-1775847600-1775858400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Wendell Harrison Pharaoh Sanders Tribute
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/wendell-harrison/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260129T153803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T172339Z
UID:10000231-1775934000-1775943000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Demetrius Nabors
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/demetrius-nabors-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260412T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260412T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260223T172733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T172733Z
UID:10000275-1776016800-1776025800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Howard Alden Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/howard-alden/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260211T153247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T153247Z
UID:10000264-1776279600-1776288600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Jonathan Barahal Taylor Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/jonathan-barahal-taylor-quartet-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260216T181013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T181013Z
UID:10000265-1776360600-1776366000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Max Bowen
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/max-bowen/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260209T173902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T180848Z
UID:10000261-1776366000-1776376800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:El Khat
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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/el-khat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T141356
CREATED:20260129T153930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T164426Z
UID:10000232-1776452400-1776461400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Tiffany Gridiron Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Sat | Jan 31	\n\n	\n		\n		Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	Russ Macklem- trumpet\, compositions\nKasan Belgrave- saxophones\, flute\nJordan Anderson- piano\nMichael Abbo- bass\nLouis Jones III- drum \nRuss Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player\, composer\, educator\, and recording artist. His 2023 debut release\, The South Detroit Connection\, was nominated for a JUNO-award\, and was the first live album recorded in Windsor in over 22 years (at Phog Lounge)\, the last having been recorded by Detroit trumpet legend\, Marcus Belgrave at the Capitol Theatre. Belgrave’s son\, saxophonist/flautist Kasan Belgrave is featured both on the album\, and in Russ’ new Quintet. The new Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet makes their debut at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. \nAs a leader\, Russ can be heard with his quintet every first Friday of the month at MotorCity Wine in Corktown (Detroit)\, and other venues around the Midwest throughout the year. As a sideman\, Russ has played with a diverse array of artists including Amp Fiddler\, Dave Holland\, The Marley Bros (Bob Marley’s sons)\, Cecil McBee\, Frankie Valli\, Dave Liebman\, Bobby Rydell\, Frankie Avalon\, and many others. \nRuss earned his Doctor of Musical Arts while studying at the University of Miami Frost School of Music where he was on full-tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistant to Grammy-Award-winning trumpet player Brian Lynch. At New England Conservatory in Boston\, Russ earned his Master’s of Music with Honors while studying with Jerry Bergonzi\, George Garzone\, Cecil McBee\, Bob Moses\, and John McNeil. Russ earned his Bachelor of Music from McGill University where he studied with Kevin Dean\, Jocelyn Couture\, Joe Sullivan\, and Remi Bolduc. \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-quintet/
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