BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Blue LLama - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Blue LLama X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bluellamaclub.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Blue LLama REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260814T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260814T220000 DTSTAMP:20260812T204127Z CREATED:20260603T182220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T204127Z UID:10000334-1786734000-1786744800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Allen Dennard Quintet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/allen-dennard-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/allen-dennard.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260814T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260814T183000 DTSTAMP:20260803T152833Z CREATED:20260803T152833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T152833Z UID:10000385-1786723200-1786732200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Swing Happy Hour: Kerrytown Stompers DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/swing-happy-hour-kerrytown-stompers-9/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kerrytown-stompers.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260813T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260813T213000 DTSTAMP:20260603T182059Z CREATED:20260603T182059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T182059Z UID:10000338-1786647600-1786656600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Aguankó DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/aguanko-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/aguanko.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260812T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260812T213000 DTSTAMP:20260803T155442Z CREATED:20260707T154016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T155442Z UID:10000348-1786561200-1786570200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Jauron Perry Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/jauron-perry/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-25-at-11.32.24 AM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260809T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260809T203000 DTSTAMP:20260622T174048Z CREATED:20260622T174048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T174048Z UID:10000347-1786298400-1786307400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Jordan Anderson Trio DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/jordan-anderson-trio-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/jordan-anderson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260808T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260808T220000 DTSTAMP:20260603T181855Z CREATED:20260603T181855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T181855Z UID:10000333-1786215600-1786226400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Shahida Nurullah & Good Company DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/shahida-nurullah-good-company-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/shahida-nurullah.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260807T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260807T213000 DTSTAMP:20260610T134301Z CREATED:20260603T181633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T134301Z UID:10000332-1786129200-1786138200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Olivia Van Goor Sings the Music of Anita O'Day DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/olivia-van-goor-quartet-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ovg.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260806T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260806T213000 DTSTAMP:20260721T180006Z CREATED:20260608T162330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260721T180006Z UID:10000341-1786042800-1786051800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Elvin Sharp Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/elvin-sharp-quartet-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/blou-reed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260805T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260805T213000 DTSTAMP:20260603T181451Z CREATED:20260603T181451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T181451Z UID:10000328-1785956400-1785965400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Lisa Sung Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/lisa-sung-quartet-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lisa-sung-piano.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260802T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260802T203000 DTSTAMP:20260630T154718Z CREATED:20260603T180924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T154718Z UID:10000329-1785693600-1785702600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Todd Marcus - Virginia MacDonald Quintet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/todd-marcus-quintet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/todd-virgina.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260801T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260801T220000 DTSTAMP:20260608T161821Z CREATED:20260608T161821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T161821Z UID:10000331-1785610800-1785621600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Chris Collins & DJF All-Stars: In Music & Spirit; John Coltrane DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/djf-all-stars/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/djf-john-coltrane.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260731T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260731T220000 DTSTAMP:20260618T144725Z CREATED:20260424T182801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T144725Z UID:10000308-1785524400-1785535200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Paxton/Spangler Septet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/paxton-spangler-septet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/paxton-spangler.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260730T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260730T213000 DTSTAMP:20260625T171541Z CREATED:20260424T182642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T171541Z UID:10000314-1785438000-1785447000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Zen Zadravec Quintet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/zen-zadravec-quintet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/zen-zadravec-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260729T213000 DTSTAMP:20260722T154607Z CREATED:20260424T182547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T154607Z UID:10000313-1785351600-1785360600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Seiko Jazz All Stars ft. Alicia Olatuja and Benny Bennack III DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/seiko-jazz-all-stars/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/michael-updated-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260726T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260726T203000 DTSTAMP:20260424T182433Z CREATED:20260424T182433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T182433Z UID:10000312-1785088800-1785097800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Paul Vornhagen Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/paul-vornhagen-quartet-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_9662.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T220000 DTSTAMP:20260424T182154Z CREATED:20260424T182154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T182154Z UID:10000311-1784919600-1784930400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Jocelyn Gould DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/jocelyn-gould/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/jocelyn-gould.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260724T183000 DTSTAMP:20260521T151754Z CREATED:20260424T183156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T151754Z UID:10000310-1784908800-1784917800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Swing Happy Hour: Kerrytown Stompers DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/swing-happy-hour-kerrytown-stompers-7/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kerrytown-stompers.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260723T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260723T213000 DTSTAMP:20260424T182027Z CREATED:20260424T182027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T182027Z UID:10000307-1784833200-1784842200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Kenji Lee Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/kenji-lee-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/kenji-lee-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260722T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260722T213000 DTSTAMP:20260424T181908Z CREATED:20260424T181908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T181908Z UID:10000306-1784746800-1784755800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Oliver Mayman Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/oliver-mayman-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/OliverMaymanPhoto.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260719T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260719T220000 DTSTAMP:20260619T163249Z CREATED:20260527T191640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T163249Z UID:10000323-1784484000-1784498400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Bryan Eng Trio DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/bryan-eng/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/bryan-eng.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260718T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260718T213000 DTSTAMP:20260427T185213Z CREATED:20260427T171338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T185213Z UID:10000320-1784401200-1784410200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tiffany Gridiron DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tiffany-gridiron/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TiffanyGridironBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260717T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260717T220000 DTSTAMP:20260427T170854Z CREATED:20260427T170854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T170854Z UID:10000319-1784314800-1784325600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Gene Dunlap Band DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/gene-dunlap-band-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gene-dunlap.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260716T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260716T213000 DTSTAMP:20260710T135526Z CREATED:20260526T155417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T135526Z UID:10000330-1784228400-1784237400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Moises Borges & Ava Preston DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/moises-borges-ava-preston/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ava-moises.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260715T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260715T220000 DTSTAMP:20260520T133232Z CREATED:20260520T133232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T133232Z UID:10000326-1784142000-1784152800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sarah D'Angelo & Cliff Monear DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/sarah-dangelo-cliff-monear-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CliffMonearCliffMonear.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260712T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260712T203000 DTSTAMP:20260624T181410Z CREATED:20260427T170524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T181410Z UID:10000318-1783879200-1783888200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:The Triumvirate DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/the-triumvirate-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_4707.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260711T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260711T220000 DTSTAMP:20260427T170120Z CREATED:20260427T170120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T170120Z UID:10000317-1783796400-1783807200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins Organ Trio ft. Rob Dixon DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/sean-dobbins-7/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260710T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260710T213000 DTSTAMP:20260530T011014Z CREATED:20260512T193418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260530T011014Z UID:10000325-1783710000-1783719000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Noah Hogan Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/noah-hogan-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/noah-hogan.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260709T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260709T213000 DTSTAMP:20260625T172051Z CREATED:20260427T165347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T172051Z UID:10000316-1783623600-1783632600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Ken Kozora Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/ken-kozora-quartet-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ken-kozora-group.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260708T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260708T213000 DTSTAMP:20260618T152755Z CREATED:20260527T191458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T152755Z UID:10000322-1783537200-1783546200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/kahil-el-zabar-david-murray/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/kahil-david.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260702T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260702T213000 DTSTAMP:20260616T190005Z CREATED:20260424T181635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T190005Z UID:10000315-1783018800-1783027800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Nicole Heitger Quartet DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \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 About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \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\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/nicole-heitger-quartet-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NicoleHeitgerBNW2.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR