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:20260820T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260820T213000 DTSTAMP:20260805T171009Z CREATED:20260720T181000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T171009Z UID:10000371-1787252400-1787261400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Newk's Time: A Tribute to Sonny Rollins 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/sonny-rollins/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sonny-rollins.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260821T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260821T213000 DTSTAMP:20260707T154929Z CREATED:20260707T154929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T154929Z UID:10000350-1787338800-1787347800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:La Tanya Hall 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/la-tanya-hall-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/la-tanya-hall.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260822T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260822T220000 DTSTAMP:20260707T155126Z CREATED:20260707T155126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T155126Z UID:10000351-1787425200-1787436000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins Organ Trio ft. 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/sean-dobbins-8/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260823T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260823T203000 DTSTAMP:20260818T135709Z CREATED:20260618T152031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T135709Z UID:10000346-1787508000-1787517000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sunny Wilkinson Jazz 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/sunny-wilkinson-jazz-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sunny-wilkinson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260826T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260826T213000 DTSTAMP:20260810T173213Z CREATED:20260612T150003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260810T173213Z UID:10000344-1787770800-1787779800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Aya Sekine 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/aya-sekine-trio-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aya-Sekine-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T213000 DTSTAMP:20260603T182545Z CREATED:20260603T182545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T182545Z UID:10000336-1787857200-1787866200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Stephen Rush 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/stephen-rush-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/stephen-rush.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260828T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260828T220000 DTSTAMP:20260618T142921Z CREATED:20260603T182709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T142921Z UID:10000337-1787943600-1787954400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Xavier Davis 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/xavier-davis-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/xavier-davis.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260829T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260829T213000 DTSTAMP:20260603T182814Z CREATED:20260603T182814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T182814Z UID:10000339-1788030000-1788039000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Ben Paterson Organ Trio ft. Randy Napoleon 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/ben-paterson-organ-trio-ft-randy-napoleon/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ben-paterson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260830T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260830T203000 DTSTAMP:20260603T183045Z CREATED:20260603T183045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T183045Z UID:10000340-1788112800-1788121800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Alonso Umana 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/alonso-umana-quartet-1/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/alonso.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260902T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260902T220000 DTSTAMP:20260820T184828Z CREATED:20260805T184745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T184828Z UID:10000359-1788375600-1788386400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Date Night: Aris Chalin Piano Duo 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/aris-chalin-piano-duo/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/aris-chanlin.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260903T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260903T220000 DTSTAMP:20260828T155509Z CREATED:20260716T180427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T155509Z UID:10000363-1788462000-1788472800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Max Bowen Quartet ft. Kam Ogden 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/max-bowen-1/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MaxBowenBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260904T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260904T220000 DTSTAMP:20260715T151742Z CREATED:20260715T151742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T151742Z UID:10000357-1788548400-1788559200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Erinn Alexis' Huron Collective 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/erinn-alexis-huron-collective/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/erinn-alexis.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260905T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260905T213000 DTSTAMP:20260709T200903Z CREATED:20260709T200903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T200903Z UID:10000352-1788634800-1788643800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Isis Damil 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/isis-damil-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/isis-damil.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260906T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260906T203000 DTSTAMP:20260803T184700Z CREATED:20260803T184700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T184700Z UID:10000386-1788717600-1788726600@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-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG_9662.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260909T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260909T213000 DTSTAMP:20260820T185814Z CREATED:20260805T184546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T185814Z UID:10000388-1788980400-1788989400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Date Night: Jacob Hart Piano Duo 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/jacob-hart-piano-duo-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jacob-hart.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260910T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260910T213000 DTSTAMP:20260825T184108Z CREATED:20260726T164042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T184108Z UID:10000366-1789066800-1789075800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Two James Spirits Dinner & Show with Evening Star 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/evening-star/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/space-odyssey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260911T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260911T220000 DTSTAMP:20260810T170629Z CREATED:20260630T134424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260810T170629Z UID:10000343-1789153200-1789164000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tyreek McDole 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/tyreek-mcdole/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tyreek-mcdole-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260912T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260912T213000 DTSTAMP:20260709T200942Z CREATED:20260709T200942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T200942Z UID:10000353-1789237800-1789248600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins & The Collegiate Collage 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-the-collegiate-collage-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260913T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260913T203000 DTSTAMP:20260819T152835Z CREATED:20260720T175458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T152835Z UID:10000370-1789322400-1789331400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Joaquin Moore: There and Back Again 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/joaquin-moore-there-and-back-again/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/joaquin-moore.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260916T213000 DTSTAMP:20260820T185518Z CREATED:20260805T184338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T185518Z UID:10000360-1789585200-1789594200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Date Night: Jacob Hart Piano Duo 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/jacob-hart-piano-duo/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jacob-hart.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T213000 DTSTAMP:20260828T153804Z CREATED:20260828T153804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T153804Z UID:10000405-1789671600-1789680600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Dave Sharp Worlds 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/dave-sharp-worlds-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/11-30-2023-Dave-Sharp-Worlds-Quartet-sq-thumb-for-PM.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T183000 DTSTAMP:20260831T182903Z CREATED:20260821T161854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T182903Z UID:10000403-1789747200-1789756200@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-10/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kerrytown-stompers.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260918T213000 DTSTAMP:20260825T203953Z CREATED:20260716T182902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T203953Z UID:10000365-1789758000-1789767000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Vincent Chandler Experience 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/vincent-chandler-experience/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/vincent-chandler-pref.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T213000 DTSTAMP:20260731T165409Z CREATED:20260731T160043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T165409Z UID:10000378-1789844400-1789853400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:David Janeway Trio ft. Ali Jackson & Rodney Whitaker 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/david-janeway-trio-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/david-janeway-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260920T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260920T203000 DTSTAMP:20260820T184721Z CREATED:20260820T184721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T184721Z UID:10000396-1789930800-1789936200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Pandit Partha Bose + Pandit Samar Saha 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/pandit-partha-bose-pandit-samar-saha/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/samar-saha-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260923T203000 DTSTAMP:20260824T160118Z CREATED:20260728T180201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T160118Z UID:10000355-1790190000-1790195400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Nicole Zuraitis 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-zuraitis/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Nicole-Z-Square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T213000 DTSTAMP:20260715T151921Z CREATED:20260715T151921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T151921Z UID:10000356-1790276400-1790285400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Nate Topo Group 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/nate-topo-group/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NateTopoBNW.png.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260925T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260925T213000 DTSTAMP:20260709T201039Z CREATED:20260709T201039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T201039Z UID:10000354-1790362800-1790371800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Russ Macklem Detroit 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/russ-macklem-detroit-quintet-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/RussMacklemCOLOR-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260927T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260927T220000 DTSTAMP:20260729T204451Z CREATED:20260729T204451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T204451Z UID:10000369-1790535600-1790546400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Women in Jazz Showcase 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/women-in-jazz-showcase/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/women-in-jazz-showcase.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260930T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260930T213000 DTSTAMP:20260820T185056Z CREATED:20260805T184051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T185056Z UID:10000362-1790794800-1790803800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Date Night: Jacob Hart Piano Duo 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/jacob-hart-piano-duo-1/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jacob-hart.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR