BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Blue LLama - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T213000 DTSTAMP:20260907T135344Z CREATED:20260731T161709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T135344Z UID:10000380-1790881200-1790890200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Ellen Rowe Trio ft. Rob Bickley & Pete Siers 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/ellen-rowe-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ellen-rowe.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261002T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261002T180000 DTSTAMP:20260825T163518Z CREATED:20260731T171553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T163518Z UID:10000384-1790956800-1790964000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:WEMU 5:01 Jazz Series: Sean Dobbins Trio's Tribute to Stevie Wonder 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/wemu-501-sean-dobbins-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261002T220000 DTSTAMP:20260922T170421Z CREATED:20260803T185728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T170421Z UID:10000387-1790967600-1790978400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Vincent Herring & Erena Terakubo - Alto Madness 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-herring-erena-terakubo/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/erena.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261003T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261003T213000 DTSTAMP:20260927T165041Z CREATED:20260909T173239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260927T165041Z UID:10000414-1791054000-1791063000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:John Arnold Trio ft. Pathe Jassi and Rick Beamon 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/john-arnold-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/john-arnold-square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261004T203000 DTSTAMP:20260831T164343Z CREATED:20260831T164343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T164343Z UID:10000406-1791136800-1791145800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:The NOW Trio ft. Travis Aukerman DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n \n\n\n \n RESERVE TABLE \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n RESERVE TABLE \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/the-now-trio-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/the-now-trio.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261007T220000 DTSTAMP:20260831T183742Z CREATED:20260807T162618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T183742Z UID:10000381-1791399600-1791410400@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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jacob-hart.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T213000 DTSTAMP:20260831T164823Z CREATED:20260831T164823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T164823Z UID:10000407-1791486000-1791495000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Rick Roe 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/rick-roe-trio-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rick-roe.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261009T220000 DTSTAMP:20260902T153926Z CREATED:20260731T162914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T153926Z UID:10000372-1791572400-1791583200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Marcus Elliot 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/marcus-elliot-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/marcus-elliot.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261010T213000 DTSTAMP:20260901T153840Z CREATED:20260731T163016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T153840Z UID:10000373-1791658800-1791667800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins 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-9/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261011T213000 DTSTAMP:20260909T160253Z CREATED:20260608T160326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T160253Z UID:10000324-1791741600-1791754200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Joshua Redman 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/joshua-redman-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/joshua-redman.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261014T213000 DTSTAMP:20260902T201439Z CREATED:20260902T201439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T201439Z UID:10000382-1792004400-1792013400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Paul Keller's Ray Brown Tribute 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-keller-ray-brown-tribute/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/paul-keller.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T213000 DTSTAMP:20260831T165340Z CREATED:20260831T165340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T165340Z UID:10000408-1792090800-1792099800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Aguankó DESCRIPTION:Wed | Oct 28 \n\n \n \n Steve Wilson + Kzoo Jazz Project\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n \n\n\n \n RESERVE TABLE \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n About the Artist\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz\, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician\, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea\, George Duke\, Michael Brecker\, Dave Holland\, Dianne Reeves\, Bill Bruford\, Gerald Wilson\, Maria Schneider\, Joe Henderson\, Charlie Byrd\, Billy Childs\, Karrin Allyson\, Don Byron\, Bill Stewart\, James Williams\, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name\, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash\, Carl Allen\, Steve Nelson\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Greg Hutchinson\, Dennis Irwin\, James Genus\, Larry Grenadier\, Ray Drummond\, Ben Riley\, and Nicholas Payton. \nStarting his formal training on saxophone in his native Hampton\, Virginia\, Wilson also played oboe and drums in school bands while performing in various R&B/funk bands throughout his teens. After a year-long stint with singer Stephanie Mills he decided to major in music at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, where he performed and/or studied with Jimmy and Percy Heath\, Jon Hendricks\, Jaki Byard\, John Hicks\, Frank Foster and Ellis Marsalis. During those years he was also in constant demand for recording studio work\, and as backing musician for touring shows such as The Four Tops and Sophisticated Ladies. Landing a chair with O.T.B (Out of the Blue)\, a sextet of promising young players recording on Blue Note Records\, Wilson moved to New York in 1987 and the following year toured the U.S. and Europe with Lionel Hampton. Becoming a first-call choice for veteran and emerging artists alike\, Wilson was the subject of a New York Times profile "A Sideman's Life"\, highlighting his work with Ralph Peterson\, Jr.\, Michele Rosewoman\, Renee Rosnes\, Marvin "Smitty" Smith\, Joanne Brackeen\, The American Jazz Orchestra\, The Mingus Big Band\, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra\, Leon Parker\, and Buster Williams' Quintet "Something More". In 1996 he joined the acclaimed Dave Holland Quintet\, and from 1998-2001 he was a member of Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". \nCited by his peers in a New York Times poll as one of the artists most likely to break out as an established leader\, Wilson recorded four CDs - New York Summit\, Step Lively\, Blues for Marcus and Four For Time - on the Criss Cross label. He then recorded two projects for Chick Corea's Stretch Records label - Generations\, his multi-generational quartet with Mulgrew Miller\, Ray Drummond and Ben Riley -- and Passages which features his long-time musical partners Bruce Barth\, Ed Howard and Adam Cruz\, and special guest Nicholas Payton. Containing nine original compositions Passages established Wilson as a leader whose vision reveres the past\, creates a soundscape of the present\, and reaches toward the future. \nSteve Wilson and the Kzoo Jazz Project\nSteve Wilson - Saxophones\nMatthew Fries - Piano\nCarlo De Rosa - Bass\nKeith Hall - Drums \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n RESERVE TABLE \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/aguanko-6/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/aguanko.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261016T220000 DTSTAMP:20260825T170343Z CREATED:20260825T170343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T170343Z UID:10000383-1792177200-1792188000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Don Hicks & Friends 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/don-hicks-and-friends-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/don-hicks.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T213000 DTSTAMP:20260803T190431Z CREATED:20260803T190431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T190431Z UID:10000374-1792263600-1792272600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tumbao Bravo 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/tumbao-bravo-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tumbao-bravo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T220000 DTSTAMP:20260909T195737Z CREATED:20260909T195737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T195737Z UID:10000430-1792346400-1792360800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tim Ries 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/tim-ries-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Tim-Ries.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261021T220000 DTSTAMP:20260831T184100Z CREATED:20260831T184100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T184100Z UID:10000413-1792609200-1792620000@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-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/aris-chanlin.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR