Events

Holding traditional jazz deep in their hearts, these musicians have a deep passion for the early formation of jazz in all of its aspects: culture, structure, improvisation, and virtuosity.

Vincent Chandler is a native Detroiter and protégé of one of the strongest eras of the Detroit jazz scene.

David Janeway’s musical journey began in the heart of Detroit in the early sixties, where he was deeply influenced by the Motown sound and local jazz legends like Marcus Belgrave and Harold McKinney.

When Pandit Partha Bose and Pandit Samar Saha take the stage, they are not merely performing an ancient tradition; they are continuing a storied, high-level musical conversation—one that invites the jazz-savvy listener to lose themselves in the same sense of wonder that has bridge Eastern tradition and Western innovation for generations.

Nicole Zuraitis is a 2X GRAMMY® winning and 6X GRAMMY-nominated jazz singer-songwriter, producer, pianist, arranger, New York-based bandleader and winner of the prestigious American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal.

Inspired by revolutionaries like Lester Young and Eddie Harris, Nate gives precedence to a more individualistic approach to the saxophone.

Russ Macklem is a Windsor/Detroit based trumpet player, composer, educator, and recording artist.