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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250716T190000
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SUMMARY:Max Bowen Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/max-bowen-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250713T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T042826
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SUMMARY:Marlena Studer's Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/marlena-studers-jazz-ensemble/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250712T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250712T234500
DTSTAMP:20260421T042826
CREATED:20250619T211747Z
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SUMMARY:LATE NIGHT: Sam Gucwa Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/late-night-sam-gucwa-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250712T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250712T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T042826
CREATED:20250619T211338Z
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SUMMARY:Olivia Van Goor Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/olivia-van-goor-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250711T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260421T042826
CREATED:20250619T210911Z
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SUMMARY:Kasan Belgrave Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/kasan-belgrave-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250710T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T042826
CREATED:20250619T210639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T161208Z
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SUMMARY:Arnold-Jassi-Kramer: World Transcendance
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/arnold-jassi-kramer-world-transcendance/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250709T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T042826
CREATED:20250612T155222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T181357Z
UID:10000005-1752087600-1752096600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Tiffany Gridiron Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tiffany-gridiron-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250703T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250703T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T042827
CREATED:20250619T210118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T161125Z
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SUMMARY:Nicole Heitger Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250702T190000
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SUMMARY:Cliff Monear Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sun | Jul 27	\n\n	\n		\n		GSL Trio ft. Gayelynn McKinney\, Laura-Simone & Redwood\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music From 6:00pm - 8:30pm—With Breaks | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n				\n					\n	\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	ABOUT GAYELYNN MCKINNEY\nGayelynn has played drums for renowned international music artists like Aretha Franklin\, Freda Payne\, Chaka Khan\, Benny Golson\, Roy Hargrave\, Larry Coryell\, Marcus Belgrave\, Ralphe Armstrong\, Roy Ayers\, and Geri Allen. She is the recipient of a Kresge Arts Fellowship\, a Motor City Music Award and a Detroit Black Music Award. and has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the prestigious Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts. \nABOUT REDWOOD\nEmerging from Washington D.C.\, REDWOOD is a musician\, composer\, producer\, and recording artist who blends the contemporary vibes of jazz\, R&B\, soul\, and hip-hop in a brand new way.\n"Thoughtful and fearless playing..." - All About Jazz\n"She's got her finger on the pulse of something else\, her generation." - Jason Moran \nABOUT LAURA-SIMONE\nLaura-Simone Martin is a 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms\, Carnegie Hall\, Blue Note at Sea\, the Kennedy Center\, Monterey Jazz Festival\, and more. This past summer\, she was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra\, where she toured Europe with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist\, Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has also been in Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble and Jazz At Lincoln Center's Youth Orchestra. In her junior year of high school\, she combined her passions for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program to help push the “women in jazz” music movement. This program is for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at the Lawrence Intermediate School and Lawrence Middle School\, where she teaches songs\, the history of women in jazz\, improvisational skills\, and how to navigate modal progressions. This past year she received a grant to invite guest artists and hold a day of masterclasses for the Queen Amina students and the Lawrence High School music department\, ending with a public concert on March 15\, 2023\, featuring Oscar winner and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller. Currently she is freshman at Michigan State University studying under renowned bassist\, Rodney Whitaker. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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