BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Blue LLama - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Blue LLama X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bluellamaclub.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Blue LLama REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T210000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260203T180927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T180927Z UID:10000259-1775156400-1775163600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Ari and Cecil Alexander 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/ari-cecil-alexander-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ari-cecil.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T180000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260203T181338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T181338Z UID:10000229-1775232000-1775239200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:WEMU 5:01 Jazz Series: Dave Sharp Worlds 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/501-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:20260403T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T153042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T183235Z UID:10000249-1775242800-1775253600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Rodney Whitaker Group 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/rodney-whitaker-group-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rodney-whitaker-group.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260404T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260404T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260212T163849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T165340Z UID:10000211-1775329200-1775340000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman 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/tierney-sutton-tamir-hendelman/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tierney-sutton.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260405T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260405T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260211T152917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T152917Z UID:10000263-1775412000-1775421000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:The Triumvirate 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/the-triumvirate-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_4707.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260202T192101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T192101Z UID:10000260-1775674800-1775683800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Aya Sekine 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/aya-sekine-trio-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aya-Sekine-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T153159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T213704Z UID:10000237-1775761200-1775770200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:REDWOOD 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/redwood-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/RedwoodCrop.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T183000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T153444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T202849Z UID:10000230-1775836800-1775845800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Swing Happy Hour: Kerrytown Stompers 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/swing-happy-hour-kerrytown-stompers-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kerrytown-stompers.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T153705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T211821Z UID:10000250-1775847600-1775858400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Wendell Harrison Pharaoh Sanders Tribute 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/wendell-harrison/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/wendell-harrison.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T153803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T172339Z UID:10000231-1775934000-1775943000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Demetrius Nabors 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/demetrius-nabors-1/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DemetriusNaborsBW1.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260412T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260412T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260223T172733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T172733Z UID:10000275-1776016800-1776025800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Howard Alden 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/howard-alden/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Howard-Alden.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260211T153247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T153247Z UID:10000264-1776279600-1776288600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Jonathan Barahal Taylor 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/jonathan-barahal-taylor-quartet-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/jonathon-barahal.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260216T181013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T181013Z UID:10000265-1776360600-1776366000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Max Bowen 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MaxBowenBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260209T173902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T151415Z UID:10000261-1776366000-1776376800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:El Khat 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/el-khat/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/El-Khat-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T153930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T164426Z UID:10000232-1776452400-1776461400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tiffany Gridiron Quintet 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-quintet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TiffanyGridironBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260217T195901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T163032Z UID:10000238-1776538800-1776547800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Walter Smith III 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/walter-smith-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/walter-smith.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260419T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260419T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T154021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T172221Z UID:10000239-1776621600-1776630600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sarah D'Angelo & Cliff Monear 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/sarah-dangelo-cliff-monear-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CliffMonearCliffMonear.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260130T145514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T145514Z UID:10000258-1776884400-1776893400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Aguankó 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/aguanko-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/aguanko.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T154111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T182133Z UID:10000251-1776970800-1776981600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins: Tribute to Stevie Wonder 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/sean-dobbins-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T154215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T182413Z UID:10000252-1777057200-1777068000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Kris Johnson 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/kris-johnson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/kris-johnson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260426T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260426T210000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T154348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T164311Z UID:10000254-1777226400-1777237200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Straight Ahead 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/straight-ahead-8/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/straight-ahead.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260109T164400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T154431Z UID:10000246-1777489200-1777498200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Detroit Jazz Project 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/detroit-jazz-project/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/detroit-jazz-project.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260129T154517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T172146Z UID:10000240-1777575600-1777584600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Rick Roe 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/rick-roe-trio-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rick-roe.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T180000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260219T150635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T171933Z UID:10000241-1777654800-1777658400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:WEMU 5:01 Jazz Series: Olivia Van Goor 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/501-olivia-van-goor/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/OliviaVanoorBNW2.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260219T150803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T150803Z UID:10000242-1777662000-1777671000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Noah Jackson 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/noah-jackson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/noah-jackson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260502T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260217T161432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T161432Z UID:10000266-1777748400-1777757400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tariq Gardner & Evening Star 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/tariq-gardner-evening-star-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/space-odyssey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260303T160738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T160738Z UID:10000278-1777831200-1777840200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Leslie Vincent 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/leslie-vincent/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/leslie-vincent.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260316T144154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T163629Z UID:10000285-1778094000-1778103000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Gabrielle Cavassa 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/gabrielle-cavassa/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/gabrielle-cavassa.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260223T180349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T180349Z UID:10000277-1778180400-1778189400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Blou Reed 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/blou-reed/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/blou-reed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T230340 CREATED:20260304T214341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T214341Z UID:10000289-1778266800-1778275800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet 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/russ-macklem-detroit-quintet-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/RussMacklemCOLOR-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR