BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Blue LLama - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bluellamaclub.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Blue LLama REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260521T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260521T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260219T155140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T155140Z UID:10000268-1779390000-1779399000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tumbao Bravo 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/tumbao-bravo-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tumbao-bravo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260522T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260522T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260219T155358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T151850Z UID:10000262-1779476400-1779487200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Dave McMurray 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/dave-mcmurray-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/dave-mcmurray.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260523T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260523T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260219T155554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T155554Z UID:10000269-1779562800-1779571800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins & Dave Stryker 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-dave-stryker/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260524T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260524T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260313T150707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T150707Z UID:10000299-1779645600-1779654600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Jacob Hart 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/jacob-hart-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jacob-hart.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260309T150435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T190651Z UID:10000290-1779908400-1779917400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Bob Sweet 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/bob-sweet-quartet-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bob-sweet.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260528T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260528T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260219T155734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T155734Z UID:10000270-1779994800-1780003800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Brian Charette 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/brian-charette-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Brian-Charette.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260302T183605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T140755Z UID:10000245-1780081200-1780092000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Michael Mayo 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/michael-mayo-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/michael-mayo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260530T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260530T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260219T155857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T155857Z UID:10000271-1780167600-1780176600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Michael Dease 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/michael-dease-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/michael-dease.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260225T153654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T153654Z UID:10000286-1780250400-1780259400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:The NOW Trio ft. Travis Aukerman 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-now-trio-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/the-now-trio.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260310T192226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T192226Z UID:10000280-1780513200-1780522200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tristan Cappel 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/tristan-cappel-quintet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tristan-cappel.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260406T162029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T165249Z UID:10000298-1780599600-1780610400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Edmar Castaneda 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/edmar-castaneda/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/edmar-castaneda.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T183000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260409T142721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T142721Z UID:10000309-1780675200-1780684200@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-6/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kerrytown-stompers.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260413T185021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T185021Z UID:10000301-1780686000-1780696800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Matt Von Roderick 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/matt-von-roderick/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/matt-von-roderick.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260129T154259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T192326Z UID:10000253-1780772400-1780783200@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-7/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/straight-ahead.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260607T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260607T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260310T192432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T192432Z UID:10000291-1780855200-1780864200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Alain Sullivan's SoulHeart Collective 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/alain-sullivans-soulheart-collective-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AlainSullivanBNW.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260610T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260610T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260327T163907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T164022Z UID:10000305-1781118000-1781128800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:James Gaiters 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/james-gaiters-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/james-gaiters.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260611T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260611T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260310T192930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T192930Z UID:10000292-1781204400-1781215200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Kasan Belgrave 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/KasanBelgrave-Newcropped.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260612T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260612T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260310T193050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T193050Z UID:10000281-1781290800-1781301600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Jordan VanHemert 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/jordan-vanhemert/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tristan-cappel-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260613T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260613T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260310T193355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T141701Z UID:10000282-1781377200-1781388000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins All-Star 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/sean-dobbins-6/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260614T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260614T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260310T193516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T193516Z UID:10000279-1781460000-1781469000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Nick Collins 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/nick-collins-trio-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nick-collins.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260617T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260617T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260316T155142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T155142Z UID:10000300-1781722800-1781731800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Third Coast Swing 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/third-coast-swing-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/third-coast-swing.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260618T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260618T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260310T195017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T204926Z UID:10000293-1781809200-1781818200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Hannah Marks 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/hannah-marks/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hannah-marks-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260619T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260619T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143702 CREATED:20260420T154520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T154520Z UID:10000283-1781895600-1781906400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Joan Belgrave's Marcus Belgrave 90th Birthday Celebration 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/joan-belgrave-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Joan-Belgrave-90th-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260620T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260620T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143703 CREATED:20260326T195555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T195555Z UID:10000304-1781982000-1781991000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Keigo Hirakawa 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/keigo-hirakawa-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/hands.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260621T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260621T203000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143703 CREATED:20260310T195301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T201426Z UID:10000294-1782064800-1782073800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Rossano Sportiello Trio ft. Paul Keller & Ed Metz 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/rossano-sportiello-trio-ft-paul-keller-ed-metz/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rossano-sportiello.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260624T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260624T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143703 CREATED:20260310T195532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T195532Z UID:10000295-1782327600-1782336600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Chuck Redd 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/chuck-redd/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/chuck-redd.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260625T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260625T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143703 CREATED:20260310T195716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T195716Z UID:10000274-1782414000-1782423000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Michael Malis 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/michael-malis/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/michael-malis-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T180000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143703 CREATED:20260316T160640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T160640Z UID:10000297-1782489600-1782496800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Happy Hour: University of Michigan Jazz Ambassadors 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/university-of-michigan-jazz-ambassadors/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/UofMJazzAmbassadorsBNW.png.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T220000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143703 CREATED:20260310T195823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T202715Z UID:10000296-1782500400-1782511200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Marion Hayden Legacy 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/marion-hayden-legacy-ensemble/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/marion-hayden.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260627T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260627T213000 DTSTAMP:20260421T143703 CREATED:20260310T200032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T200032Z UID:10000284-1782586800-1782595800@bluellamaclub.com 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-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/OliviaVanoorBNW2.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR