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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260612T190000
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SUMMARY:Jordan VanHemert
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260611T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260310T192930Z
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SUMMARY:Kasan Belgrave
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260610T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260610T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260327T163907Z
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SUMMARY:James Gaiters Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260607T180000
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SUMMARY:Alain Sullivan's SoulHeart Collective
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
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SUMMARY:Straight Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T190000
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SUMMARY:Matt Von Roderick
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T183000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260409T142721Z
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SUMMARY:Swing Happy Hour: Kerrytown Stompers
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
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SUMMARY:Edmar Castaneda
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
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SUMMARY:Tristan Cappel Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260225T153654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T153654Z
UID:10000286-1780250400-1780259400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:The NOW Trio ft. Travis Aukerman
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260530T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260219T155857Z
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UID:10000271-1780167600-1780176600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Michael Dease
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260529T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260302T183605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T140755Z
UID:10000245-1780081200-1780092000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Michael Mayo
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260528T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260219T155734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T155734Z
UID:10000270-1779994800-1780003800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Brian Charette Trio
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260527T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260309T150435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T190651Z
UID:10000290-1779908400-1779917400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Bob Sweet Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260524T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260524T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151233
CREATED:20260313T150707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T150707Z
UID:10000299-1779645600-1779654600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Jacob Hart Trio
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260523T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260219T155554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T155554Z
UID:10000269-1779562800-1779571800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins & Dave Stryker
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260522T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260522T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260219T155358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T151850Z
UID:10000262-1779476400-1779487200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Dave McMurray
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260521T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260521T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260219T155140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T155802Z
UID:10000268-1779390000-1779399000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Tumbao Bravo's "Joy of the Mambo"
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260520T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260303T160433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T160433Z
UID:10000288-1779303600-1779312600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Houston Patton & Hidden Nomination
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/houston-patton-hidden-nomination-3/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260219T155020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T162653Z
UID:10000257-1779040800-1779049800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Marlena Studer's Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/marlena-studer/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260516T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260219T154838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T204446Z
UID:10000244-1778958000-1778967000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Jeff Haas Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/jeff-haas-quintet-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260219T182407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T134537Z
UID:10000256-1778871600-1778882400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Detroit Jazz Fest All-Stars: Beyond Take Five
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/djf-all-stars-beyond-take-five/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260515T183000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260325T184900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T184900Z
UID:10000303-1778860800-1778869800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Swing Happy Hour: Kerrytown Stompers
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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-5/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260514T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260219T154027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T154027Z
UID:10000267-1778785200-1778794200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Signal Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/signal-quartet-copy/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260513T220000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260219T153926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T153926Z
UID:10000255-1778698800-1778709600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Randy Napoleon Octet
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/randy-napoleon-octet/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T173000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260309T173335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T164523Z
UID:10000273-1778425200-1778434200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Lucía
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/lucia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260309T172733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T135314Z
UID:10000272-1778410800-1778418000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Mother's Day Piano Jazz & Brunch: Nick Masters
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/mothers-day-piano-jazz-brunch-nick-masters/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260509T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260223T182723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T164127Z
UID:10000243-1778353200-1778362200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Artemis
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/artemis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260508T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260304T214341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T214341Z
UID:10000289-1778266800-1778275800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260507T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T151234
CREATED:20260223T180349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T180349Z
UID:10000277-1778180400-1778189400@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Blou Reed
DESCRIPTION:Fri | June 12	\n\n	\n		\n		Jordan VanHemert\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 9pm | $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	\n		\n		About the Artist\n	\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n			\n	\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	Jordan VanHemert is a Korean American saxophonist\, composer\, and bandleader working in the contemporary post-bop tradition. An active international touring artist\, he has performed throughout the United States\, Europe\, and Asia — including frequent appearances in South Korea — at venues such as Dazzle in Denver\, Cliff Bell’s in Detroit\, and The Blue Llama in Ann Arbor. His recent recordings and touring have brought him into collaboration with leading figures in modern jazz including Terell Stafford\, Michael Dease\, Helen Sung\, Rodney Whitaker\, and Lewis Nash. \nVanHemert’s music has earned sustained international recognition. Japan’s The Walkers praised a recent album as “the musical expression of what it means to be alive\,” while MMJazz Korea described him as “another rising star at a time when the number of Korean jazz musicians is rising.” In the United States\, JazzTimes editor-in-chief David R. Adler has highlighted his “authoritative sound” and “penetrating musical intelligence\,” and longtime collaborator Rodney Whitaker calls him “a powerful voice on saxophone… telling his story through the lens of his Korean cultural traditions.” \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/
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