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SUMMARY:Michael Mayo
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260530T213000
DTSTAMP:20260219T155857Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Dease
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T180000
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SUMMARY:The NOW Trio ft. Travis Aukerman
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260531T180000
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SUMMARY:The NOW Trio ft. Travis Aukerman
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260603T190000
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SUMMARY:Tristan Cappel Quintet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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:20260604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260601T160517Z
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SUMMARY:Edmar Castaneda
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260605T220000
DTSTAMP:20260601T160626Z
CREATED:20260413T185021Z
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SUMMARY:Matt Von Roderick ft. Robert Hurst & Kenny Werner
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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:20260606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260606T220000
DTSTAMP:20260526T152208Z
CREATED:20260129T154259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T152208Z
UID:10000253-1780772400-1780783200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Straight Ahead
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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:20260607T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260607T203000
DTSTAMP:20260518T162420Z
CREATED:20260310T192432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T162420Z
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SUMMARY:Alain Sullivan's SoulHeart Collective
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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:20260610T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260610T220000
DTSTAMP:20260327T164022Z
CREATED:20260327T163907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T164022Z
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SUMMARY:James Gaiters Quartet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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:20260611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260611T220000
DTSTAMP:20260310T192930Z
CREATED:20260310T192930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T192930Z
UID:10000292-1781204400-1781215200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Kasan Belgrave
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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:20260612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260612T220000
DTSTAMP:20260519T170016Z
CREATED:20260310T193050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T170016Z
UID:10000281-1781290800-1781301600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Jordan VanHemert Sextet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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:20260612T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260612T233000
DTSTAMP:20260612T195105Z
CREATED:20260527T201146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T195105Z
UID:10000327-1781301600-1781307000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Late Night: Don Hicks & Friends
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/late-night-don-hicks-and-friends/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260613T220000
DTSTAMP:20260611T193953Z
CREATED:20260310T193355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T193953Z
UID:10000282-1781377200-1781388000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins All-Star Quintet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/sean-dobbins-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260614T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260614T203000
DTSTAMP:20260612T170835Z
CREATED:20260310T193516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T170835Z
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SUMMARY:Nick Collins Trio
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/nick-collins-trio-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260617T213000
DTSTAMP:20260316T155142Z
CREATED:20260316T155142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T155142Z
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SUMMARY:Third Coast Swing
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/third-coast-swing-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260618T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260618T213000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182618Z
CREATED:20260310T195017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T182618Z
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SUMMARY:Hannah Marks Quartet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/hannah-marks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260619T220000
DTSTAMP:20260612T183158Z
CREATED:20260420T154520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T183158Z
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SUMMARY:Joan Belgrave's Marcus Belgrave 90th Birthday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/joan-belgrave-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260620T213000
DTSTAMP:20260617T205600Z
CREATED:20260326T195555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T205600Z
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SUMMARY:Keigo Hirakawa Quartet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/keigo-hirakawa-quartet/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260621T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260621T203000
DTSTAMP:20260611T194330Z
CREATED:20260310T195301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T194330Z
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SUMMARY:Rossano Sportiello Trio ft. Paul Keller & Ed Metz
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260624T213000
DTSTAMP:20260624T181212Z
CREATED:20260310T195532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T181212Z
UID:10000295-1782327600-1782336600@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Chuck Redd
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260625T213000
DTSTAMP:20260310T195716Z
CREATED:20260310T195716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T195716Z
UID:10000274-1782414000-1782423000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Michael Malis Quartet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/michael-malis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T180000
DTSTAMP:20260625T143515Z
CREATED:20260316T160640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T143515Z
UID:10000297-1782489600-1782496800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Happy Hour: University of Michigan Jazz Ambassadors
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/university-of-michigan-jazz-ambassadors/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260626T220000
DTSTAMP:20260323T202715Z
CREATED:20260310T195823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T202715Z
UID:10000296-1782500400-1782511200@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Marion Hayden Legacy Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/marion-hayden-legacy-ensemble/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260627T213000
DTSTAMP:20260310T200032Z
CREATED:20260310T200032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T200032Z
UID:10000284-1782586800-1782595800@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Olivia Van Goor Quartet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/olivia-van-goor-quartet-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260628T220000
DTSTAMP:20260617T184214Z
CREATED:20260319T162427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T184214Z
UID:10000302-1782673200-1782684000@bluellamaclub.com
SUMMARY:Erena Terakubo Quartet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/erena-terakubo/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260701T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260701T213000
DTSTAMP:20260504T181927Z
CREATED:20260504T181927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T181927Z
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SUMMARY:Arnold/Jassi/Kramer: World Transcendence
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/arnold-jassi-kramer-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260702T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260702T213000
DTSTAMP:20260616T190005Z
CREATED:20260424T181635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260616T190005Z
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SUMMARY:Nicole Heitger Quartet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/nicole-heitger-quartet-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260708T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260708T213000
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SUMMARY:Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/kahil-el-zabar-david-murray/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260709T213000
DTSTAMP:20260625T172051Z
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SUMMARY:Ken Kozora Quartet
DESCRIPTION:WEDS | Aug 13	\n\n	\n		\n			Ralphe Armstrong Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Music 7-9:30pm With Set Breaks\n$25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\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	Ralphe Armstrong got an early start in the music business. In 1973\, Armstrong\, a 17-year old Detroit kid just out of high school\, tried out for and landed a gig with John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra. The other person who auditioned at the same time was Jaco Pastorius. “Jaco had a different sound then\, he had an old beat up fretted Fender Precision\, I got the job because I played fretless\,” remembers Ralphe. Ralphe was classically trained during his four years at Michigan’s Interlochen School of Fine Arts\, where he studied the Josef Harvey method. Later\, he transferred his acoustic technique to electric while also putting up some ferocious funk on a trio of powerful mid-70’s Mahavishnu recordings: Apocalypse\, Visions of the Emerald Beyond\, and Inner Worlds. \n“If you’re going from the double bass to the electric\, you have to know the technique in order to figure out arpeggios and come up with fingerings\,” Ralphe maintains. “You can’t just look at a composition and make it musical without coming up with some kind of constructive fingering that makes it musical. That’s what I teach today.” \nFollowing his three-year Mahavishnu stint\, Armstrong joined a stellar fusion group led by violinist Jean-Luc Ponty\, a former Mahavishnu bandmate who had also appeared on Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Ralphe can be heard ripping it up alongside guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer and drummer Steve Smith on Ponty’s 1977 landmark Enigmatic Ocean as well as the 1978 follow-up Live\, which Ralphe calls the “best example of my electric bass playing on record.” In the next few years\, Ralphe went on countless gigs\, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa\, Carlos Santana\, Beatles producer George Martin\, Herbie Hancock\, Geri Allen\, Lenny White\, Narada Michael Walden\, Earl Klugh\, Eddie Harris\, Don Sebesky\, the London Symphony Orchestra and many\, many others. An innovator and originator of fusion fretless bass\, Ralphe’s unique and powerful style\, as well as his technical mastery\, would soon catch the attention of Gibson Guitar Corporation. He was chosen to endorse the company and serve as an advisor. He was instrumental in the development of Gibson basses known as the Ripper\, G-3\, RD Artist and Victory. Ralphe credits two bassists for giving him important early guidance. “Ron Carter was one of my biggest influences when I was a teenager. Whenever he came to Detroit\, he would give me pointers on the bass. He and Buster Williams would always call whenever they came to town. If it weren’t for them\, I might be a shoe salesman today.” \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n					\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		RESERVE TABLE(opens in new tab)	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/ken-kozora-quartet-3/
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