BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Blue LLama - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Blue LLama X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bluellamaclub.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Blue LLama REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260506T213000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144122Z CREATED:20260316T144154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T144122Z UID:10000285-1778094000-1778103000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Gabrielle Cavassa DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/gabrielle-cavassa/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/gabrielle-cavassa.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260503T203000 DTSTAMP:20260303T160738Z CREATED:20260303T160738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T160738Z UID:10000278-1777831200-1777840200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Leslie Vincent DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/leslie-vincent/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/leslie-vincent.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260502T213000 DTSTAMP:20260430T153850Z CREATED:20260217T161432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T153850Z UID:10000266-1777748400-1777757400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tariq Gardner & Evening Star DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tariq-gardner-evening-star-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/space-odyssey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T213000 DTSTAMP:20260219T150803Z CREATED:20260219T150803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T150803Z UID:10000242-1777662000-1777671000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Noah Jackson DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/noah-jackson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/noah-jackson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260501T180000 DTSTAMP:20260225T171933Z CREATED:20260219T150635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T171933Z UID:10000241-1777654800-1777658400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:WEMU 5:01 Jazz Series: Olivia Van Goor DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/501-olivia-van-goor/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/OliviaVanoorBNW2.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260430T213000 DTSTAMP:20260225T172146Z CREATED:20260129T154517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T172146Z UID:10000240-1777575600-1777584600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Rick Roe Trio DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/rick-roe-trio-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rick-roe.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260429T213000 DTSTAMP:20260129T154431Z CREATED:20260109T164400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T154431Z UID:10000246-1777489200-1777498200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Detroit Jazz Project DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/detroit-jazz-project/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/detroit-jazz-project.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260426T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260426T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T164311Z CREATED:20260129T154348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T164311Z UID:10000254-1777226400-1777237200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Straight Ahead DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/straight-ahead-8/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/straight-ahead.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260424T220000 DTSTAMP:20260203T182413Z CREATED:20260129T154215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T182413Z UID:10000252-1777057200-1777068000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Kris Johnson DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/kris-johnson/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/kris-johnson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T220000 DTSTAMP:20260731T171553Z CREATED:20260731T171553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T171553Z UID:10000384-1776970800-1776981600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:WEMU 5:01 Jazz Series: Sean Dobbins Trio's Tribute to Stevie Wonder DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/wemu-501-sean-dobbins-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260423T220000 DTSTAMP:20260203T182133Z CREATED:20260129T154111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T182133Z UID:10000251-1776970800-1776981600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sean Dobbins: Tribute to Stevie Wonder DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/sean-dobbins-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SeanDobbinsBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T213000 DTSTAMP:20260130T145514Z CREATED:20260130T145514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T145514Z UID:10000258-1776884400-1776893400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Aguankó DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/aguanko-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/aguanko.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260419T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260419T203000 DTSTAMP:20260225T172221Z CREATED:20260129T154021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T172221Z UID:10000239-1776621600-1776630600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Sarah D'Angelo & Cliff Monear DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/sarah-dangelo-cliff-monear-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CliffMonearCliffMonear.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260418T213000 DTSTAMP:20260408T163032Z CREATED:20260217T195901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T163032Z UID:10000238-1776538800-1776547800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Walter Smith III Trio DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/walter-smith-trio/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/walter-smith.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T213000 DTSTAMP:20260303T164426Z CREATED:20260129T153930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T164426Z UID:10000232-1776452400-1776461400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tiffany Gridiron Quintet DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tiffany-gridiron-quintet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TiffanyGridironBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T220000 DTSTAMP:20260413T151415Z CREATED:20260209T173902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T151415Z UID:10000261-1776366000-1776376800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:El Khat DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/el-khat/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/El-Khat-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T190000 DTSTAMP:20260216T181013Z CREATED:20260216T181013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T181013Z UID:10000265-1776360600-1776366000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Max Bowen DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/max-bowen/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MaxBowenBNW.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T213000 DTSTAMP:20260211T153247Z CREATED:20260211T153247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T153247Z UID:10000264-1776279600-1776288600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Jonathan Barahal Taylor Quartet DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/jonathan-barahal-taylor-quartet-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/jonathon-barahal.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260412T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260412T203000 DTSTAMP:20260223T172733Z CREATED:20260223T172733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T172733Z UID:10000275-1776016800-1776025800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Howard Alden Trio DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/howard-alden/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Howard-Alden.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T213000 DTSTAMP:20260225T172339Z CREATED:20260129T153803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T172339Z UID:10000231-1775934000-1775943000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Demetrius Nabors DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/demetrius-nabors-1/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DemetriusNaborsBW1.jpg-sqLg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T220000 DTSTAMP:20260305T211821Z CREATED:20260129T153705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T211821Z UID:10000250-1775847600-1775858400@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Wendell Harrison Pharaoh Sanders Tribute DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/wendell-harrison/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/wendell-harrison.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260410T183000 DTSTAMP:20260312T202849Z CREATED:20260129T153444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T202849Z UID:10000230-1775836800-1775845800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Swing Happy Hour: Kerrytown Stompers DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/swing-happy-hour-kerrytown-stompers-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kerrytown-stompers.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T213000 DTSTAMP:20260305T213704Z CREATED:20260129T153159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T213704Z UID:10000237-1775761200-1775770200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:REDWOOD DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/redwood-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/RedwoodCrop.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260408T213000 DTSTAMP:20260202T192101Z CREATED:20260202T192101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T192101Z UID:10000260-1775674800-1775683800@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Aya Sekine Trio DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/aya-sekine-trio-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aya-Sekine-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260405T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260405T203000 DTSTAMP:20260211T152917Z CREATED:20260211T152917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T152917Z UID:10000263-1775412000-1775421000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:The Triumvirate DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/the-triumvirate-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_4707.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260404T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260404T220000 DTSTAMP:20260323T165340Z CREATED:20260212T163849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T165340Z UID:10000211-1775329200-1775340000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tierney-sutton-tamir-hendelman/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tierney-sutton.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T220000 DTSTAMP:20260326T183235Z CREATED:20260129T153042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T183235Z UID:10000249-1775242800-1775253600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Rodney Whitaker Group DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/rodney-whitaker-group-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rodney-whitaker-group.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T180000 DTSTAMP:20260203T181338Z CREATED:20260203T181338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T181338Z UID:10000229-1775232000-1775239200@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:WEMU 5:01 Jazz Series: Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/501-dave-sharp-worlds-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/11-30-2023-Dave-Sharp-Worlds-Quartet-sq-thumb-for-PM.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T210000 DTSTAMP:20260203T180927Z CREATED:20260203T180927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T180927Z UID:10000259-1775156400-1775163600@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Ari and Cecil Alexander Quartet DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/ari-cecil-alexander-quartet/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ari-cecil.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260401T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260401T213000 DTSTAMP:20260226T184917Z CREATED:20260226T151621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T184917Z UID:10000287-1775070000-1775079000@bluellamaclub.com SUMMARY:Big Tent ft. Wayne Gerard DESCRIPTION:Sun | Aug 16 \n\n \n \n Braxton Cook\n \n \n\n\n \n \n Sets 6pm & 8pm\n$85 Dinner & Show\n$40 Cover Only \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 When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become Not Everyone Can Go\, his life was going through a number of transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year\, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia\, along with two United States tours. “I was just very busy\, and trying to juggle that with family\, it was a lot to manage\,” Cook said. In a moment of self-reflection\, he looked back on the past year\, noticed a theme emerging\, and came to this conclusion: It was OK to let go of things that weren’t serving him any longer. Transitions were natural as he stepped into fatherhood. “It was only pushing me more in that direction of understanding\,” he continued. “There’s grief that comes along with having to let certain things go to make time for the things I truly value.” \nOne can hear Cook breaking through on Not Everyone Can Go\, a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically\, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine\, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm\, instead\, Not Everyone Can Go dabbles between the margins\, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like Somewhere In Between\, No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?\, he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres\, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing\, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down\, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction. \nThe making of the album also represents a breakthrough for Cook. It was the most collaborative process of his career where he further integrated into his musical network in Los Angeles. Vocal features include NNAVY (“Weekend”) and Marie Dahlstrom (“All My Life”)\, and additional producers include Bubele on “Bad\,” Austin Brown of Hablot Brown on “We’ve Come So Far”\, and bassist Kaveh Ragestar (Kneebody) on “All My Life.” Musically\, he and his bandmates would improvise and let the energy flow however it needed. One can hear this free-flow on the album’s instrumental tracks — “Zodiac\,” “Kingdom Come\,” “My Sun” (featuring Elijah Cook)\, and “Josh’s Tune.” \nLyrically\, parts of the album address Cook’s realization that life will get better\, that even though it’s challenging right now\, “the future is bright\,” as he sings on the track “My Everything\,” the album’s first single. “It’s about a man who continued to selfishly follow his own dreams at the sake of missing the big picture\,” Cook said. “And I’m telling myself\, ‘We’re going to work through a rough patch here\, but things will turn around.” To emphasize that creative focus\, Not Everyone Can Go follows the trek of conflict\, from where a romantic relationship is going through challenges to when the couple makes it to the other side. The album soundtracks that journey without placing blame on one person or the other. Rather\, Cook assesses his own role in the disconnect\, as if doing the necessary self work to show up fully for his significant other. “I put ‘My Everything’ near the beginning to establish the conflict\,” he said. “Then we work our way through it. By the time we get to ‘We’ve Come So Far\,’ it’s a moment of gratitude and a breath in the record — a pop song that’s like\, ‘Wait a second\, we’re going to be alright.’” \n The album’s second half incorporates love songs about the rediscovery of affection. The track “Bad\,” which takes sonic cues from late-‘90s R&B\, with its slow\, body-rolling pace and lush electric keys\, finds Cook singing about dating his partner with renewed romance. The same goes for “All My Life.” Here\, the singer sounds transfixed\, akin to the time when you see your partner again\, after the storm has passed and the connection feels fresh once more. These songs speak to the kind of cycle found in most relationships\, when the day-to-day gets shaky and serious decisions need to be made. But where some decide to part ways in search of someone new\, Cook\, through these songs\, opts to fight for love. Because the partnership is too genuine and there’s a lot of history at stake. “The last part of the album is the action for me\,” Cook said. “It’s the act of rebuilding these relationships the way that I want and the way that I see them\, and that's what those love songs are about. ‘Bad’ is very much about taking my wife back out on a date. As if we were just courting each other all over again.” \nUltimately\, though\, Not Everyone Can Go is about embracing change\, that when seasons arrive where moves are inevitable\, you have to lean into them. \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\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/big-tent-ft-wayne-gerard/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bluellamaclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Wayne-Gerard-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR