Ken Kozora performs with a variety of instruments and in a variety of styles from Classical to Electronic and beyond.

Ellen Rowe is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She is currently a Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan.

Rodney T. Whitaker is an internationally renowned Mack Avenue recording artist, jazz bassist, professor of jazz double bass, director of Jazz Studies.

The James Carter Organ Trio reigned for several decades as jazz’s meat-and-potatoes mainstay, a populist vehicle for blues-drenched blowing.

The James Carter Quintet presents "Lookin' At Lock- The Music of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis" live at the Blue LLama Jazz Club.

Jean Wilson and Friends is an ensemble of talented career musicians playing jazz standards at fine venues across SE Michigan.

First coming to prominence in the early 1990s, Hunter plays custom-made 7 and 8-string guitars on which he simultaneously plays bass lines, chords, and melodies.

Paul Vornhagen is an accomplished jazz saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist who has won Detroit Music Awards on six separate occasions and categories.

Paxton/Spangler Band “Trick Bag” out Sept 1 digitally, September 26 for CD/LP Release Event at Blue LLama Jazz Club & Restaurant. 

Brandon Woody is a Baltimore-born, Bach-endorsed trumpeter, composer, and bandleader whose music flows from the rich lineage of Black music.

With the sultry, smooth style reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan, jazz aficionados call Naima Shambourger the last of a dying breed whose sensuous, clear vocals are a voice for the 21st Century.

Saxophonist/composer Bobby Watson draws inspiration from the rich jazz heritage of his Kansas City hometown on his spirited album Back Home in Kansas City.

Allen Dennard is a trumpeter, composer, recording artist, bandleader and activist who was born and raised in the city of Detroit, Michigan

Sean Dobbins got his start as sought-after Detroit area jazz sideman at a young age, when he would regularly play with Blue Note artist Louis Smith.

No Man’s Land features drummer Annie Hayes, bassist Brynn Hilliker, and avant-garde improviser pink marlena in an electrifying, genre-bending trio.

This trio's live performance features a unique combination of Jazz standards, original compositions, and lesser known arrangements by prolific composers of years past.

A masterful jazz pianist, Cyrus Chestnut balances his lithe technical skill with a robust, soulful style that speaks to his deep gospel roots.

This Ann Arbor based jazz ensemble is led by veteran local drummer Bob Sweet, an original member of the Sun Messengers.

Dave McMurray is a Detroit-based saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and Blue Note recording artist.

Alune Wade is a Paris-based Senegalese bassist, vocalist and composer dedicated to promoting the musical traditions of his native Africa.

Blending the deep grooves of funk with the improvisational spirit of jazz, Liquid Street returns to the stage for a long-awaited reunion performance.

Pianist and Vocalist Bob Mervak has been an active member of the Detroit music community since 1997, and has worked with many of the musicians who embody its collective talent.

Inspired by revolutionaries like Lester Young and Eddie Harris, Nate gives precedence to a more individualistic approach to the saxophone.

Ann Arbor based musician, Alex Belhaj, leads his own Crescent City Quintet in addition to playing folk music and original music.

Join us the day after Thanksgiving for a Giving Friday Fundraiser with Don Hicks, proprietor of the Blue LLama Jazz Club, and friends with an evening of inspired jazz standards. 100% of ticket sales go to local charities combatting food insecurity!

Demetrius “Krayon” Nabors is a renowned pianist, composer, and producer in the Detroit area and the national contemporary jazz scene.

Blou Reed is a band that combines the funk stylings of Roy Hargrove and Endea Owens with the beat and groove of The Jazz Messengers.

organissimo's sound is instantly identifiable yet constantly evolving, infusing elements of funk, gospel, blues, progressive rock, and Latin rhythms into a solid foundation of jazz.