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

Erena Terakubo is a multi-talented saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator from Sapporo, Japan.

Formed in 2024, the NoW Trio features pianist Ben Maloney, bassist Jeff Pedraz, and drummer Travis Aukerman.

Jacob Hart is a 17-year-old multi downbeat award-winning pianist, composer, and arranger, hailing from Detroit, Michigan.

Rick Roe is an award-winning jazz pianist, composer, performer, and educator in the southeastern Michigan music community.

Multifaceted saxophonist and composer, Marcus Elliot, has emerged as one of the leading voices of the Detroit music scene.

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.

Joshua Redman is rooted in tradition, driven by curiosity, defined by nuance, and fluent in the language of jazz, but never bound by it.

Jazz string bassist Paul Keller wears many hats: He is a well-respected master of his instrument; he is a prolific composer and an outstanding arranger of music for small and large ensembles.

Aguanko is a Latin jazz septet from the Detroit area, led by percussionist and composer Alberto Nacif.

Don Hicks, proprietor of the Blue LLama Jazz Club, and friends feature an evening of inspired jazz standards.

Tumbao Bravo has released five critically acclaimed CDs of mostly original compositions that have been featured on all the major jazz public radio stations throughout the United States.

Aris Chalin is an award-winning jazz pianist and keyboardist based in South-East Michigan.

Kenji Lee is an award-winning professional multi-instrumentalist and saxophone teacher working in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Detroit, Michigan.

Holding traditional jazz deep in their hearts, these musicians have a deep passion for the early formation of jazz in all of its aspects: culture, structure, improvisation, and virtuosity.

Tiffany Gridiron is jazz vocalist, composer and lyricist who has excited audiences in the United States, Japan, Finland and South Korea.

Pianist, composer, producer and arranger Demetrius “Krayon” Nabors is well known and in demand in the Detroit area and on the national contemporary jazz scene.

Jacob Hart is a 17-year-old multi downbeat award-winning pianist, composer, and arranger, hailing from Detroit, Michigan.

Steve Nelson is a jazz vibraphonist, educator, composer, and member of the Dave Holland Quintet + Mulgrew Miller's Wingspan.

A lifelong musician and powerful and innovative saxophonist, Alex Harding has a unique and contemporary baritone sound.

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

Dave McMurray is a Blue Note artist. His third album for the label is entitled Grateful Deadication 2, his follow-up album to Grateful Deadication.