DOORS @6PM, SHOWTIME @6:30PM

Evening Star is a group of long time peers and friends from the Detroit Music Community. The group merges the roots traditions of jazz with the modern sounds of neo-soul, hip-hop, and R&B. Group Leader Tariq Gardner channels rhythms from the vast African Diaspora including Gospel, Rhumba, Samba, Swing, and many many more to make the band’s textures go from smooth to rough to velvety. This group has played many venues within the state as well as out of state including Jazzin’ at the Vanity, Third Place Music Festival, Cliff Bells, Blue Llama Jazz Club, and Detroit Jazz Festival. The band has an afro-futuristic aesthetic with the mission that simply makes music the forefront of positive outlets with original compositions as well as arrangements on popular songs from the Black American Canon. Most Recently they have released their freshman album "GATEWAY DRUG" as well as performed at the international Detroit Jazz Festival 2023.

THE BAND:

Tariq Gardner - Drums

Caelin Amin - Bass

LeRoy Mickens - Piano and Keyboards

Jeffrey Trent - Saxophone

Coleman Ward - Vocals

CHEF’S TASTING MENU

First Course:

• Roasted Carrot Soup

• Kale Salad with Persimmon, Roasted Beet, Goat Cheese, Candied Walnut, Maple Pomegranate Vinaigrette

• Sweet Potato Latke with Green Apple Salad, Crème Fraiche, and Citrus Zest

Second Course: Salmon Wellington with Mushroom Lemon and Caper Sauce, and Roasted Asparagus

Dessert: Cheesecake Tart with Rosemary-Infused Plum Compote, Plum Tanghulu

DINNER & A SHOW TASTING MENU

First Course:

• Sweet Potato Gratin with Rosemary Goat Cheese Mornay and Green Apple

• Your Choice: Roasted Carrot Soup or Apple Salad

Second Course: Confit Chicken Breast with Warm Quinoa Salad, Roasted Tomato Escabeche

Dessert: Chai-Spiced Crème Brûlée

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