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SUMMARY:Jauron Perry Quartet
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\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	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/jauron-perry-quartet-2/
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SUMMARY:Ron Brooks Quintet
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\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	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/ron-brooks-quintet-2/
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SUMMARY:WEMU 5:01 Jazz Series: organissimo
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\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	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/wemu-501-jazz-series-organissimo/
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SUMMARY:Tariq Gardner & Evening Star
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\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	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/tariq-gardner-evening-star-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260207T213000
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SUMMARY:Olivia Van Goor Quartet
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\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	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/olivia-van-goor-quartet-3/
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Bob Mervak
DESCRIPTION:THURS | Aug 27	\n\n	\n		\n		Stephen Rush Trio\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	Sets 7pm & 8:30pm | $25 Cover \n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\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	Stephen Rush is a Professor at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught since 1987. He studied with third-stream pioneer Gunther Schuller\, David Liptak and Samuel Adler\, and is the author of the new book\, “Free Jazz\, Harmolodics and Ornette Coleman\,” which includes extensive interviews with Ornette. \nRush’s compositional output includes seven operas\, chamber music (some of which is standard repertory)\, orchestra work and over 150 scores for dancers. His compositions have been recorded and performed worldwide by the Warsaw and Detroit Symphonies and members of the New York and Cleveland Philharmonics\, and recently\, classical ensembles in Spain\, Korea\, and Switzerland. As a performer\, Rush has presented his multi-media work in Japan\, Europe (Florence\, Berlin\, and Budapest\, etc.)\, Latin America\, and India. He has over 35 CD’s to his credit ranging from electronic experimental music\, orchestra performances\, chamber music\, and jazz. He works often with his electronic group\, “Crystal Mooncone” with Chris Peck and Jon Moniaci\, as well as with his acoustic jazz group\, “Naked Dance” with Andrew Bishop and Jeremy Edwards. \nHe is a distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Michigan\, where he has taught for 35 years.   \nRush is the director of the Digital Music Ensemble (DME) at the University of Michigan. With DME\, Rush has premiered works by John Cage\, Philip Glass\, and LaMonte Young\, and has recorded with Pauline Oliveros and “Blue” Gene Tyranny. The group has also worked with Alvin Lucier\, Robert Ashley\, and Elliott Sharp.  DME is widely known for its site-specific work\, “Gypsy Pond Music“\, which is performed annually at the University of Michigan and elsewhere. \nStephen Rush works frequently as a jazz musician\, performing with Roscoe Mitchell\, Henry Grimes\, Steve Swell\, Eugene Chadbourne\, the late Peter Kowald\, and his own New York-based-trio Yuganaut\, with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann (on Nessa Records with Roscoe Mitchell). He has recorded with Art Ensemble of Chicago.  His first book\, Better Get It In Your Soul\, discusses radical approaches to Christian liturgy. \nHe has studied South Indian Classical vocal music for twenty years with Sharada Kumar (Ann Arbor)\, Shashi Kumar (Varanasi\, India) and Kamala Rajalakshmi (Mysore\, India).  For the last seven years he has taken a dozen students to India for one month in the summer to study Classical Indian Dance and Music\, as well as Yoga\, Philosophy and Sociology.  His work in this area is recognized internationally\, including frequent requests to speak about Indian Music and Culture in the U.S. and in India\, with an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the International Peace Conference in Mysore\, India\, 2011. \nHe also has an interesting side-career\, having publicly interviewed such varied luminaries as Laurie Anderson\, Ravi Shankar\, La Monte Young\, Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, Ornette Coleman\, Ryoji Ikeda\, the Kronos Quartet\, and revered Swami Chinmayananda. \n\n	\n\n\n\n			\n	\n	\n		\n	\n				\n					\n	\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n							RESERVE TABLE\n					\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n	\n\nLEARN MORE
URL:https://bluellamaclub.com/event/bob-mervak-2/
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