Kenn Cox Quintet: Detroit Jazz Alive Performance
Pianist, composer, and bandleader Kenn Cox leads his quintet in this live broadcast performance for Detroit Jazz Alive hosted by Jim Gallert on WDET.
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New Graystone Orchestra: Performance
Detroit Sound Conservancy · New Graystone Orchestra: Performance
Jazz Gets Around: Detroit Jazz Alive Performance
The group Jazz Gets Around performs a set for Detroit Jazz Alive, an on-air program broadcast on public radio station WDET.
Jimmy Dixon Quartet: Detroit Jazz Alive Performance
Piano player Jimmy Dixon leads his quartet in this live broadcast performance for Detroit Jazz Alive hosted by Jim Gallert on WDET.
Cliff Coleman & Jim Ruffner: “Detroit Jazz: An Overview” Pamphlet
Cliff Coleman and Jim Ruffner present a chronological overview of Detroit jazz in this pamphlet published by the Graystone International Jazz Museum.
Paradise Valley: Collection
Detroit’s Paradise Valley, which was largely destroyed by “urban renewal” programs in the 1960s, was a center in the development of Black music in Detroit.
Wendell Harrison: Blue Bird Stage Performance
Detroit Sound Conservancy · Wendell Harrison: Blue Bird Stage Performance
Wendell Harrison & Harold McKinney: Detroit Jazz Alive Performance
Reed-player Wendell Harrison and pianist Harold McKinney perform together for Detroit Jazz Alive, an on-air program broadcast on public radio station WDET.
James Jenkins: Centennial Jazz Libation Ceremony
James Jenkins, founder of the Graystone International Jazz Museum & Hall of Fame, was remembered on his centennial with a jazz libation ceremony.
The Gabriel Brass Band: LaVell Williams Jazz Funeral Performance
We asked The Gabriel Brass Band to perform a tribute to LaVell Williams (1967-2018) on the Blue Bird Inn Stage at Light Box Performance.