Lorin Brace: #RecordDET Interview
Detroit Sound Conservancy · Lorin Brace: #recorddet Interview
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Sacramento Knoxx: DetroitSound5 Interview & Performance
Sacramento Knoxx, musician, community activist, and Anishinaabekwe Detroiter, discusses his relationship to Detroit music in this interview and performance.
Preserving and Archiving Detroit’s Black History: Discussion
Detroit Sound Conservancy participated in this roundtable discussion on preserving Detroit’s Black history organized by Noir Design Parti.
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
The National Theatre: Lottie “The Body” Interview
Dancer and legend Lottie “The Body” sits down with us to discuss her career and call to preserve The National Theatre in downtown Detroit from demolition.
Aloe Blacc: Blue Bird Stage Performance
Singer Aloe Blacc performs at Canadian Music Week on the Blue Bird Inn Stage sponsored by Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Detroit).
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.
Blue Bird Inn: Lock Cutting Video
On April 24, 2019 we put our own lock on the Blue Bird Inn with some help from bassist Marion Hayden and saxophonist De’Sean Jones.