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27 | Feb
John T-Bone Paxton & RJ Spangler Quartet to host release party for new album
John T-Bone Paxton and the RJ Spangler Quartet will host an release party for their new album, “Back in Your Own Backyard.”
It’ll be held on Sunday, March 1, at Cliff Bell’s in downtown Detroit. The start time is set for 7 p.m.
26 | Feb
John ‘Tbone’ Paxton and RJ Spangler release album of pre-WWII standards at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit
For local jazzheads, the name John “Tbone” Paxton is a familiar one. Not only as a celebrated trombone soloist and rotating bandleader for Planet D Nonet, the Sun Messengers, and others, but also as a jazz and rhythm vocalist.
03 | Oct
“Common Tones” is finally here
Randy Napoleon’s sophomore record with Detroit Music Factory is finally here!
10 | Jul
After six decades, Motown legend Dennis Coffey releases first traditional jazz album
Inside the mythic Studio A exhibit at the Motown Museum, you can see an actual Gibson 335 guitar and wah-wah pedal Dennis Coffey would use in recording “Cloud Nine,” “Just My Imagination,” and countless other R&B classics. It’s positioned in the exact location where he performed his tracks.
16 | May
“Three and One” by Miles Brown makes it’s way onto a recent Podcast
We also have a Surprise treat, a new song by fan Miles Brown called “Three to One” off of his new release “Evidence of Soul and Body.” Its a Jazz Record to be released May 17th by Detroit Music Factory Records.
09 | May
Charles Boles To Receive 2019 SEMJA Award
Pianist Charles Boles is the 2019 recipient of SEMJA’s Ron Brooks Award for his contributions to jazz in Detroit. Boles will perform with his quartet for the Award celebration at Schoolcraft College on Sunday, June 9.
