January 2015
Jim Dapogny’s
Quartet at
SEMJA / KCH Series
V
eteran pianist Jim Dapogny and his quartet will open up
this year’s SEMJA / KCH Club Series with a performance
at Kerrytown Concert House on Saturday, January 10, at 7:00
p.m.
Dapogny is a unique pianist, arranger, scholar, and
bandleader who has played traditional and swing jazz in these
parts since the 1960s. He co-leads Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm
Kings on late Sunday afternoons at the Zal Gaz Grotto Club
in Ann Arbor. Dapogny is an expert on the music of Jelly Roll
Morton and his Chicago Jazz Band has toured nationwide with
it. His present quartet includes Mike Karoub on cello, Kurt
Krahnke on bass and Rod McDonald on guitar.
The SEMJA / KCH series recreates a club feel in the
Concert House by adding a bar with wine, beer, and soft
drinks. SEMJA volunteers will be your servers at the bar. For
reservations, please call 734-769-2999 or go to www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com.
Next up in the SEMJA / KCH Series is blues and boogie
woogie specialist Mr B (Mark Braun) at his annual Birthday
Bounce/Valentine’s Day on February 14.
Tribute to KC Blues
Shouters at Grotto Club
Regina Carter and
Oakland U
The Zal Gaz Grotto club will host a
Detroit violinist Regina Carter has
tribute to Kansas City Blues shout-
made a name for herself through-
ers on Saturday, January 24, from
out the jazz world. She is an
4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Drummer RJ
alumnus of Oakland University in
Spangler has put together a sextet
Rochester and frequently teaches
(the KC Six) that includes vocal-
there. On January 18 she will
ist Dan Devins, who has sung the
take part in the University’s High
blues for years around Detroit. He
School Jazz Festival in workshops
has a special knack for singing the
with participating high schools.
songs of Big Joe Turner, who along
For more information, please con-
with Jimmy Rushing is the most
tact Miles Brown at brown239@
is proud to announce its
Schedule of Performers
for January 2015:
well known blues shouter to have
oakland.edu.
Walt Szymanski
Ralphe Armstrong Quartet
Rodney Whitaker
Marcus Belgrave
Marie Venchuk, and bassist Gwen
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe
Every Tuesday night 6:00pm – 9:00pm.
No cover.
The Charles Boles Quartet
For more information visit:
DirtyDogJazz.com
sung with the Count Basie band.
Others in the band include trumpeter James O’Donnell, baritonist
Goode Wyche III, guitarist Alicia
MacPhee.
group, the Oakland Jazz Quartet.
Stanko Returns
Trombonist Steve Turre heads a
Poland’s well-known trumpeter
Tomasz Stanko most recently
played Ann Arbor backed by a trio
of young Polish players. He will
now come back here with an allstar group: alto saxophonist Tim
Berne (who has led several groups
and the endlessly inventive drummer Jim Black. Stanko is a Miles
Davis influenced player who
records for ECM and is considered
one of Europe’s main contributions
The quartet will play the
Mendelssohn Theatre on the
University of Michigan campus on
January 5 at 7:30 p.m. For more
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will perform with the jazz faculty
Latin Jazz All Stars
January 23 – 24
information, please go to ums.org.
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on January 17 at 8:00 p.m. She
Liberty Streets.
to post-bop jazz.
313-882-5299
North Walnut St., Mt Clemens,
Stadium Blvd., between Pauline and
(who recently played Edgefest)
Reservations highly recommended.
For reservations call:
the Macomb Music Theatre, 31
The Zal Gaz is located at 2070 West
of his own), bassist John Hebert
The best Jazz and Cuisine is at the Dirty Dog!
New lunch menu featuring a great selection
of burgers, sandwiches, flatbread,
pizzas and entré salads.
Carter will also play a concert at
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group of Latin Jazz All Stars that
will play the Jazz Café at Music
Hall in Detroit January 24 and
25, with two concerts per night
(8:00 and 10:00 p.m.). The other
all-stars are Yosvanny Terry (tenor
sax), Pete Escovedo (timbales),
Elio Villa Franca (piano), Chembo
Corniel (congas), Diego Lopez
(drums) & Yuinor Terry (bass). Turre
has a long career in which he has
played with Rahsaan Roland Kirk,
Ray Charles, Carlos Santana, and
the Saturday Night Live Band.
He is well known for establishing
seashells as a serious musical
instrument.
The Music Hall is located at
350 Madison, downtown Detroit.
Old Town Jazz Series
T
he Old Town Tavern in Ann Arbor started a jazz series on Tuesdays in the
late fall. The series is organized by local bassist and bandleader Dave Sharp,
who also teaches at the Ann Arbor Music Center nearby. On some Tuesdays, the
series has an educational component as teachers from the Music Center invite
students to join the band, and SEMJA will provide some financial support for
this effort.
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The lineup for this month is: saxophonist Maria Navedo on January 6, guitarist Jake Reichbart on January 13, saxophonist Paul VornHagen on January 20,
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and Dave Sharp on January 27.
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The Old Town is located in downtown Ann Arbor at 122 West Liberty, corner
of Ashley.
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Beans and Cornbread
Blue Nile Restaurant
Ongoing
Sun Noon Sheila Landis, Rick Matle
Ongoing
Fri 6:00 Louis Johnson, Will Austin
Sat 6:00 Louis Johnson, Will Austin
www.beanscornbread.com
29508 Northwestern Highway
Southfield
248-208-1680
South Fifth and East Washington Streets
Ann Arbor
734-255-3371
www.cadieuxcafe.com
4300 Cadieux Rd.
Detroit
Sheila Landis
• Phone us at 734-668-7470
• Submit information online at www.semja.org/submit
Bert’s Marketplace
www.bertsentertainment.com
2727 Russell (in the Eastern Market)
Detroit
313-567-2030
The Ark
www.theark.org
316 South Main St.
Ann Arbor
248-645-6666
January
13 8:00 Stooges Brass Band
20 8:00 Studebaker John
27 8:00 Elle Casazza
ONGOING
Thu 8:30 Open Jam with RGB Trio
(Ralphe Armstrong,
Gayelynn McKinney, Bill Meyer)
Bier Stube
Elle Casazza
bierstubetoledo.com
5333 Monroe
Toledo
January
18 8:30 Jake Shadik Quartet
Ongoing
Sun 10:00 Soul Jazz Sunday
Callahan’s Music Hall
www.atcallahans.com
2105 South Blvd.
Auburn Hills
248-858-9508
January
3 8:00 DBS Goin’ to Memphis Fundraiser
— with Chris Canas Band, Sweet
Willie Tea, Soon2B
9 8:00 Mike Zito & the Wheel
10 8:00 The Hamiltons
15 7:30 Indigenous — featuring Mato Nanji
17 8:00 Shaw Holt & The Teardrops
29 7:30 Samantha Fish
419-841-7999
Ongoing
Wed 7:00 Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of
Dixieland
Black Lotus Brewing
Company
www. blacklotusbrewingco.com
1 E. 14 Mile
Clawson
248-577-1878
Baker’s Keyboard Lounge
www.theofficialbakerskeyboardlounge.com
20510 Livernois
Detroit
313-345-6300
January
15 8:00 Dwight Adams
Ongoing
Sun 8:00 Randall Poindexter
Musician Appreciation Day
Tue 8:00 313 The Live Experience
Wed 8:00 OGD — with Rod Gibbs,
Perry Hughes, Gene Dunlap
Thu 8:00 B Williams Experiment
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Ongoing
Mon 9:00 Open Mic — with Brando
Tue 9:00 Music Brazilian
Canterbury House
Blue Goose Inn
Ongoing
Sun 5:00 Quartex Jazz Mass with afterglow
www.canterburyhouse.org
721 East Huron St.
Ann Arbor
www.bluegooseinn.net
28911 Jefferson between 11 & 12 Mile
St. Clair Shores
586-296-0950
Ongoing
Wed 8:00 Open Jam with various bands
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313-278-4060
Cliff Bells
www.cliffbells.com
2030 Park Ave. at West Adams
Detroit
313-961-2543
January
2 9:00 Kris Johnson Group
3 9:30 Anthony Stanco Ensemble
4 7:00 James Cornish Quartet
8 8:00 Rafael Statin Trio
9 9:30 Sean Dobbins & The Modern Jazz
Messengers
10 9:30 Straight Ahead — with Marion
Hayden, Eileen More, Gayelynn
McKinney, Yancyy, Kymberli Wright
11 6:00 WSU Student Jam — with Chris
Collins
15 8:00 Jeff Pedraz Trio
18 6:00 Harmonica Shah & Howard Glazer
23 9:00 Luke Malewicz’s Green Ruins
29 6:30 Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra
31 9:30 Miles Brown’s Middle Game — with
Andrew Bishop, Kris Johnson, Mike
Jellick, Jesse Kramer
Ongoing
Sun NoonJarrod Champion
Tue 7:00 Marcus Elliot Quartet — with Mike
Malis, Ben Rolston, Julian Allen
Wed 8:30 Glenn Tucker Organ Trio
Sat 6:00 Taylor Pierson Trio
Sean Dobbins
We will include notices if they
reach us by the 15th of the
month prior to publication.
313-882-8560
Chris Canas Band
• Write us at SEMJA
712 East Ann St.
Ann Arbor,MI 48104-1502
www.carieras.com/dearborn
6565 North Telegraph
Dearborn Heights
ONGOING
Fri 7:00 Mike Gabriel
Sat 7:00 Mike Gabriel
Cadieux Café
ATTENTION all venue owners,
musicians, and listeners
Please let us know about
upcoming jazz events in the area!
Cariera’s Cucina Italiana
Ristorante
734-665-0606
Club 54
Ongoing
Tue 10:00 Jam — with Greg Cook & Prophesy,
with Jim David, Djallo Djakate
517-548-1630
Ongoing
Sun 3:00 [3rd] The Blue Notes,
Thomas Halm director
734-994-0211
ONGOING
Tue 7:00 various pianists / guitarists
Wed 7:00 Jake Reichbart
Thu 7:00 various pianists / guitarists
Fri 8:00 Rick Burgess Trio
Sat 8:00 Rick Burgess Trio
www.commonwealthclubmi.com
30088 Dequindre Rd.
Warren
586-751-9560
Ongoing
Thu 7:00 [3rd] Riverboat Ramblers — with
Patrick MacCarroll
Creekside Grill & Bar
734-827-2737
Ongoing
Sun 6:30 [4th] II-V-I Orchestra, David Swain,
director, with Patty O’Connor, vocals
Elks Pratt Lodge
220 West Sunset Rd.
Ann Arbor
734-761-7172
Ongoing
Thu 6:00 Dan Bennett Ensemble
Fri 6:00 Tim Haldeman Trio
Empire Restaurant
52963 Van Dyke (& 24 Mile Rd.)
Shelby Township
586-884-6495
Ongoing
Thu [1st, 3rd] Johnny Trudell Quartet — with
Chuck Shermetaro, Ray Tini, Bill Cairo
Dakota Inn
313-867-9722
Fusion Liquefaction Lounge
38 St Clair St.
Toledo, OH
Ongoing
Thu 7:30 [3rd] Kerry Price
419-243-8224
Ongoing
Wed 7:00 Nicole Heitger, Ray Heitger,
Bob Miller
Degage Jazz Café
301 River Road
Maumee OH
419-794-8205
Ongoing
Tue 7:00 Gene Parker & Friends
Wed 7:00 Gene Parker & Friends
www.dirtydogjazz.com
97 Kercheval
Grosse Pointe Farms 313-882-5299
January
2 – 3
Rayse Biggs
7 – 10 Walt Szymanski
14 – 17 Ralphe Armstrong Quartet
shows at 6:00 and 8:30
additional 10:30 shows on Friday & Saturday
Ongoing
Tue 5:00 Charles Boles Quartet
Hotel St Regis
www.hotelstregisdetroit.com
3071 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit 313-873-3000
Ongoing
Fri 8:00 Alexander Zonjic
Sat 8:00 Alexander Zonjic
Jazz Café at the Music Hall
350 Madison
Detroit
313-887-8501
January
23 8:00 Latin Jazz All-Stars — with
Steve Turre, Yosvanny Terry, Pete
Escovedo, Elio Villa Franca, Yunior
Terry, Chembo Corniel, Diego Lopez
23 10:00 Latin Jazz All Stars
24 8:00 Latin Jazz All Stars
24 10:00 Latin Jazz All Stars
Jenuwine Cigar Factory
44791 Schoenherr Rd.
Sterling Heights
Harbor House
www.harborhousemi.com
440 Clinton St.
Detroit
313-967-9900
Ongoing
Thu 10:00 Paul Carey Trio — with
Mark LoDuca Sr, Max Bauhof
734-647-6838
ONGOING
Thu 8:30 Jazz Jam Session
586-997-1731
www.libbysjazzclub.com
128 West Michigan Ave.
Jackson
517-240-4236
Ongoing
Wed 8:00 [2nd] John Dana, Trent Harris, Dan
Palmer, Randy Saunders, and jam
Lynch's Irish Tavern
210 Huron Avenue
Port Huron 810-824-4021
Ongoing
Thu 6:00 The Piano Company, piano-bass duo
Magic Bag
www.themagicbag.com
22920 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale
248-544-1991
Ongoing
Tue 7:00 Michele Ramo Quartet — with
Danny Patrona, plus guests
Thu 7:00 Michele Ramo
Fri 8:00 Michele Ramo Trio — with
Danny Patrona, plus guests
Sat 7:00 Michele Ramo Duo, plus guests
January
16 8:00 Anti-Freeze Blues Festival — with
Lazy Lester, Tosha Owens, Shah and
Grand, Johnny Rhoades
17 8:00 Anti-Freeze Blues Festival — with
Siegel Schwall Blues Band, Howard
Glazer Band, Jimmy Alter & JBone,
Chris Canas Band
Manhattan’s Restaurant
www.manhattanstoledo.com
1516 Adams St.
Toledo, OH
419-243-6675
ONGOING
Tue 10:00 Jam — with Tom Turner
Thu 10:00 Quick Trio
Marge’s Bar & Grill
www.muer.com/gandydancer.html
401 Depot St.
Ann Arbor
734-769-0592
ONGOING
Sun 10 am Ingrid Racine Quartet
U-M North Campus
Ann Arbor
Libby’s Jazz Club
Gandy Dancer
Dirty Dog Jazz Café
Ongoing
Fri 8:15 Jam — with Karen Fox &
Jerome Clark Trio
Leonardo’s
Commonwealth Club
www.dakota-inn.com
17324 John R
Detroit
www.hotelstregisdetroit.com/dining.html
St Regis Hotel, 3071 West Grand Blvd.
Detroit
313-873-3000
Michéle Ramo
Gary Greenfelder
www.theearle.com
121 West Washington
Ann Arbor
Jake Reichbart
586-795-0054
Ongoing
Thu 7:00 [1st, 3rd] Gary Greenfelder Orchestra
5827 Jackson Rd.
Ann Arbor
LaMusique
The Earle
Club 54
nightclub54.com
37722 Van Dyke
Sterling Heights
141 Schroeder Park Dr.
Howell
Alexander Zonjic
Eagles Aerie #3607
Leland Hotel, 400 Bagley
Detroit
313-962-2300
Kerrytown Concert House
www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com
415 North Fourth Ave.
Ann Arbor
734-769-2999
January
8 8:00 Renaud Garcia-Fons reinventing the
double bass
10 7:00 SEMJA / KCH Club Series
James Dapogny Quartet — with
Mike Karoub, Kurt Krahnke,
Rod McDonald
23 8:00 Stephen Rush, Naked Dance!
— with Andrew Bishop, Jeremy
Edwards
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www.margesbar.com
15300 Mack Ave.
Grosse Pointe PK.
313-881-8895
ONGOING
Thu 7:00 [2nd, 4th] Marge’s Bar Band — with
Jim Wyse, Anthony Stanco, Terry
Kimura, John Hammer, Bill Bolle,
Bob Pinterich
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www.nikolasbbq.com
25225 Telegraph Rd.
Southfield
Peabody’s
248-355-4695
Ongoing
Thu 7:00 [2nd] Don Swindell Quartet
Thu 7:00 [others] Jerry McKenzie Trio,
plus guest
Melange
melangebistro.com
314 South Main St.
Ann Arbor
734-222-0202
Ongoing
Thu 8:00 Doug Horn Trio — with Jeff Kressler,
Paul Keller / Kurt Krahnke,
Cary Kocher
peabodysrestaurant.com
15 Mile and Woodward
Birmingham
Rockefeller’s Oyster Bar
and Grill
248-644-5222
Ongoing
Fri 8:00 various
Sat 8:00 various
734-453-1780
January
13 7:00 Chris Canas Band
27 7:00 Nuevo Jazz Detroit — with
Duncan Jones
Doug Horn Trio
1917 American Bistro
Metropolitan United
Methodist Church
www.metroumc.org/rush
8000 Woodward Ave.
Detroit
313-875-7407
Ongoing
Tue 5:00 5 O’clock Rush Concert Series
Motor City Wine Bar
608 Woodward Ave., 2nd Floor
Detroit
313-483-7283
Ongoing
Wed 10:00 Skeeto Valdez Funhouse Jam
Session — with Kris Kurzowa, Phil
Whitfield, Damon Warmack
Thu 9:00 Mike Jellick Trio
419-381-9137
ONGOING
Thu 9:30 Eric Brazier & The Truth jam session
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314 South Main St.
Ann Arbor Ravens Club
Northern Lights Lounge
www.theravensclub.com
207 South Main St.
Ann Arbor
660 West Baltimore St.
DETROIT
Ongoing
Tue 8:00 Dennis Coffey — with
Damon Warmack, Steve Adams
Ongoing
Sun 8:00 Heather Black Project — with
Heather Schwartz, Ingrid Racine,
Mike Malis, Josef Deas, Jesse
Kramer
Old Town Tavern
734-662-9291
Roberts Riverwalk Hotel
www.detroitriverwalkhotel.com
1000 River Place Drive (at Detroit River)
Detroit
January
6 8:00 Maria Navedo
13 8:00 Jake Reichbart
20 8:00 Paul VornHagen
27 8:00 Dave Sharp
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www.OH-Mutz.com
27 Broadway
Toledo, OH
734-913-0330
Ongoing
Fri 7:00 [except 1st] Dan Bennett / Tim
Haldeman Quartet
Ongoing
Fri 8:00 [except 4th] Brad Shearer Duo —
with Sean Harris
Ongoing
Wed 7:00 [1st, 3rd] Ben’s Friends Jazz
Orchestra
Oliver House — Mutz
Music Suite
2218 Airport Highway
Toledo, OH
Rush Street
www.1917americanbistro.com
19416 Livernois
Detroit
313-728-2001
122 West Liberty St.
Ann Arbor
313-626-5000
January
4 6:00 RJ Spangler Trio — with
Chris Codish, Ralph Tope
18 6:00 RJ Spangler Trio
Ongoing
Wed 6:00 Paul Carey, Mark LoDuca,
John Barron
Plymouth Ann Arbor
Elks Lodge #325
41700 Ann Arbor Rd.
Plymouth
15402 Mack Ave.
Grosse Pointe Park
R.J. Spangler
3
Duncan Jones
2
Jerry McKenzie
1
Sakana Sushi Lounge
22914 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale
248-336-2555
Ongoing
Thu 8:00 [4th] Charlie Miller Quartet
Shield’s
25101 Telegraph Rd.
Southfield
248-476-2674
January
3 1:00 Dave Bennett Quartet — with Cliff
Monear, Jeff Pedraz, Doug Cobb
17 1:00 Tartarsauce Traditional Jazz Band
— with Ron Kischuk, Judie Cochill
The Sodbuster
www.sodbusterbar.com
Haymarket Square, 5758 North Main St.
Sylvania OH
419-517-1045
419-243-1302
Ongoing
Thu 7:30 Gene Parker Trio — with
Jeff Halsey, Damen Cook
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Ongoing
Wed 8:00 Ragtime Rick and the
Chefs of Dixieland
Sports Channel Bar
www.sportschannelscs.com
25419 Jefferson
St Clair Shores
586-296-0950
Ongoing
Thu 7:30 [1st] Gabby and Ron Rosolino,
Tom Ploeger, Dennis DeCello,
Jerry Neeley
Steinway Piano Gallery
www.steinwaypianogalleryofdetroit.com
2700 E West Maple Rd. (at M-5)
Commerce Township 248-560-9200
Cliff Monear
Ongoing
Mon 7:00 Sessions with Cliff Monear Trio —
with Jeff Pedraz, Scott Kretzer
UDetroit Café
Dan Good Pizza, 1427 Randolph
Detroit
313-962-0660
Ongoing
Thu 8:00 [last] Jump and Swing with the
MillionAires — with Steve Wood
Fri 7:00 Ralphe Armstrong Show
Vinology
310 South Main St
Ann Arbor
734-222-9841
January
8 8:00 Nicole New
15 8:00 Gwenyth Hayes Trio
29 8:00 Edie Herrold Trio — with
Brian Delaney, Dale Grisa
The Whitney
www.thewhitney.com
4421 Woodward Ave.
Detroit
313-832-5700
Ongoing
Thu 4:00 Louis Johnson — with Will Austin
Fri 7:00 Alan Barnes Trio
Zal Gaz Grotto Club
Stone House Bar
thestonehousebar.tripod.com
19803 Ralston near State Fair
Detroit
313-891-3333
Ongoing
Sat 10:00 Blues bands
TV’s Grand Event
www.tvsgrandevent.com
2651 2651 W. Jefferson
Trenton
734-671-5676
Ongoing
Wed 6:30 [1st] Ron Kischuk Tartarsauce
Traditional Jazz Band
www.zalgaz.org
2070 West Stadium Blvd.
Ann Arbor
734-663-1202
January
24 4:00 RJ Spangler’s KC6 Tribute to Blues
Shouters — with Dan Devins, Alicia
Marie Venchuk, Gwen MacPhee,
Goode Wyche III, James O’Donnell
Ongoing
Sun 5:00 Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings (PORK)
Mon 7:30 Paul Keller Orchestra
Tue 6:00 Paul Klinger’s Easy Street Jazz Band
Upcoming Jazz Events
February
5
Tomasz Stanko — with Tim Berne, John Hebert, Jim Black • Mendelssohn Theatre, Ann Arbor
5
Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo • The Ark, Ann Arbor
14
SEMJA / KCH Club Series
Mr B’s Annual Birthday Bounce • Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
15
Atomic (Scandinavian free jazz — with Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Magnus Broo) • Kerrytown
Concert House, Ann Arbor
15
Greater Detroit Jazz Society Mardi Gras — with Dave Tatrow, Dave Bennett, Bill Meyer at al •
ConCorde Inn Forestre Banquet Center, Rochester Hills
15
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra — with Wynton Marsalis • Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor
17
Ladysmith Black Mambazo • Ark , Ann Arbor
18
Gene Parker Quartet • Schoolcraft College, Livonia
27
Randy Napoleon and Peter Bernstein • Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
28
James Falzone’s Renga — with Ken Vandermark, Keefe Jackson, Jason Stein, Ben Goldberg,
Ned Rothenberg • Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
March
1
Bela Fleck • Ark, Ann Arbor
15
Women in Jazz — with Marion Hayden, Ellen Rowe, Ingrid Racine, Nicole Patrick plus others
• Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor
18
Buddy Guy and Ana Popovic • Ark, Ann Arbor
20
Wayne Shorter Quartet • Orchestra Hall, Detroit
25
Sheila Landis • Schoolcraft College
26
Steve Wilson Quartet — with Orrin Evans, Ugonna Okegwo, Bill Stewart • Kerrytown Concert
House, Ann Arbor
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Piotr Michalowski with additional
assistance from Barton Polot (production editor), Margot Campos
(layout), Lynn Hobbs, and Marcel
Niemiec
SEMJA Board Meeting
There will be a SEMJA
Board Meeting on Thursday,
January 8, at 6:30 p.m. The
location is 2926 Shady Lane,
off Packard near Stone School
Road, on the south side of
Ann Arbor. For more information or directions, please call
734‑677-3050. All members
are invited to participate.
Board Members
Lars Bjorn, President
Michael G. Nastos, Vice-President
Piotr Michalowski, Treasurer
Lynn Hobbs, Records Secretary
Ron Brooks, President Emeritus
Hazen Schumacher, VicePresident Emeritus
Peg Craig, emeritus
Tony DIxon
Jeff Gaynor
Bruce Hutchinson
Barbara Kramer
Barton Polot
Ingrid Racine
Ellen Rowe
Sandy Schopbach
David Sharp
Elizabeth Sulzby
Kamau Yakini
Linda Yohn
SEMJA Membership Application
 New Member
 Renewal
Membership Levels
 Basic
 Student
 Couple
 Patron
 Nonprofit Corp.
 Corporate
 Lifetime
Amount Enclosed
Name_________________________________________________________________________________________
$25
$15
$35
$50
$50
$250
$500
$_____
Address_______________________________________________________________________________________
City___________________________________________ State____________ Zip_ ___________________________
Phone________________________________________ Email___________________________________________
Make check payable to: Semja
Mail to: 712 East Ann St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1502