by Patrick Chong | Sep 15, 2018 | A2 Jazz Fest 2018
Marion Hayden is part of the great Detroit Jazz bass legacy. As a young protégé of trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, she learned improvisation, ensemble performance, repertoire and a deep appreciation for jazz and its creators. Marion combines these influences in a unique...
by Patrick Chong | Sep 15, 2018 | A2 Jazz Fest 2018
The Trunino Lowe Quartet is comprised of four friends who love to play together. The quartet features Trunino Lowe on trumpet, Louis Jones III on drums, Jonathon S. Muir-Cotton on bass and Sequoia Snyder on keyboard. The band will be performing original music and...
by Patrick Chong | Sep 15, 2018 | A2 Jazz Fest 2018
RAKA is a world percussion ensemble featuring bass, guitar and the East African stringed instrument called the NYATITI. Raka takes East African nyatiti traditions and fuses them with modern day world percussion and electrified guitar sounds to create something new and...
by Patrick Chong | Sep 5, 2018 | Events
On March 11 2018, the A2 Jazz Fest and Ann Arbor Film Festival presented an evening of “Jazz + Film”, featuring Avant Garde film selections with live improvised music from the Tim Haldeman Quartet (Tim Haldeman-Tenor Saxophone, Dan Bennett-Tenor Saxophone...
by Patrick Chong | Sep 3, 2018 | A2 Jazz Fest 2018
Sean Dobbins Trio Drummer Sean Dobbins leads a trio featuring Corey Kendrick on piano and Rob Bickley on bass. The group will play tunes from their upcoming release, The Trio Files – a combination of jazz, blues, spirituals, and gospel music. Their repertoire, which...