jazz

New Evening Schedule Features NPR’s "JazzSet"

Klay Woodworth — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:12:02 +0000

Starting Monday, June 3, evening listening will be a little different on WMUK. Many current audience favorites will continue although they may be moving to a different time. Echoes will continue to be heard in its full form weeknights on WMUK-2. From the Top will continue to be heard Saturdays at noon.

Tia Fuller celebrates 'Angelic Warrior' within

Cara Lieurance — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:29:17 +0000

Fontana Chamber Arts will feature one of today's young jazz stars tomorrow night. Tia Fuller is balancing careers as a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, as a hired soloist for Beyonce's touring group, and as bandleader, composer, and recording artist.

Pianist Jeremy Siskind presents classics, improvisations

Cara Lieurance — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:30:13 +0000

Kalamazoo debut for acclaimed saxophonist Mahanthappa

Cara Lieurance — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:17:01 +0000

Fontana Chamber Arts presents saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and his band at the Wellspring Theatre this Saturday, featuring blazingly original music from his just-released album Gamak.

Members of Groov'tet reunite in their prime

Cara Lieurance — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:39:53 +0000

In 1993 Groov’tet, a self-propelled student jazz quartet, was formed at Western Michigan University. It launched the careers of four distinguished alumni: pianist Xavier Davis, saxophonist John Wojciechowski, bassist Matt Hughes, and drummer Keith Hall.