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Although COVID-19 has severely restricted in-person music-making, Benje and Ashley Daneman, the founders of the Kalamazoo Music School, have discovered…
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How The Arts Council Turns Ideas Into Reality: A Conversation With Kristin Chesak And Ashley DanemanThe Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo offers several different grants to fund a range of Kalamazoo-area creative activity, including the KADI grant, or…
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On Friday, Feb 7 at 8 pm, Kanola Band will host and perform a live concert recording/party at the Jazz & Creative Institute in Kalamazoo. Drummer Jeff…
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Cara Lieurance checks in with Ashley Daneman and Benje Daneman, the owners of the Jazz & Creative Institute at 310 N. Rose Street in Kalamazoo. Two years…
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Although the official release date isn't until March 2019, Kalamazooans have an early chance to hear music from Ashley Daneman's newest album of original…
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Ashley and Benje Daneman, founders of the Jazz and Creative Institute, started the Kalamazoo Youth Jazz Orchestra last fall. Since then, they have seen a…
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*UPDATE* The concert will now be held in the Dalton Center Multi-Media Room.Formed last October by director Benje Daneman, the 18-piece Kalamazoo Youth…
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Last August, after several months spent composing a jazz suite commissioned by Sparks & Echo Arts, Benje Daneman recorded the tracks for his new album,…
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Kalamazoo Jazz musicians Ashley and Benje Daneman are not afraid to tell a true story. Ashley’s no-nonsense style songwriting combines well with Benje’s…