Detroit JazzStage
A monthly podcast featuring the best in the Detroit Jazz scene
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Detroit Jazz Fest Executive Director Terri Pontremoli visits Detroit JazzStage - 2008
This month on Detroit Jazzstage,Terri Pontremoli, the Executive Director of the Detroit International Jazz Festival, sat down to discuss this year's lineup. For more than a quarter century, the Detroit Jazz Fest has entertained millions of fans with jazz legends ranging from Herbie Hancock to Yu …
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring The Legendary Dr. Yusef Lateef
This DJS Jazz Spotlite features the legendary Dr. Yusef Lateef. Known for his innovative blending of "Eastern" music with American jazz, Lateef's main instruments are tenor saxophone and flute, but he is one of few to play oboe or bassoon in jazz, and also plays various world music instruments. …
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DJS Jazz Spotlite featuring the legendary Dr. Yusef Lateef
This DJS Jazz Spotlite features the legendary Dr. Yusef Lateef. Known for his innovative blending of "Eastern" music with American jazz, Lateef's main instruments are tenor saxophone and flute, but he is one of few to play oboe or bassoon in jazz, and also plays various world music instruments. …
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring Mack Avenue Artist Sachal Vasandani
Your guest for this DJS Jazz Spotlite is the New York-based vocalist-songwriter-bandleader and Mack Avenue recording artist Sachal Vasandani. This fresh, young talent displays a singular, deep-brewed voice and possesses an uncanny sensibility to straddle the fine line between jazz and pop. You will …
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring Trumpeter Sean Jones
Mack Avenue Records Recording artist Sean Jones has revealed himself as among the most immensely expressive, versatile and gifted players of his generation. With each new project, the Warren, Ohio native has peeled back another layer to show us a fresh peek at his soul. His 2004 solo debut, Eternal …
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring Pianist Rick Roe
This DJS Jazz Spotlite features multi-award winning pianist Rick Roe. He is a respected educator and one of the Professors of Jazz at Michigan State University. Rick has served as an educator/clinician at the University of Arizona, North Texas University, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the U …
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band
Jim needs little introduction in the jazz world. Professor of Music at the University of Michigan for over 40 years, he has led his Grammy-nominated Chicago Jazz Band for over 31 years, touring across North America and releasing numerous acclaimed records and C.D.s, including a project backing up th …
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A DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring Pianist Hal Galper
We are thrilled to present to you an original composition, plus commentary from Hal Galper. With over 82 recordings to his credit, 20 as a leader in his own right, pianist, composer, publisher, educator, author and touring artist, Hal Galper is best known for his work with Chet Baker, Cannonball Add …
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A DJS Jazz Spotlite Presenting Pianist Steve Richko
Pianist Steve Richko lives in Dearborn, MI. He is a 27-year-old prodigy who fell in love with the music of Oscar Peterson at the age of 12. Since then, Steve has made a thorough study of Oscar's piano artistry and career. Today, Steve Richko is regarded as one the finest young pianists on the Detroi …
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Detroit JazzStage Presents Saxophonist Alex Graham
Alto Saxophonist, and Origin Records recording artist Alex Graham has performed with several of today??s top jazz artists including Wessell Anderson, Nnenna Freelon, Louis Smith, Diane Schuur, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Mark Levine, Peter Bernstein, Steve Davis, Joe …
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Detroit JazzStage with Trumpeter/Composer Walt Szymanski
This month we are featuring trumpeter/composer/arranger Walt Szymanski. Walt began his musical journey from a small home on the east side of Detroit that was constantly resonating with the sound of music. Listening to his mother play and sing the Broadway standards on the family piano and hearing th …
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Detroit JazzStage Jazz Spotlite and Jazz Extras Podcasts
Hello Detroit Jazzstage Listeners, Did you know that we have two other podcasts that feature great jazz? Check out the Detroit JazzStage Jazz Spotlite Channel, a weekly short featuring great music from local, national, and international jazz musicians. Go to Detroit JazzStage - Jazz Extras …
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Detroit JazzStage Welcomes Poet M.L. Liebler and Guitarist/Poet Ron English
This month on Detroit JazzStage, we welcome poet M.L. Liebler and jazz guitarist/poet Ron English. M.L. fronts the group, M. L. Liebler & The Magic Poetry Band. By day, he is a Wayne State University professor (and St. Clair Shores, Michigan's first Poet Laureate). Over the last twenty plus yea …
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Detroit JazzStage Featuring Trumpeter Bill Lucas
digg_url = digg_title = 'Detroit JazzStage Featuring Trumpeter Bill Lucas'; digg_topic = 'Music'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFFBE0'; digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_window = 'new'; Detroit JazzStage is pleased to announce it's continued partnership with the Detroit Symphon …
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Detroit JazzStage Featuring DSO Trumpeter Bill Lucas
Detroit JazzStage is pleased to announce it's continued partnership with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Max M Fisher Music Center. "The Max" is a state of the art performing arts complex built in 2003. They are home to the world famous Detroit Symphony Orchestra as well as to jazz, pops, fa …
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Two new DJS Jazz Spotlite Channel features
Hello Detroit JazzStage Listeners,We have two new Spotlites available for download at jazzspotlite.com featuring Pianist Steve Richko, and Saxophonist/Poet Faruq Z. Bey. Go to http://www.jazzspotlite.com for more information.
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James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band on the DJS Jazz Spotlite Channel
Hello Detroit JazzStage listeners. We have a new spotlite on the Detroit JazzStage Jazz Spotlite Channel featuring James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band recorded live at the 2006 Detroit International Jazz Festival performing Way Down Yonder In New Orleans. You can learn more about Jim and hear the song …
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Trumpeter Sean Jones on the DJS Jazz Spotlite Channel
Hello Detroit JazzStage listeners. I'm Dean Sahutske, Executive Producer of Detroit JazzStage. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for subscribing to Detroit JazzStage and invite you to also subscribe to the Detroit JazzStage Jazz Spotlite Channel at jazzspotlite.com. We …
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Detroit Jazz Fest Executive/Artistic Director Terri Pontremoli visits Detroit JazzStage
This month on Detroit JazzStage, we interview Terri Pontremoli, Executive/Artistic Director of the the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Pontremoli joined the Detroit Jazz Fest in 2005 as managing director. In 2007, she is thrilled to serve as artistic and executive director for "one of the bes …

