University of Michigan faculty members Stephen Rush and Andrew Bishop will perform traditional New Orleans jazz music on Feb. 10.
The sounds of New Orleans jazz will echo off the walls at St. James Episcopal Church on Feb. 10 during the church's Mardi Gras celebration. The celebration kicks-off at 4 p.m. with a concert featuring A2BQ from the University of Michigan School of Music and Dance Jazz faculty. Members are Stephen Rush, piano; Andrew Bishop, saxophone, clarinet; and Jeremy Edwards, drums. "The program will include New Orleans-tinged jazz, modern and old, with a touch of hymns Mardi Gras style," the church wrote in a press release. "Running the gamut from Louis Armstrong to Ornette Coleman, this group makes art music as entertaining as it is enlightening." After the concert, there will be southern cuisine served, along with beer, in the church hall to …
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The contemporary folk singer/songwriter will perform a two-hour concert at the Dexter Performing Arts Center on June 23.
The congregation of St. James Epsicopal Church will be celebrating its 175th anniversary with a special concert featuring Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer on June 23. Newcomer will be making her first southeast Michigan appearance since the release of her latest CD, "Everything is Everywhere" in 2011. The album is a collaboration between Newcomer and famed Indian musicians Amjad, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan, with proceeds from sales benefiting the Interfaith Hunger Initiative. "We're very excited to bring Carrie to Dexter," pastor Carol Mader said. "Her music is very spiritual but not overtly religious. The songs speak to our day, with a lot of longing for meaning, justice and love." After releasing 13 albums, touring …
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