James Reese Europe and the Jazz Ancestors
A story of Jason Moran’s connection to jazz ancestors by Rod Arroyo, FAICP The 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence is […]
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When Bebop Came to Detroit: The Story of a Jazz Revolution
When Bebop Came to Detroit: The Story of a Jazz Revolution, by Rod Arroyo, FAICP As World War II raged
Freeway Impacts on Black Communities: The Story of Miami’s Overtown
By Rod Arroyo, FAICP As part of my ongoing research of Detroit’s Paradise Valley and Black Bottom, both areas severely
Dave McMurray and His Grateful Deadication Band
Detroit saxophonist Dave McMurray and his band performed at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan in
Chucho Valdés, Afro-Cuban Jazz Legend
Chucho Valdés has been named the Artist-in-Residence for the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival. He gave a stirring solo piano performance