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Inside ... 2. Remembering Doug Jacobs Art Stone Reviews Dave Bennett 3. Mardi Gras Party Information 4. Shield’s Concert Schedule 5. Miscellaneous Events6-7. Where’s The Jazz?Insert: Application to Join, Patrons, Our Team

THE JAZZ SCENEVolume 15, Number 1

January/February 2012

Twenty Years of Mardi Gras A Letter to Members for 2012We are very grateful for your overwhelm-

ing response to our membership/dues letter in the last edition of The Jazz Scene.

We have received checks and cash dona-tions from many new and existing Patrons, and the dues checks are rolling in from all members. To date we have received approxi-mately one third of dues payable for January of 20�2. As a reminder, all dues are payable this month unless you were a new member in the last quarter of 20��. Please help us keep our club “in the black” this year by paying your dues on time, and most importantly, attend-ing all of our events. There’s nothing more disheartening for us, and the musicians, than to play for an empty room. You must admit, our membership is comprised of fun, friendly and dedicated music lovers, and we are so fortunate to have venues like Shield’s of Southfield and Callahan’s Music Hall to accommodate our special needs and requests.

We continue to hear from musicians and members alike that the talent hired by Chuck Moss for our various concerts is what they love to hear. The musicians like to play for us because they appreciate you as an attentive and knowledgeable audience and we pay them a fair price. The only way we can continue to be suc-cessful is by your attendance at these concerts and the by continued financial support of our loyal members and Patrons.

We think this will be a great year for our society, thanks to all of you! n

The term “Mardi Gras” in English refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fast-ing of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday. Related popular practices are associated with celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. Popular practices include wearing masks and costumes, overturning social conventions, dancing, sports competitions, parades, etc. In New Orleans, we see gala parades with masks, beads and New Orleans-style jazz music. Unless you’re headed for New Orleans to celebrate this year’s Mardi Gras, the best place to cel-ebrate this special event is with us! In this, our 20th year of hosting Mardi Gras parties, we’ve hired Ron Kischuk’s “Tartarsauce Traaditional Jazz Band” with Judie Cochill on vocals to play for our struttin’ and listening pleasure. We’ll be at Callahan’s Music Hall on Sunday, February 26 from 3-6 p.m. This is a fundraiser for the GDJS, as well as a great party. Please see page three for the details, and we hope to see you there with us.

Space is limited and we always sell out so please order your tickets in advance through Nancy Blake. n

Reviewing last year’s Mardi Gras photos from Callahan’s Music Hall is a reminder of the fun we have every year. From top left, clockwise: Lisa Pelton, The Phantom (of the Mardi Gras?), Bonnie Ross, Ricki Atkinson and Jay Cornett, Sandy Daiak and Nancy Blake, and Suzanna Kain, Mary Ann Garback, Bill Bolle, Pat Elliott and Lee Lindsay. Left two photos courtesy of Wally Lubzik.

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Dave Bennett (clt); Tad Weed (pno); Paul Keller (bs); Peter Siers (drs)I first heard Dave Bennett play in �998 at SK Brewers, a watering

hole on �2 Mile that the Jazz Club was using for its Saturday get-togeth-ers back then. Dave Tatrow was playing that day, and introduced his young friend late in the session. Bennett, who was about �4 at the time, proceeded to amaze us with his knowledge of jazz tunes and his musical talent. (The kid was trading fours with Pee Wee Matese, for crying out loud!)

Since then, like every other jazz fan in the area, I’ve watched him develop through his stints with the area’s Dixieland bands, into a sought after musician, playing as a special guest with symphony orchestras across the country and now, as a recording artist with Arbors Records. He has gone from a Goodman impressionist to a multi-talented entertainer whose skill on the clarinet allows him to play in the style of any of the clarinet masters.

More than that, he is taking those skills to a new level. On this CD he plays tunes recorded by by Goodman, Shaw, Acker Bilk, Pete Fountain and even Barnie Bigard and bends them to his own style. In fact, he gets arrang-ing credit for all of the tunes selected for this CD.

And he has made some interesting choices. St. James Infirmary, not known as a clarinet solo, has now become one. His mournful intro,

Dave Bennett: Clarinet is KingA Review by Art Stone

backed by Siers drums leads into some New Orleans style piano by Weed to give this war horse a rousing, new interpretation.

Dizzy Spells is one of those ad lib tunes from Goodman’s library which was likely created on the spot to fill a hole in a recording session. Bennett’s quartet replaces Hampton with the very effective Keller to

produce its own, swinging version.The closing number, Artie Shaw’s

theme, Nightmare, shows how far Bennett has come from imitator to innovator. His is a dark version of an already somber tune. The liner notes say he was trying to create a “creepy” atmosphere and his open-ing solo, backed by Siers cymbal effect, succeeds admirably. They eventually find their way back into the original tune, but this version is all Bennett’s.

While this CD pays homage to some of the clarinet “greats”, Bennett is no lon-ger satisfied to merely clone their sounds He wants to make his own music and this is a good start. It is an entertaining CD, played by fine musicians and will be enjoyed jazz fans and clarinet aficionados

alike. And with Bennett starting to do his own thing, I wonder how long it will be before reviewers will be saying, “This new guy sounds a lot likes Dave Bennett.”

For more information on Dave, his career or to obtain his CD’s, visit www.DaveBennett.com n

Doug Jacobs – Musician, Leader and Entertainer to the “Elite”A Tribute by Hugh Leal

Doug Jacobs, one of the Detroit area’s most popular and successful bandlead-ers for over 35 years, died November �8 in Naples, Florida. Doug succumbed to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) after a lengthy battle. He was 7�.

Doug was a “banjo-entertainer” who arrived in Detroit in �968 from San Francisco and became a beloved musician and personality in his adopted home. He brought to Detroit the concept of a “banjo

sing-a-long” nightclub, opening a franchise of the Red Garter Saloon (which he helped to start in San Francisco a few years earlier.) The music was pop hits of the �920’s and �930’s played by a Dixieland-stye combo with Jacobs leading the audience in tunes like “Ain’t She Sweet,” “Side by Side,” “If You Knew Susie” and “Heart of My Heart.”

The Red Garter Saloon, on Library Street behind the J.L. Hudson department store quickly became one of Detroit’s most popular night spots – frequented by many Detroit media and sports celebrities of that era: J.P. McCarthy, Sonny Elliot, Stormin’ Norman Cash, Bob Talbert, Dick Purtan, Jimmy Launce, Bob Hynes and others. Crowds often lined up out the door and down the street to enter the 400-seat club. Jacobs’ vintage fire truck, with the band playing on the back, became a frequent sight driving around downtown to advertise his nightclub.

Jacobs’ popularity put him in demand to play at virtually every society club and major venue in Detroit ... playing for events hosted by many of Detroit’s elite such as Joe Hudson Jr., Peter Stroh and Dolly Cole. The Red Garter Band appeared frequently on local TV on such shows as Kelly and Company, and in �97� started a 24-year run as “house band” for the Detroit segment of the annual Labor Day Jerry Lewis Telethon. The Red Garter Band played for the Detroit Tigers, the Red Wings, and at the Book Cadillac, The Statler Hilton, and Cobo Hall (for many conventions).

When the Red Garter Saloon closed in �974, Doug concentrated on bookings of his band for events of all types, often playing over 300 jobs a year. In his career, Doug entertained at events for every Michigan governor since George Romney and early on, he played for future Presi-dent Ronald Reagan. Over the years, he played many charity events in Detroit where, like the Telethon, he often donated his services. The late Detroit Free Press columnist Bob Talbert, in a feature article about Doug in the late �980’s, proffered that Jacobs’ Red Garter Band “said Detroit better than anything.”

Doug “semi-retired” to Marco Island, Florida in the late 90’s where he continued to perform and attract a new audience each winter at the Old Marco Inn.

Doug’s wife Sue Shepanek advised that contributions to his memory may be made to ALS of Michigan, 24359 Northwestern Highway, Suite �00, Southfield, MI 48075. n

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25101 TELEGRAPH ROAD (AT 10 MILE), SOUTHFIELD, 48033, 248-356-2720$10 COVER • FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT EMILY LAURA AT 248-855-1342 OR SALLY BOLLE 248-813-0328

Future 2012 “Jazz at Shield’s” Concerts

Mark Your Calendar ...come and enjoy an afternoon of the Detroit area’s finest classic jazz, dixieland and swing musicians!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Featuring:Jim Wyse on clarinet and sax, Johnny Trudell on brass,

Chuck Moss on trombone, John Hammer on piano,Bob Pinterich on drums and Bill Bolle on bass

�e Marge’s Bar Band

WE LOVE OUR MEMBERS AND PATRONS WHO MAKE THESE CONCERTS POSSIBLE! SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2011-12 PATRONS: ROBERT AND DOROTHY AMIS, PETER AND BARBARA BECKER, CHUCK AND MARY BONTEN,

DR. CHESTER COCCIA, ROGER DeME YERE, DIXIEBELLE, DAVE FALVAY, C AROL FOSSEE, JUDITH FULKERSON (FULKERSON SPEAKER REBUILDERS), LINDA GATES, DON GOSS, ROD GOODYEAR, GARY GREENFELDER AND ALEKSANDRA MIZIOLEK , BOB HILTON, SUE SHEPANEK , KERRY TOWN

CONCERT HOUSE, MARCO KNAPP AND JIM STERN, WALLY AND ROSEMARY LUBZIK , MARGE’S BAR, PAT MacC ARROLL, JACK MOLLOY, CLIFF AND AILEEN MORRIS, BRIAN NEWSOM, ELLIE AND GEORGE NOSKY, GARY OWEN (OWNER, WESTLAND BRAKES XPRESS AND MORE), BRIAN AND LISA PELTON, BOB AND JEAN PETTIGREW, KERRY PRICE, TOM RODGERS, NANC Y SALDEN, GEORGE SINNOTT, JOHN SOTIR, ARTHUR STONE, C ATHY AND DAVE TATROW,

PEGGY AND SAM TUNDO, AL AND BARBARA VIRZI, and CLEM WALDMANN.In loving memor y of Pa trons Doug Jacobs and Tom S aunders.

SHIELD’S OF SOUTHFIELD1-4 P.M. – GREAT FOOD, CASH BAR

FEBRUARY 4GEORGE SINNOTT

NORTH OAKLAND DIXIELAND BANDFEBRUARY 18

RAY HEITGER’S CAKEWALKIN’ JASS BAND

MARCH 3DAVE TATROW AND FRIENDS

MARCH 17DAVE BENNETT

QUARTET

APRIL 7PAUL KELLER AND FRIENDS

APRIL 21RAGTIME RICK AND THE

CHEFS OF DIXIELANDMAY 5

RON KISCHUK AND THETARTARSAUCE TRADITIONAL JAZZ BAND

MAY 19JERRY MCKENZIE’S JUST JAZZ

WITH DAVE TATROW & GEORGE BENSONJUNE 2

PAUL KLINGER AND EASY STREETJUNE 16

GEORGE BENSON AND BARBARA WAREBARBARA WARE

JULY 7KERRY PRICE AND FRIENDS

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Steinway Jazz Café On Wednesday, January �8, the Steinway Jazz Café features the Cliff Monear Trio (with string bassist Paul Keller and drummer Scott Kretzer) and special guest trumpeter Johnny Trudell. Show-time is 7-9 p.m., cover is $�0, and includes refreshments. Steinway Piano Gallery of Detroit is at 2700 E. West Maple Road (at the SE corner of M-5 and Maple). For reservations call 248-560-9200.

Jam Session at the Berkley VFW Hall Thursdays (3rd, 4th and occasional 5th Thursday). Thursday Night Jammers, 7-�0 p.m. Dixieland and popular tunes of the �920’s-�940’s, singing, dancing, open to all musicians, bring your instrument. VFW Hall in Berkley, on Coolidge, 3 blocks south of �2 Mile Road. Cash bar and fast food specials. Phone 248-54�-9222 to ensure they’re playing when you’d like to attend.

SEMJA – A Quarter Century of Fine Work SEMJA (Southeastern Michigan Jazz Association), a very fine jazz organization from Ann Arbor, has been a supporter of jazz in the area for a 25 years, and they will celebrate this in several ways. On April 2� at the Kerrytown Concert House, they will bestow this year’s SEMJA Award to their founder, Ron Brooks for his contributions as a bassist, bandleader, club owner, and community member. The Ron Brooks Trio (with pianist Tad Weed and drummer George Davidson) plus various guests will perform at the SEMJA/KCH Club Series event, where they will serve beer, wine and soft drinks in a club setting. More details will be forthcoming about this very special event. The SEMJA Update will also feature articles about their ac-complishments over the next four issues of the newsletter. The breadth of their activities to support jazz is really impressive once you start tallying what they have done:• Master workshops at the Detroit Jazz Festival

• Youth workshops for middle and high school students• Scholarships for students at high school and college levels• Meet-the-artist sessions at clubs and festivals• Band director conferences• Concerts by local and national artists• Support for the Michigan Jazz Festival

• Edgefest educational activities• Publishing the SEMJA Update – with a monthly jazz calen-dar, reviews and previews of jazz performances and recordings by local jazz artists. SEMJA is a 50�(c)3 non-profit organization whose purpose is promoting understanding and appreciation of jazz as an art form. The organization is comprised of professional musi-cians, jazz scholars, jazz writers, club owners, broadcasters and listeners. The organization operates through a Board and with a volunteer staff. For more information about SEMJA and their many activities or for information about joining, please visit www.semja. org Reprinted with permission from SEMJA Update, January 2012 n

Terrace Inn Jazz Weekends 2012 Schedule

Call now to reserve your room for this always sold-out event co-sponsored by the Greater Detroit Jazz Society.

Spring Weekend – May 11-13 features Dave Tatrow and Friends with Dave Tatrow on trumpet, Dave Bennett on clarinet,

Cody Henry on trombone, Doug Cobb on drums, Frank Steed on bass and Jeff Kressler on piano.

Fall Weekend – September 7-9 features Ray Heitger’s Cakewalkin’ Jass Band and

the Dave Bennett QuartetThe Historic Terrace Inn, Bay View, Michigan (near Traverse City)

1-800-530-9898 www.TerraceInn.com

Central Illinois Jazz Festival Bus Trip with Wally’s Warehouse Waifs

There are a couple of seats left! Join Dave and Cathy Tatrow and the Waifs for a coach tour to the 37th annual Central Illinois Jazz Festival in Decatur, Illinois. Round-trip transportation on a luxury Blue Drive City Club motor coach. The date is February 2-5, 2012. A Patron package is $449 per person double occupancy, $579 for a single, and includes breakfast. The price also includes admission to all concerts, reserved seating in Holiday Hall, “a Get-Acquainted” party on Friday afternoon, a Friday swing dance, dinner and dinner show on Saturday evening, souvenir badge and acknowledgement in the program. For more information and reservations call Cathy Tatrow at 8�0-63�-4799. For more information on the lineup for the Central Illinois Jazz festival, visit www.JuvaeJazz.com, and more information about Wally’s is available at www.WallysJazz.com

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WhERE’S ThE JAZZ? – ongoing And SpEciAl EvEnTS For more extensive schedules including out-of-town concerts, please visit the musicians’ respective web sites. To be included on this list and weekly jazz blasts, send information to Sally Bolle: sally@greatdesignsolutions.com Don’t forget to check the “Jazz at Shield’s” schedule on another page of this newsletter to see many of these fine musicians playing for our GDJS concerts. If you would like to be included in our daily e-mail jazz blasts, call Sally at (248) 8�3-0328.

Baker’s Keyboard Lounge For complete schedule, visit their web site, 20510 Livernois, Detroit, (313) 345-6300, www.bakerskeyboardlounge.com

Blue Pointe Restaurant Every Saturday, Muer/Kowalewski/Shermataro Jazz Trio at the Blue Pointe, 17131 E. Warren Avenue at Cadieux, Detroit 48224-2228. 7-10 p.m., great food, no cover, complimentary parking attendant. Phone (313) 882-3653. Also can e-mail: hmuer@chartet.net

Cliff Bell’s 2030 Park Avenue at W. Adams, Detroit, Phone 313-961-6422. Various jazz groups in a beautifully-restored martini bar. For more information visit www.CliffBells.com

Dirty Dog Jazz Café Every Wednesday-Saturday, 97 Kerchival, Grosse Pointe Farms, 313-882-JAZZ (5299). $10 cover charge, per show, on some nights. Live piano bar and top jazz groups. Please call the venue for exact schedules or visit www.DirtyDogJazz.com. Great food – American and small-plate Tapas style.

Kerrytown Concert House 2-8, Wednesday, Hot Club of Detroit with special guest Zach Brock. Zach Brock on violin, Evan Perri on guitar, Julien Labro on accordion, Paul Brady on guitar and Shawn Conley on bass. 8 p.m. 2-18, Saturday, Mr. B’s Annual Birthday Bounce with Marc Lincoln Braun on piano, John Pappas, visual art. 8 p.m. Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, 734-659-2999, www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com

Marge’s Bar and Grill 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7-10 p.m., the jazz tradition continues with The Marge’s Bar Band. Jim Wyse, leader and clarinet, John Trudell on brass, Chuck Moss on trom-bone, John Hammer on piano, Bill Bolle on bass, Bob Pinterich on drums. Dixieland and jazz standards “done right!” Great food in a legendary, casual hockey-bar envi-ronment. Second and fourth Thursday’s, 7-10 p.m., 15300 Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230. Mack at Beaconsfield. Phone 313-881-8895, www.MargesBar.com

Plymouth Elks Lodge, Jazz At The Elks The Plymouth Elks Lodge #1780 in Plymouth has Jazz @ The Elks in a beautiful club setting on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. There is a $10 donation. For more information, please call 734-453-1780 or email: plym-outhelks1780@yahoo.com. The Lodge is located at 41700 Ann Arbor Rd., Plymouth. 1-31, Tuesday, the Terry Lower Trio with vocalist Edye Evans-Hyde. Terry Lower on keyboard, Ray Tini on bass and Jim Ryan on drums. 2-28, Tuesday, the Johnny Trudell Quartet with Johnny on brass, Ray Tini on bass, Bill Cairo on drums and Chuck Shermetaro on piano.

Musicians and BandsARTiSTRY in RhYThM oRchESTRA 2-17, Friday, Seafood Dinner Dance Extravaganza with music for listening and dancing, 20-piece Artistry in Rhythm Orchestra featuring Stan Kenton-type arrangements, stylized vocals by Jeanine Course-Miller. $60 per person, dinner 6-7, music from 7-11 p.m., Italian American Cultural Society, 43843 Romeo Plank Rd., between Hall Rd. and 19 Mile, Clinton Township, MI 48038, For reservations call 586-228-3030.

dAvE BEnnETT Dave’s doing festivals and symphony gigs for January and February. For complete schedule visit www.DaveBennett.com

RicK BRYAnT / pRoFESSoR WRighT And FRiEndS Every Saturday, Professor Wright and Friends play jazz, blues (and laughs) at the Players Inn, 3040 N. State Rd., Davison, MI 48423, Phone (810) 653-6408, 7-10 p.m., Professor Joe Wright on tenor sax and flute (teaches jazz at UM Flint), Stu Selesky, guitar and vocals, Jim Bach, electric bass, Mike Manzardo on keyboard and vocals and Rick Bryant on drums.

JAMES dApognY – phil ogilviE’S RhYThM KingS (p.o.R.K.) 1-15, Sunday, 5-8 p.m. Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings, led by James Dapogny and Chris Smith, ten-piece band playing music of Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson and other inventors of the big band play at Zal Gaz Grotto. Located at 2070 Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor (between Liberty and Pau-line and across from the Ann Arbor wide side Post Office). Phone 734-663-1202, great food, reasonable drink prices, safe, free parking, no steps, $7 general admission, $5 students and seniors. After January, please call Zal Gaz to see if the band will continue there, they are no longer at LIVE! at PJs.

gARY gREEnFEldER oRchESTRA Every other Monday, Jan 23, Feb 6 and 20th, the Gary Greenfelder Orchestra at Jager’s Castle Rock, 43785 N. Gratiot Avenue, Clinton Township, MI 48036, Reservations (586) 493-9910. 7-10 p.m. Reservations (586) 493-9910. The Gary Greenfelder Orchestra is a high-energy swing band that plays exciting arrangements of music from the 30s through today, including the music of nearly every big band and swing band. www.GGMusicEntertainment.com. Great for dancers, Jager’s has a large dance floor, good food at reasonable prices with no cover. 1-5, B’Jazz Concert Series at First Baptist Church in Birmingham, 5-7 p.m. 1-11, Fundraiser concert at St. Mary of the Hills Catholic Church, St. Vincent DePaul, 7-10 p.m., dinner dance, for tickets call 248-853-5390. 2-15, New gig at Club 54, Van Dyke north of Metro Parkway in Sterling Heights, 7-10 p.m.

John hAMMER TRio 1-20, Friday, The John Hammer Trio will perform at Peabody’s in Birmingham. John on piano; Bill Fierst on drums and vocals, and Dan Pliskow doing songs from the Great American Songbook. 8-11 p.m., 34965 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, MI 48009-0931, Phone (248) 644-5222.

RAY hEiTgER / cAKEWAlKin’ JASS BAnd 2-18, Saturday, Ray heitger’s cakewalkin’ Jass Band play for the Greater Detroit Jazz Society at Shield’s of Southfield.

For complete schedule visit www.RayHeitger.com

pAUl KEllER Every Monday. The Paul Keller Orchestra at Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 W. Stadium Boulevard (between Liberty and Stadium) in Ann Arbor. 7:30-10:15 p.m. On most Monday evenings, Paul features his student outreach program, which is outstanding. Phone (734) 663-1202, great food, reasonable drink prices, safe, free parking, no steps, $10 cover. For complete local schedule of Paul’s extensive schedule visit www.pkorecords.com

Ron KiSchUK / TARTARSAUcE TRAdiTionAl JAZZ BAnd 2-1, Wednesday, Ron Kischuk’s Tartarsauce Traditional Jazz Band with Ron on trombone; Johnny Trudell on trumpet, Marion Hayden on bass and Bill Cairo on drums. 6:30-9:30 p.m., reservations recommended. $5 cover, food and drink specials. TV’s Grand Event, 2651 W. Jefferson Avenue, Trendon, MI 48183, 34-671-5676, tvsgrandevent@yahoo.com .

2-26, see page 3, playing for the GDJS 20th Annual Mardi Gras Party.

pAUl KlingER / EASY STREET JAZZ BAnd Every Tuesday, Paul Klinger’s Easy Street Jazz Band plays dixieland and tradi-tional jazz with special guest artists from 6-9 p.m. at Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 Stadium Boulevard (between Liberty and Pauline) in Ann Arbor, MI. Call 734-663-1202. $10 cover. Guest appearances and a great lineup of Paul’s wonderful, obscure tunes!

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WhERE’S ThE JAZZ? JERRY McKEnZiE / niKolA’S Jerry McKenzie and Just Jazz appear at Nikola’s, 25225 Telegraph Road, Southfield, 48034, 248-355-4695. 7-10 p.m., Jerry’s group appears on the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Thursday of each month. Great food! 1-12, Don Swindell Quartet 1-19, Sarah D’Angelo 1-26, Jim Cooper from Saugatuck on vibes 2-2, Earlie Braggs on trombone 2-9, Don Swindell Quartet 2-16, Dwight Adams on trumpet (travels with Stevie Wonder) 2-23, Dave Bennett on clarinet

Bill MEYER Thursdays, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. – Bert’s Market Place, 8:30-12:30 p.m., Open jam session with the new RGB Trio featuring Ralphe Armstrong on bass, drummer Gayelynn McKinney and Bill Meyer on piano. Cover $3, free parking, great food. 2727 Russell in the Eastern Market, (313) 567-2030. www.BertsEntertainment.com.

gEnE pARKER Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Mutts at the Oliver House, Gene Parker Jazz Trio with Jeff Halsey, bass and Damen Cook, vocals/drums, http://www.theoliver-housetoledo.com Wednesdays 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Degage Jazz Café – Gene Parker Jazz Jam, Gene Parker and Friends, www.historiccommercialbuilding.com/degage.html Thursdays 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Stella Blue, Archbold, OH, Gene Parker Jazz Quartet with George Chumura, guitar, Jeff Halsey, bass and Damen Cook, Drums/vo-cal, www.stellabluearchbold.com The Inn, Ada Oh, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., On the campus of Ohio Northern University, Alternating between trio and single every other Friday during the summer. Call Gene for the schedule. 419-345-4480 cell, www.innatonu.com Holiday Inn, Perrysburg, Oh, Jackson Square Atrium, Exit 193 off route 75Sunday’s, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (brunch), duo, www.hifq.com

plAnET d nonET/R.J. SpAnglER (9-piece swing band) Please visit their web site at www.myspace.com/planetdnonet and on Facebook.Authentic swing music from the 20s/30s, standards and blues from the 40s. 1-15, Sunday, Planet D Nonet at The Blue Goose Inn with special guest Gino Fanelli from 4 to 7 in St. Clair Shores for free. http://www.bluegooseinn.net/ . 1-22, Sunday, Planet D Nonet Southern Tour Fundraiser, Good Night Gracies, Royal Oak. 222 S. Sherman, Royal Oak, 248-544-7490. 1-25, Saturday, Planet D Nonet at Harbor House, 9:30 p.m.

MichElE RAMo on 8-STRing gUiTAR And hEidi hEplER on vocAlS Every Tuesday, Michele Ramo on 8-string guitar and Heidi Hepler on vocals at the Silver Spoon, 6830 Rochester Rd., Rochester Hills, 7-10 p.m., 248-652-4500. Authentic Italian food, located in Papa Joe’s Plaza (Northwest corner on Tienken and Rochester Road). Every Friday, Michele Ramo on 8-string guitar with Heidi Hepler on vocals, Pomo D’Oro Ristorante, 7-10 p.m., 51195 Schoenherr Rd. @ 23 Mile Rd in Shelby Township. 586-731-6161. Every Saturday, Michele Ramo on 8-string guitar at The Metropolitan Cafe, 7-10 p.m., 52969 Van Dyke @ 24 Mile in Shelby Township, 586-991-6104.

KERRY pRicE 1-19 and 2-16 “Anything Goes” at the Dakota Inn on 3rd Thursdays, great sing-along with Kerry, Dakota Inn on John R. just north of McNichols (6 Mile) Detroit. Good German food and drink, Lighted, guarded parking lot, reservations recommended, 313-856-9722. 1-20, Friday, Kerry Price at the Royal Oak Senior Center “Third Friday Series,” 12:30-1:15 p.m., $2 at the door, program and sing-along. “Dear Ol’ Dad” a tribute to fathers (in honor of Kerry’s Dad whose birthday was January 17). 2-17, Friday, Kerry Price at the Royal Oak Senior Center “Third Friday Series,” 12:30-1:15 p.m., $2 at the door, program and sing-along. “Relatively Speaking” a new program featuring siblings in music. 1-29-12, Sunday, 4 p.m., 1st Methodist - Royal Oak WEATHER (or NOT!) - MUSICAL METEOROLOGY a musical revue of weather songs from Broadway and the

movies - a fund-raiser for Welcome Inn (day center for the homeless). $20-adults; $10-youth (Kerry Price is music director/keyboard). Emcee Jim Madaus, meteorolo-gist from CBS-TV in Detroit. 2-17 through 3-4, Friday/Saturday 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m., Ridgedale Players (Long Lake Rd. in Troy) present Joseph and the Amazing, Technicolor Dreamcoat, a Broadway musical. Kerry Price is Music Director/keyboard. Tickets $17 adult, $15 seniors and students. For ticket information e-mail Kerry at catchkerrybug@sbcglobal.net Call Kerry for questions on 248-549-2057 or e-mail: catch kerrybug@sbcglobal.net.

RAgTiME RicK And ThE chEFS oF diXiElAnd 1-18, 2-15 Wednesday, Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland will perform at Trotters Tavern, 5131 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, OH 43614, 419-381-2079. Trotter’s Tavern has revised their entertainment schedule for the winter months. Ragtime Rick and the Chefs of Dixieland will now perform on the third Wednesday of the month, from 8-10:30 p.m. Located just off Exit 59 of the Ohio Turnpike, Trotter’s Tavern features a menu of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and dinners, with full bar service and an ample selection of draft beers. For more information, call 419 381-2079. http://chefsofdixieland.com

For their playing schedule, please visit their web site: www.chefsofdixieland.com

gABBY RoSolino And FRiEndS Play some Wednesday’s (please call for exact schedule), Gabby Rosolino and Friends at Allen’s River House in Mt. Clemens, 6-10 p.m., 240 N. River Road near Gibralter Trade Center, phone (586) 649-7291. Good food and reasonable prices. Gabby on flugelhorn and vocals, Ron Rosolino on bass, Tom Ploeger on sax, Dennis Decello on drums and Gerry Neeley on keyboard and vocals

pETE SiERS And loS gAToS Salsa Wednesday (last Wednesday of Every Month) 9:30 p.m., Salsa lessons avail-able earlier in the evening, $10 cover, full kitchen, 1/2 off select wines. Vinology, 110 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

dAvE TATRoW / WAllY’S WAREhoUSE WAiFS Dave’s playing for the Jazz at Shield’s schedule. For a complete schedule, visit www.WallysJazz.com

BARBARA WARE 1-27, Friday, Barbara Ware with Cliff Monear play Peabody’s Restaurant. 34965 Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, 248-644-5222. 8 p.m 2-1 , Wednesday, vocalist Barbara Ware with Cliff Monear on piano, 1 p.m., Jew-ish Community Center, 15110 West Ten Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 48237.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!ZEhndER’S AnnUAl RAgTiME FESTivAl4-26 and 4-27, Thursday and Friday. Zehnder’s Annual Ragtime Festival. 4-26: 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. concert featuring Jeff Barnhart, Bob Milne and Kerry Price, $30 per person complete4:26 evening: 7:30 p.m., Vaudeville Night (concert only) featuring Jeff Barnhart, Bob Milne, Dan Petrella and Kerry Price, $20 per person.4-27: 11:30 a.m. lunch, 1 p.m. concert featuring Bob Milne, Kerry Price, Bob Seeley, and Dan Petrella, $30 per person, complete.Contact Mahany-Meininger Senior Center for information on bus trip to ragtime festival at 248-246-3900.

noRTh AMERicAn BAnJo convEnTion4-27, 4-28-12. North American Banjo Convention to be held in Dearborn at The Double Tree Hotel. 5801 Southfield Highway (at Ford Rd.), Dearborn, MI 48228, phone 313-336-3340. Three concerts, Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m., Saturday 6:30 p.m., For more information call Richard Shinski on 810-229-7304 or e-mail Richard_Shinski@naibc.org. www.naibc.org.

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Greater Detroit Jazz Society

Emily Laura – Public RelationsChuck Moss – Concert Booking Manager

Ricki Atkinson / Jay Cornett – Newsletter DistributionBill Bolle – Treasurer / Legal

Nancy Blake / Picnic Chairperson, Ticket Sales Membership Cards

Ambassador Chairperson – TBDConcert Support: Pat Elliott, Suzanna Kain, Lee Lindsay, Mary Ann Garback, Ricki Atkinson, Jay Cornett , Kathy

Lee, Brian Pelton, Nancy BlakeSally Bolle – Newsletter Design / Editor /Promotion

(sally@greatdesignsolutions.com)Bill Knowles – Director Emeritus

We’re grateful to the friends and musicians who contribute articles, artwork and photos for our newsletter. We thank you

for your time and expertise. If you’re interested in providing an article or have questions regarding the club,

please give me a call at 248-813-0328 or e-mail me at: sally@greatdesignsolutions.com.

All photos by Sally Bolle unless otherwise noted.

We love our members and patrons who make this jazz society possible. Special

thanks to our Patrons:

ROBERT AND DOROThY AMiS, PETER AND BARBARA BECKER, ChUCK AND MARY

BONTEN, DR. ChESTER COCCiA, ROGER DeMEYERE, DixiEBELLE, DAVE FALVAY, CAROL

FOSSEE, FULKERSON SPEAKER REBUiLDERS (JUDY FULKERSON), LiNDA GATES, DON GOSS,

ROD GOODYEAR, GARY GREENFELDER AND ALEKSANDRA MiziOLEK, BOB hiLTON,

KERRYTOWN CONCERT hOUSE, MARCO KNAPP AND JiM STERN, WALLY AND ROSEMARY

LUBziK, MARGE’S BAR, JACK MOLLOY, CLiFF AND AiLEEN MORRiS, GARY OWEN (OWNER,

WESTLAND BRAKES xPRESS AND MORE), BRiAN AND LiSA PELTON, BOB AND JEAN

PETTiGREW, KERRY PRiCE, TOM RODGERS, NANCY SALDEN, SUE ShEPANEK, JOhN SOTiR,

ARThUR STONE, CAThY AND DAVE TATROW, PEGGY AND SAM TUNDO, AL AND BARBARA

ViRzi, AND CLEM WALDMANN.In loving memory of Patrons Doug Jacobs and Tom Saunders.

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