DOORS 5:30PM | SHOW 6:30 - 7:30PM DOORS 8:15PM | SHOW 9PM - 10PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Joan Belgrave, is a two-time Grammy considered vocalist, songwriter, Music and Film producer. Joan is a multiple Detroit Music Award winner. In 2023 she joined the legendary WJZZ Detroit Jazz Radio station as an On Air Radio &TV Host. Her weekly WJZZ radio show (Monday’s from 5-8pm EST) “GROOVIN with JOAN BELGRAVE” is a “STAND OUT”. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as she shares music from her personal jazz legend colleagues as well as the music of today. An example of her music production prowess is that of a sold-out New York Winter Jazz Festival event featuring herself, alongside jazz legends, Ron Carter, Sheila Jordan, Louis Hayes, Karriem Riggins, Robert Hurst, Johnny O’Neal and more. Joan is the consummate vocalist, equally adept with big band, blues, standards, gospel and contemporary R&B. While holding fans and critics rapt at prestigious venues like the Detroit Opera House, GEM Theatre, NJPAC (NJ) Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre (NY), Dizzy’s Club (60th & Broadway, NY) The Metropolitan Room (NY), Catalina's (Los Angeles), the Jazz Standard (Chicago) Switzerland, Paris, and the UK. "Belgrave's voice is so soothing and sexy, she could give a pitbull goose bumps"… Detroit Metro Times raved, while jazzREVIEW called her "a class act and a beautiful talent." Broadway Today calls her “Dynamic… with a Lush voice”. SOULTRACKS says of her voice “beautiful and lush” and awarded her “Oooo Boy” project as top 100 songs for 2023. “The artist herself explains it best: "I love singing with every fiber of my body." The trajectory Joan has followed from singing gospel in the Baptist church as a young girl and entertaining family friends in Michigan to becoming a critically acclaimed performer who's delighted sold-out crowds across the globe traces a fascinating course. Joan's mother, who also sang, introduced her to U of M classical baritone, Dr. Willis Patterson who took her under his wing and classically trained her voice. Moving to Hollywood, Joan pursued a professional singing career but soon shelved her musical aspirations in order to marry and raise her three children. By the late-'90s, Joan had once again fully immersed herself in music. She began writing songs and recorded Emotions Blue (1998), her tribute to Billie Holiday. "I really related to her" she says. Joan's chameleonic musicality fueled her follow-up Variations (2005). "It was a variety of me," she explains about the album's concept. "I had blues, gospel, jazz, and R&B going on there. I never want to limit myself because I'm a vocalist, period." All of these projects were recorded in California, once she felt she had given her children a “solid foundation. Relocating back to Michigan, Joan met legendary trumpeter Marcus Belgrave. The couple wed and released their first of two collaborations with New Orleans Preservation Hall legendary saxophonist Charlie Gabriel, You Don’t Know Me: A Tribute to New Orleans, Ray Charles, and the Great Ladies of Song (2007). The trio followed up with Marcus, Charlie, and Joan … Once Again (2009) where Joan's voice duly complemented the superb musicality of the album's two jazz masters. Joan Belgrave-Vocals Zen Zadravec-piano Nate Winn-Drums Jaribu Shahid-Bass 

DOORS 10:15PM | SHOW 10:30PM - 11:45PM $15 cover. (Seat assignments are subject to change and availability) Winner of the Wilson Center Guitar Competition, JORDAN RATTNER is a dynamic and inspiring musical force. Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Jordan studied at the University of Miami Frost School of Music and earned a Master’s of Music from the University of Michigan. ​Jordan founded the musical project Organicism in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. He released the first single, “Wax”, in July 2020. On December 4, 2020, Organicism released “Lost + Found”. He continues to lead his own trio and various ensembles performing original music and standards. 

DOORS 5PM | SHOW 6PM - 7PM DOORS 7:15 | SHOW 7:30PM - 8:30PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Formed in August 2003 by reedman Paul VornHagen and conguero Alberto Nacif, Tumbao Bravo has released five critically acclaimed CDs of mostly original compositions that have been featured on all the major jazz public radio stations throughout the United States. Winner of the 2005, 2007 and 2013 Detroit Music Awards for Best Jazz Recording and Best World Music Band, this combo has performed at all the major Michigan jazz/music festivals including Detroit, Michigan, Lansing, Birmingham, Raisin River, Great Lakes Folk, Blissfest, Wheatland Dance and Ann Arbor to name a few. The title cut of their 2009 CD was used as a soundtrack for the USA Network TV show, Burn Notice. Five of their songs were also used in the soundtrack for the feature length romantic comedy, “Bride Plus 1” released in 2018 and filmed in Los Angeles. In September 2018, the band released their 5th Cd, “El Nido-The Nest” which was featured on many National Public Radio (NPR) programs including the top rated, JAZZ AFTER HOURS and Miami, Florida’s WDNA–a mecca for latin jazz recordings. All band members have won or been nominated for individual Detroit Music Awards as well teachers at U of Michigan, Washtenaw CC, Jazz Camps and music studios. For the past 12 years, Tumbao Bravo has been presenting a program called “The Rhythms of Cuba” at numerous libraries throughout southeastern Michigan and the San Francisco Bay area. Other music performance venues include Chicago, Toledo, OH, Windsor, CAN and Oklahoma. Presently, the band performs monthly at the stellar jazz club in Ann Arbor called THE BLUE LLAMA as well as the DIRTY DOG JAZZ CAFE in Grosse Pte Woods and the new LUCILLE’S JAZZ LOUNGE in Toledo, OH. Our newest band members include Armando Vega on congas and Kurt Schreitmueller on piano. 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 8:30PM | SHOW 8:45PM - 9:45PM $75 seats pre-pay the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre-pay the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Recognized in the vocal jazz performance and scholarship worlds, Ellie Martin is a highly respected vocalist, composer, educator, and Jazz studies scholar. She is currently the vocal jazz instructor at the University of Toledo, as well as Toledo School for the Arts. She performs a wide variety of repertoire from Brazilian music, American Songbook, Bebop, as well as her original compositions. A fearless improviser, Ellie delivers songs with individuality, passion, and honesty. Career highlights include performing at the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival, the Sunset Jazz Festival, and the Michigan Jazz Festival. She was the featured vocalist with the National Arab Orchestra in San Antonio Texas, and performed alongside jazz luminaries Geri Allen, Terri Lynne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, the New York Voices, Jon Hendricks, and Afro Blue. Her debut solo album Verdant, was released in May of 2023. The project is a collection of all original compositions that reflect on her experiences as a woman, a mother and a cancer survivor, and features Grammy nominated pianist and vocalist Peter Eldridge, Israeli guitarist Ariel Kasler, bassist Kurt Khranke, and Costa Rican multi-percussionist Olman Piedra. From an early age, Ellie had a deep interest in jazz. In 2008 she completed her bachelor’s degree in voice at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where she studied with Ranee Lee, and performed at the Upstairs jazz club. In 2010, she completed a master’s degree in vocal jazz performance at the University of Toledo. While at UT, Ellie worked closely with the legendary lyricist, vocalist and distinguished Professor of Jazz, Jon Hendricks, and wrote her master’s thesis on his early life and the formation of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 8:30PM | SHOW 8:45PM - 9:45PM $75 seats pre-pay the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre-pay the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Award-winning singer/composer/producer, MALIKA ZARRA is a multi-cultural shape-shifter, an enchantress who leaps effortlessly between seemingly unconnected languages and traditions, uniting them while utilizing each to further enrich the others. The exotically beautiful artist with the velvety, sinuous mezzo-soprano voice has demonstrated a rare ability to communicate both powerful and subtle ideas and feelings in Berber, Moroccan Arabic, French and English now a much-in-demand headliner at concert halls and festivals the world over. An inspiring new international voice, who is both influenced by jazz and is bringing her own culture and creativity to the melting pot, is MALIKA ZARRA. Born in Morocco, raised in France, lived ten years in New York City and four years in Morocco. This gifted composer, producer and singer has invented a new Moroccan urban-world-jazz by tastefully using traditional North African chaâbi, Berber and Gnawa polyrhythms to underpin her distinctly contemporary urban compositions, all the while maintaining a sophisticated improvisational modern jazz approach. "“Malika Zarra’s music traverses her Moroccan heritage as well as her cosmopolitan life as a musician in Paris and New York. She brings a personal vision that crosses musical borders with talent and charisma.” — Bill Bragin, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi “Morocco's Jazz Jewel. Singing in Berber, Moroccan Arabic, English and French [Malika Zarra] is redefining the term fusion and adding her unique sound to the world” - CNN International “African Voices” ​ ""Throughout the evening, the cadences of Arabic and Berber dialects sat easily within the sophisticated arrangements, as did the modalities of the melodies. By the end of her set, the audience was thoroughly entranced."" - Michael Shapiro, Huffington Post ​ ""Blending the warmth of American soul music with tricky North African rhythms, intricately yet tersely arranged, jazz-inflected melodies and lyrics in Berber, Arabic, French and English, Zarra has carved out a niche for herself which manages to be completely unique yet very accessible."" - Ludic Culture “Through the beauty of her voice and the magic of her compositions Malika Zarra reminds us of the musical diversity of our ancestral homeland, Africa. Close your eyes and listen.” - Randy Weston ​ “Zarra’s timing is sharp, her command irrefutable and her instincts, among them the knowledge of when to lie back, the mark of a leader."" - Jeff Tamarkin, Jazz Times ​ ""Zarra crosses musical, cultural, and linguistic boundaries with ease, creating a delicious sound centered in but not bounded by her ethnicity."" - Soundroots ​ ""Boldly experimental, bringing in Berber chanting, dark North African harmonies, and a wholly original sensibility."" - Afropop Worldwide Hailed by The New Yorker as “an enchanting pioneer of Maghreb jazz,” and by CNN International for “redefining the term fusion and adding her unique sound to the world,”" 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 9PM | SHOW 9:30PM - 10:30PM $85 seats pre-pay the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $50 seats pre-pay the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) THE RODNEY WHITAKER GROUP Jazz virtuoso and newly inducted American Academy of Arts and Sciences member, Rodney Whitaker, leads an exceptional ensemble on a captivating musical odyssey. This assembly of supremely talented and gifted musicians–vocalist Rockelle Whitaker, drummer Sarah Whitaker, tenor saxophonist Al Paige, pianist Rufus Ferguson, and the masterful bassist Rodney Whitaker himself–will unveil a dynamic repertoire traversing jazz's history, present, and future. Their performance will ignite the audience with thrilling vitality and profound emotional resonance. Prepare for an unforgettable encounter; this concert promises a breathtaking cascade of melodies, driving rhythms, and exquisite harmonies that will deeply stir your soul. Jazz enthusiasts will be utterly enthralled, their spirits lifted on a tide of pure, unbridled joy. Rodney Whitaker-Bass Rockelle Whitaker-Vocals AlvinPaige-Saxophone Rufus Ferguson-Piano Sarah Whitaker-Drums 

DOORS 5:30PM | SHOW 6:30PM - 7:30PM DOORS 8:30PM | SHOW 9PM - 10PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Drummer Sean Dobbins is professor of music in jazz studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Dobbins got his start as a sought-after Detroit-area jazz sideman at a young age, when he would regularly play with Blue Note artist Louis Smith. Dobbin’s sound can best be described as hard-driving, solid rhythm with refreshing melodic sensibility. Some of his influences include Art Blakey, Jeff Hamilton, Sonny Payne, Ed Thigpen, and Detroit-area greats Gerald Cleaver and Elvin Jones. He has received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, including a Woody Herman Jazz Award, for outstanding musicianship, and a Louis Armstrong Scholarship. Sean has performed with many great musicians, including Mose Allison, David Baker, Johnny Basset, Benny Golson, Marion Hayden, Randy Johnston, Frank Morgan, and Lonnie Smith. Sean Dobbins-Drums Cliff Metcalf-Organ Luke Sittard-Drums 

DOORS 10:15PM | SHOW 10:30PM - 11:45PM $15 cover. (Seat assignments are subject to change and availability.) Blou Reed is a modern jazz ensemble which combines the musical stylings of Roy Hargrove & Endea Owens, with the groove and spirit of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. The band will be playing a set of original compositions along with some classics from the hard-bop and post-bop catalog. BLOU REED is: Elvin Sharp - Tenor Saxophone Cole Oswalt - Tenor Saxophone Zach Sommerfeld - Guitar Kaes Holkeboer - Keyboard Dylan Sherman - Bass 

DOORS 5PM | SHOW 6PM - 7PM DOORS 7:15 | SHOW 7:30PM - 8:30PM $75 seats pre-pay the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre-pay the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Bob Mervak is a Detroit-based pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and studio writer who’s dynamic range spans everything from pop to jazz, rootsy indy original songs to Ben Folds-esque intelligent, introspective, and unapologetic compositions. He’s blessed and honored to have worked with musicians he considers to be some of the most important in the game, throughout Detroit and all over the goddamn place. Bob was the main composer on Dax Shepard’s major motion picture, “Hit & Run (2012),” as well as the writer/performer of the theme to Dax’s new podcast, “Armchair Expert (2018).” He was also the pianist/vocalist featured in director George Clooney’s hit American political Drama, “The Ides Of March,” in 2011. Bob has been a session musician, writer, and arranger on many varied record releases over the years, including Samantha Fish’s “Chills and Fever,” which rose to the no.1 spot on iTunes blues charts in 2017. In December, 2020, he performed his reimagining of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” with Kristen Bell on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Winter 2021 brought the musical release of “We are Supported By,” and original song by Bob Mervak, featuring Sara Bareilles, originally written for Kristen Bell and Monica Padman podcast of the same name. Bob Mervak-Piano & Vocals 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 8:30PM | SHOW 8:45PM - 9:45PM $75 seats pre-pay the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre-pay the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) ABOUT MOISES BORGES Based in Cleveland, Ohio Moises Borges is a gifted guitarist and vocalist born in Bahia, Brazil, He grew up experimenting with rhythms especially Samba and Bossa Nova which are featured in his intimate live performances. His soothing voice and charm make for a wonderful evening of entertainment for all lovers of Brazilian Jazz. Borges has become a prolific performer in the Midwest scene in the last decade. He has performed in numerous countries, venues and events including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Severance Hall & Cleveland Playhouse Square. ABOUT AVA PRESTON Ava Preston is a jazz vocalist and indie singer-songwriter who enjoys performing jazz, blues, pop/rock and her original songs as a solo artist and as a featured guest with various combos and bands throughout Cleveland and New York. Ava was voted Best Female Vocalist at the 2024 Cleveland Music Awards. She is a YoungArts Finalist and Silver Award Winner for Jazz Voice, and is a 12x Downbeat SMA winner, 6x for Vocal Jazz and 6x for Blues/Pop/Rock. She performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival as the vocalist for the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. Ava is currently pursuing a Masters of Music in Jazz Voice at the Juilliard School. Moises Borges-Guitar & Vocals Ava Preston-Vocals 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 8:30PM | SHOW 8:45PM - 9:45PM $75 seats pre-pay the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre-pay the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Alina Morr & Urban Tropical is the hottest new group to come out of Southwest Detroit’s lively music scene. The brain-child of Alina Morr, Pianist/Arranger for the legendary Grammy Nominated jazz group Straight Ahead, the band features the city’s hottest Latin and Jazz Players….a powerful mix. Alina Morr cut her musical teeth playing in Detroit’s blues scene, gaining valuable experience in playing Roots Music, then ventured into the jazz scene. She spent several years living in the Spanish Caribbean: living and performing music in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic; making 3 trips to Cuba, and performing with a Latin Music Group, Los Hidalgos, on various cruise ships throughout the Caribbean. She then spent a year in Boston, studying at the Berklee College of Music, before returning to Detroit, where she was invited to join the groundbreaking jazz group, Straight Ahead, along with band members Marion Hayden, Gayelynn McKinney and Regina Carter. Her unique blend of musical influences, as well as her skill and imagination in writing and arranging music have resulted in the creation of a powerful and authentic take on modern Latin Music. Eddie Caraballo-Bass and Vocals Armando Vega-Conga and Vocals John Douglas-Trumpet Christopher Kaercher-Saxophone and Flute Djallo Djakate-Drum Set Alina Morr-Pianist/Arranger/Director/Coros 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 9PM | SHOW 9:30PM - 10:30PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) ABOUT JOCELYN GOULD 2021 JUNO Award winner Jocelyn Gould “has quickly become an “international favorite with her hard swinging, imaginative approach and technical mastery” (Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz Magazine). Her joyful energy has captivated audiences around the world and her passion for music is as infectious as her unique ability to connect with audiences. Jocelyn has absorbed the influences of the jazz guitar greats and has woven them into an exciting personal sound. Jocelyn has spent the last several years touring internationally as a leader. Jocelyn’s 4th album, Portrait Of Right Now, was released in October 2024. This album has earned her 3rd JUNO Award nomination for Jazz Album Of The Year, adding to her 2021 win. 2025 will see Jocelyn touring in North America, Europe, and Japan. Jocelyn is endorsed by Benedetto Guitars and is a Birdland Artist. ABOUT RANDY NAPOLEON Known as a forward-thinking musician with a passion for the jazz tradition, guitarist Randy Napoleon is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. He is currently touring as a leader after twenty years of road apprenticeship with some of the most celebrated musicians and groups of our time. Napoleon cut his teeth touring with pianist Benny Green, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Michael Buble, and a thirteen year tenure with Freddy Cole. He has also performed with artists across the jazz spectrum such as Bill Charlap, Natalie Cole, Monty Alexander, Rodney Whitaker and John Pizzarelli. Napoleon has performed or arranged on over seventy records. He arranged as well as performed on Freddy Cole's seven most recent records including the Grammy-nominated releases, Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B and My Mood Is You. He performed on The Clayton Hamilton Orchestra: Live at MCG. Napoleon is featured on Buble's Grammy-nominated CD/DVD Caught in the Act. Joeclyn Gould-Guitar & Vocal Randy Napoleon-Guitar Will Bonness-Piano TBD-Bass TBD-Drums 

DOORS 5:30PM | SHOW 6:30PM - 7:30PM DOORS 8:15PM | SHOW 9PM - 10PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Pianist, composer, producer and arranger Demetrius “Krayon” Nabors is well known and in demand in the Detroit area and on the national contemporary jazz scene. He is a two-time Detroit Music Award Winner in the Outstanding Gospel/Christian Musician category. His considerable talents caught the attention of numerous high-profile national artists, including R&B singer KEM, flutist Althea Rene, guitarist Tim Bowman and trumpeter Willie Bradley. Demetrius’ productions for these artists have garnered Billboard chart successes: #1 for KEM’s single “Nobody” (2014), #2 for Willie Bradley’s “It’s On Now” (2020) and #5 for Althea Rene’s “Barbara Mae” (2019). In addition, “Nobody” was nominated for the Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards in 2014. Demetrius’ discography includes four critically acclaimed releases, “The Journey Within Part I” (2011), “Christmas with Krayon” (2012), “The Journey Within Part II” (2014) and “Perseverance” (2021). His latest, “Evolution” is set to be released in September of 2022 and was inspired by his graduate studies at the University of Michigan. 

DOORS 10:15PM | SHOW 10:30PM - 11:45PM $15 cover. (Seat assignments are subject to change and availability.) Jacob Hart is a pianist, composer, and arranger from Detroit, MIchigan. He is a student at the esteemed Detroit School of Arts and also plays piano with many reknown musicians, including Gayelynn McKinney, Ralphe Armstrong and Vincent Chandler. He has performed at the Detroit jazz festival 2 times, and has won a Downbeat Award. He has recently recorded and released his debut album “promenAde.” Jauron Perry - Trumpet Pierce Gingiloski - Alto Saxophone Jacob Hart - Piano Zach Gutman - Bass Sam Melkonian - Drums 

DOORS 5PM | SHOW 6PM - 7PM DOORS 7:15 | SHOW 7:30PM - 8:30PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) A native Detroiter, Sandra Bomar has established herself as being an incredible jazz and classical song stylist, whose sultry voice was influenced and inspired by great songstress artists such as Nancy Wilson, Sara Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Phyllis Hyman and Gloria Lynne. She has traveled extensively, performing around the world. Sandra Bomar’s sultry and alluring voice is guaranteed to amaze you. SANDRA BOMAR QUINTET ft. Sandra Bomar-Vocals Keith Kaminski-Saxophone Don Bartkowiak-Piano Jason Bartowiak-Bass Gene Dunlap-Drums 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 8:30PM | SHOW 8:45PM - 9:45PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) An evening with Chelly K singing the music of Ella Fitzgerald Michell Latrice Lewis, a.k.a. Chelly K is a native Detroiter who started her career at the age of five with her father (Joseph Norris) who was a Motown Personal sound technician for The Temptations. Chelly’s first performance was at Kennedy square in the Downtown Detroit Area. Her credits include: Background vocals for Melvin Van Peoples, and Luther Ingram. She has also opened hows for Marlena Shaw, Marion Meadows, The Temptations’ Review, and The Spinners. Chelly’s has also performed with Freestyle, The Gordon Camp Band, The V.I.P’s, he Teddy Harris Jr. Band, The Harold McKinney Band and the great Rudy Robinson. A few of her numerous Detroit nightclub appearances include the Legendary Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, BoMacs Lounge and Bert’s Market Place,The Dirty Dog, The Aretha Franklin Jazz Cafe and many many more. Chelly writes most of her own lyrics and counts Phyllis Hyman/Nancy Wilson as her main musical influences. She is currently working with the legendary, Grammy award winner/songwriter/ producer, John Glover, who’s accomplishments include, Grammy awarded Songs, “You Don’t Have To Be a Star”, “Memories Don’t Leave Like People Do”, “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted” and “Songs of The Key of Life”, just to name a few. Chelly K-vocals David Greene-Trumpet Mark Keys-Piano Josef Deas-Bass Djallo Djakate-Drums 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 8:30PM | SHOW 8:45PM - 9:45PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Celebrate Laura's Birthday with a stellar quartet lineup! Laura-Simone is an 20-year-old bassist who has performed at nationally acclaimed venues like the BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, Blue Note at Sea, the Kennedy Center, Monterey Jazz Festival, and more. She was a member of Marcus Miller's five-person bass ensemble, alongside Meshell Ndegeocello (a 12-time Grammy nominee), Aston Barrett Jr., and Mamadou Kouyaté, for Steve McQueen's art exhibit Bass—the director of 12 Years a Slave. This past summer, she was the fellowship winner of Living Jazz Camp which provided an intensive with Linda May Oh, Allison Miller, and Alicia Olatuja. She also was picked to be apart of Etienne Charles Afro-Carribean Big Band under Jas Aspen Academy. Past ensembles she has been apart of include Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra, where she toured Europe and the U.S. with Sean Jones and 2x Grammy winning vocalist, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Princeton University's Creative Large Ensemble. In her junior year of high school, she merged her love for music and activism by founding the Queen Amina Music Program, aimed at advancing the “women in jazz” movement. This program, designed for 4th-8th grade instrumentalists at Lawrence Intermediate and Middle Schools, teaches jazz history, improvisation, and modal progressions. Laura-Simone also secured grant funding to bring in guest artists, host masterclasses, and organize a public concert on March 15, 2023, featuring Grammy-nominated saxophonist and Oscar winner Tia Fuller. Currently, Laura-Simone is a junior at Michigan State University, studying under renowned bassist Rodney Whitaker. Laura-Simone-Double Bass Brendon Davis-Piano Kevin Brewster-Saxophone Gayelynn McKinney-Drums 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 9PM | SHOW 9:30PM - 10:30PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Born in Toledo, Ohio, Ramona Collins was reared in Lansing, Michigan, by a jazz pianist/singer mother—the late Alice (Collins) Carter—who encouraged her daughter to sing at an early age to combat her shyness. Today, anyone fortunate enough to witness the veteran performer at work will detect not a whit of shyness. Sultry, seasoned, witty and cool are words that come to mind when experiencing this engaging performer whose command of the stage and vast repertoire have helped her establish a solid rapport with club, concert and festival audiences wherever she goes. During the 70s, she fronted several funk, top 40, and show bands that toured the country. When the traveling began to take a toll on her family life, She started singing at clubs that were close to home so she could be with her five children. It was during this period that her mother's advice proved sage, and the standards that Ramona had learned as a youngster became the foundation for her career as a jazz performer. Ramona Collins-Vocals Cliff Monear-Piano Jeff Pedraz-Bass Sean Dobbins-Drums 

DOORS 5:30PM | SHOW 6:30 - 7:30PM DOORS 8:15PM | SHOW 9PM - 10PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Kris Johnson is an empathetic, intelligent, and efficient trumpeter, composer, arranger, film composer, and educator based in Detroit, Michigan. Kris's professional career is expansive for an artist so young, including: composing several musicals, including "Jim Crow's Tears" and "Hastings Street: The Musical"; scoring films, such as the Emmy-nominated web series "King Ester"; producing successful personal projects, such as The Kris Johnson Group, and #looptherapy; and serving as the founder and director of the Paradise Theatre Big Band through the Detroit Symphony. With contributions to 6 GRAMMY-nominated albums as a trumpeter and arranger, including the 2024 GRAMMY-winning "Basie Swings the Blues" by the Count Basie Orchestra, Kris is a recognized force in the industry. His career highlights include touring globally as a member of Endea Owens and the Cookout since 2023, and with the esteemed Count Basie Orchestra from 2008-2019 as a soloist and arranger, performing at prestigious venues like the Apollo Theater, Hollywood Bowl, the Sydney Opera House, Kennedy Center, and more. His collaborations extend to musicians like Wynton Marsalis, Tony Bennett, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leslie Odom Jr., and Wycliffe Gordon, showcasing his versatile talent. Kris Johnson-Trumpet Tiffany Gridiron-Vocals Brenndon Davis-Piano Jeff Pedraz-Bass Nate Winn-Drums 

DOORS 10:15PM | SHOW 10:30PM - 11:45PM $15 cover. (Seat assignments are subject to change and availability) Dylan Sherman has been keeping time on Michigan bandstands for the past seven years. Bassist and composer, he has performed at venues including Cliff Bells, the Blue LLama, GR Noir, Aretha's Jazz Club, and local TedX productions, playing every genre from early swing to pop-funk fusion. A versatile musician, Dylan has formed and played in groups specializing in many genres and caters his music to suit a venue's/event's atmosphere, while maintaining his own creative approach. A student of Rodney Whitaker, Dylan is pursuing graduate degrees from Michigan State University. During his undergraduate years, he had the opportunity to learn from great musicians/mentors, such as Walter Blanding, Michael Dease, Randy Napoleon, Jeff Pedraz,Jordan VanHemert, Lisa Sung, etc. Since a young age, Dylan and his drummer brother have been making and playing music. Through the years, they have gone through many periods of musical interest, but their main focus is on having fun and making good music. Dylan Sherman's immediate future goals are to create musical connections and play all over the Midwest area, to play with as many great musicians as he can to grow his understanding of music, and to take on musical students so he can share with others what he has been taught. His grandeur goals involve traveling the world to experience more musical cultures, performing/recording his original compositions, and, later on, teaching at a college level. Dylan Sherman & the Low End Piano: Cormac Avila Bass: Dylan Sherman Drums: Alonso Umaño Chan Saxophones: Houston Patton, Michael J. Pineda 

DOORS 5PM | SHOW 6PM - 7PM DOORS 7:15 | SHOW 7:30PM - 8:30PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Drummer and bandleader Nick Collins performs regularly at the Blue LLama Jazz Club, in both smaller trios and larger sextet formats. In a steady residency since 2022, Nick has assembled a large repertoire of high energy, hard-swinging original arrangements and compositions, including seldom played tunes. NICK COLLINS TRIO Nick Collins-Drums Rick Roe-Piano Langston Kitchen-Bass 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 8:30PM | SHOW 8:45PM - 9:45PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) The Alex Anest Organ Trio presents a set of exciting repertoire for the classic combination of guitar, organ, and drums. Original tunes as well as works by the likes of Duke Pearson, Emily Remler, Ernie Krivda, Christine Jensen, and Herbie Hancock have found their way into the set list. The lineup includes Clif Metcalf on organ and David Ward on drums. The focus is on working together and connecting with the audience through improvisation, groove, and feel. Music should be fun to listen to as well as to play, and this trio is all about enjoying the music. The Alex Anest Organ Trio has lately been performing at clubs and festivals around Southeast Michigan and Ohio including dates at Con Alma in Pittsburgh, Cliff Bell's in Detroit, Ginger Rabbit in Columbus, and the Bop Stop in Cleveland. Alex Anest is a lifelong guitarist and musician who is fascinated with the endless possibilities of improvisation. He has been teaching, performing, and recording in the Southeast Michigan area since 1996. Over the years he has been a founding member of various jazz oriented groups including the Ann Arbor Guitar Trio, Nomad, Giraffe, and Never Nebula. Since 2018 he has played with Gayelynn McKinney in her McKinney Zone project, which won a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Jazz Recording. Alex has studied with Miles Okazaki, Chris Buzzelli, Benny Green, Mark Kirschenmann, and Ellen Rowe. He has also appeared on over 30 albums, including most recently a trio of organ trio records – Anest, Kendrick, and McKinney Live at the Blue Llama Volumes 1 and 2, and The Alex Anest Organ Trio at Trinity House Theatre. All are available on Bandcamp at alexanest.bandcamp.com/ David Ward is a drummer, producer, emcee and bandleader residing in Detroit, Michigan. His main projects include drumming and co-leading local Funk band Sabbatical Bob and drumming in a progressive R’n’B band based in Grand Rapids MI, “Earth Radio”. A transplant from Portland Oregon, David attended the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance as a jazz performance major and has since begun to breakout into the Michigan music scene. Organist Cliff Metcalf first found success as a bassist and tenor sax player, for which he took numerous awards at local and regional jazz festivals. Clif is a recipient of the Swaby Scholarship, the Freshman Music Prize, Distinguished Artist Award, and the Jazz Alliance of Mid Michigan Izenson Memorial Scholarship. His Hammond Family status has allowed him to meet and make valuable connections with jazz organ greats including the legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith. Alex Anest-Guitar Cliff Metcalf-B3 Organ David Ward-Drums 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7 - 8PM DOORS 8:15PM | SHOW 8:45PM - 9:45PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Bassist, composer, educator, band leader and 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist Award Winner Marion Hayden leads an ensemble of all star musicians to honor the legacy of Marcus Belgrave. A sneak preview of the music documentary "The Song is You: Marcus Belgrave" will be featured at the club this evening. Born in Detroit, a crucible of jazz, Hayden began performing at the age of 15 under the tutelage of master trumpeter Marcus Belgrave (2009 Kresge Eminent Artist) and saxophonist/producer Wendell Harrison (2018 Kresge Eminent Artist). She has performed with such luminaries as Nancy Wilson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Geri Allen, Regina Carter, Jon Hendricks, Steve Turre, James Carter, Dorothy Donegan, Lionel Hampton, Hank Jones, and George Benson. She is a co-founder of the Grammy-nominated ensemble Straight Ahead—the first all-woman jazz ensemble signed to Atlantic Records. Widely recognized as an advocate for the preservation of the cultural and artistic legacy of jazz, Hayden has received national, state, and local grants supporting work with her ensemble Legacy—which performs original, narrative-driven compositional works. Her numerous awards include a Kresge Artist Fellowship (2016), a U.S. Congressional Commendation, a Spirit of Detroit Award, Detroit ACE Award, and the Jazz Hero Award from the Jazz Journalists Association—a national award recognizing people who have made a significant contribution through their artistry and community engagement. Hayden holds faculty positions at the University of Michigan and Oakland University. Sunne Side Productions is proud to present footage from their upcoming documentary featuring Marcus Belgrave, a man whose influence on Black American Music was quietly transformative. Told through the voices of those who knew him best, the film traces Belgrave’s path from Ray Charles’s band to the Motown studios and, ultimately, to becoming the premier American jazz mentor. Compiled from 30+ interviews and more than 60 hours of footage from the Belgrave archive, this is a rare opportunity to preview of an important document of Detroit's musical legacy. 

DOORS 6PM | SHOW 7PM - 8PM DOORS 9PM | SHOW 9:30PM - 10:30PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) For over 34 years, Walter has been bringing joy to people across the globe, from New York to China and everywhere in between. His artistry began to impress critics and listeners alike in 1991, with his debut on Tough Young Tenors, acclaimed as one of the year’s best jazz albums. Since then, his musical and spiritual presence on this earth continues to evolve, influencing and spreading across five of the seven continents. His career includes performances and recordings with some of the great artists of our times; Cab Calloway, Billy Eckstine, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Milt Hinton, Gregory Hines, Savion Glover, Roy Hargrove, Branford Marsalis, Sister Sledge, Isaac Hayes, Illinois Jacquet Big Band, the Count Basie Orchestra, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Joshua Bell, the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, and 25 years with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra also with icons such as Chick Corea, Dave Brubeck, Wayne Shorter, Willie Nelson, Dianna Ross, Tony Bennet, Elton John, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Liza Minelli, Bobby McFerrin, Isaack Pearlman, Seiji Ozawa, the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Paris Radio Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Romania, and many others. Other notable appearances and awards include the Pulitzer Prize awarded to Walter Blanding for his contribution to the album “Form Billie Holiday to Edith Piaf” with the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, the Grammys with Natalie Cole and the JLCO, President Bill Clinton Inauguration, President Barak Obama’s Inauguration Celebration at the White House, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” TV series (2023), the Cosby Show (“27 and Still Cookin'”), The Tonight Show with Jonny Carson (Harper Bros.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Wynton Marsalis Quintet), the David Letterman show (WMQ), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Jonathan Baptiste (WMQ), and Mr. Blanding’s entered into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. His discography includes over 40 albums recorded for various labels and with dieerent artists worldwide. His latest album, ‘Fantasy in Blue,’ launched with this statement: “The music on this album is designed to bring us closer to understanding the beauty of our dieerences and what we all have in common. We discover the profound depth and importance of cultural awareness and well-being.” WALTER BLANDING QUARTET Walter Blanding-saxophones Cormac Avilla-piano Langston Kitchen-bass Caleb Robinson-drums 

DOORS 5:30PM | SHOW 6:30 - 7:30PM DOORS 8:15PM | SHOW 9PM - 10PM $75 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $40 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Aguankó, the ensemble led by percussionist and composer Alberto Nacíf, is a talented group of Michigan based musicians who are steeped in the tradition of jazz infused Son-Salsa. In La Bicileta and Chiquita, for example, you might hear shades of Conjunto Libre or Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta Orchestra. And, like the Fort Apache Band, there are Afro-Cuban folkloric rhythms, as in the percussive Rumba Elemental. The overall feel on Elemental is relaxed; the Jazz is sophisticated, but accessible in essential ways. It’s graced with a driving funk and sabor that comes only from years of developing a musical sensibility that speaks from both the heart and soul of the band members. Top notch stuff, this. Very Highly Recommended. – elWatusi “…we predict that the ensemble Aguankó will soon become one of your favorites. This elegant Latin jazz group is led by conguero Alberto Nacif, former host of WEMU’s “Cuban Fantasy” program." – WEMU NPR Radio station 

DOORS 10:15PM | SHOW 10:30PM - 11:45PM $15 cover. (Seat assignments are subject to change and availability) Brian Allen is a Grand Rapids native and has been playing drums since the age of 2. In his young age, his first exposure to music was at a local church where he learned the foundations of drums, gospel, and overall musical knowledge. Over the years Brian has grown experienced and well versed in multiple genres such as funk, RnB and more recently jazz. He recently got his Bachelor’s degree at Michigan State University under Randy Gelispie, and Rodney Whitaker. expanding his knowledge on jazz music and composition. Through MSU, Brian has been able to expand his knowledge of jazz music and composition. He also got to meet many phenomenal drummers such as Lewis Nash, Carl Allen, Quincy Davis, and Roy Mccurdy. Brian has been blessed to play with a plethora of great artists and musicians throughout his recent years since highschool. His next goals are to go deeper in arranging and composing new music while building a stronger platform for himself in jazz music. BRIAN DAVID ALLEN & HTW Brian David Allen-Drums Jonathan Muir-Cotton-BAss Brendon Davis-Piano Kevin Brewster-Saxophone 

DOORS 5PM | SHOW 6PM - 7PM DOORS 8PM | SHOW 8:30PM - 9:30PM $85 seats pre pays the cover and a $55 credit for any items on the dinner menu. $55 seats pre pays the cover and a $20 credit toward your bill. (18% gratuity and online service charge added at checkout under "fees”) Isaiah J. Thompson is the winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz of the American Pianists Association. Originally from West Orange, New Jersey, the pianist, bandleader and composer began studying at The Calderone School of Music from an early age. Soon after, Isaiah continued his studies with Jazz House Kids and NJPAC Jazz For Teens and was later admitted to The Juilliard School graduating with both his Bachelor’s in 2019 and Master’s of Music degrees in 2020. Isaiah has performed with major artists, including Ron Carter, John Pizzarelli, Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Steve Turre and Buster Williams. His recording debut was featured on Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records’ Handful of Keys album with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, and he has since released multiple recordings as a leader. He worked on the Golden Globe nominated soundtrack for Motherless Brooklyn, was named a Steinway Artist and has been awarded other accolades including, the 2018 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, and second place in the 2018 Thelonious Monk Competition. As a performer, Isaiah tries to emit love, spirit and respect and convey his personal experiences through his artistry and his everlasting love of jazz