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Johnny Trudell

Summer Jazz in Livonia

The 2008 Michigan Jazz Festival was another success: great music, large audiences, comfortable surroundings, nice summer weather and tight organization (thanks to Midge Ellis and her crew). Here are a few snapshots from the camera of Lars Bjorn.

 
Alma SmithBert Myrick and Sean Dobbins

Ben JanssonTOP: This year's festival was dedicated to festival co-founder John Trudell. Here he takes a cornet solo with the Tartar Sauce Traditional Jazz Band.

ABOVE, LEFT: Alma Smith had everyone's attention at the Steinway Jazz Café.

ABOVE, RIGHT: Two Drummers, Two Generations: Bert Myrick and Sean Dobbins.

LEFT: Ben Jansson solos, backed by bandleader Jerry McKenzie, on the Woodbridge/Moro Stage.

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