Michigan Jazz Festival
The free Michigan Jazz Festival is still going strong in its 21st year. The Festival features great music in a very comfortable and friendly environment, and you have a choice of listening inside or outside. This year’s festival will be held on Sunday, July 19, at Schoolcraft College from noon until 9:00 p.m. There will be music on six stages inside buildings or under a tent on the lawn, performed by thirty groups and five big bands, for a total of around 150 musicians. The complete schedule can be found below.
Schoolcraft College features high quality food services, and plenty of opportunities for socializing. SEMJA will have a table outside the Solo Piano Room as usual, so please drop by and say hello. SEMJA sponsors the Future of Jazz Stage in Henrys Café, where you will find high school and college bands.
The college is located at 18600 Haggerty Rd. in Livonia. There is plenty of free parking. For further information please call 734-462-4403 or go to the Festival website.
DiPonio Room |
Tent |
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| 12:15 | Schoolcraft College | Noon | Dave Tatrow Dixie | |
| 2:00 | Paul Keller Big Band | 1:30 | Ray Parker | |
| 3:45 | Masters of Music | 3:00 | Bill Meyer Group | |
| 5:30 | CSO | 4:30 | Lynn LaPlante 7 | |
| 7:15 | Johnny Trudell Big Band | 6:00 | Pete Siers Trio | |
| 7:30 | Modern CAP Band | |||
Kehrl Auditorium |
Rennolds Room |
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| 12:30 | Cliff Monear Trio | 12:15 | Terry Lower | |
| 2:00 | Robert Hurst | 1:30 | Bill Meyer | |
| 3:30 | Terry Lower / Edye Evans Hyde | 2:45 | Pat Cronley | |
| 5:00 | Jerry McKenzie Just Jazz | 4:00 | Mr B | |
| 6:30 | Ron English | 5:15 | Bob Seeley | |
| 8:00 | Rodney Whitaker Quintet | 6:30 | Ellen Rowe | |
Lower Waterman |
SEMJA Future of Jazz Stage |
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| 12:15 | Jeff Trudell Quartet | Noon | Saginaw Area Youth Jazz Ensemble | |
| 1:45 | Dennis & April Tini | 1:30 | John Pesci / Southeastern Music Academy | |
| 3:15 | George Benson | 3:00 | Oakland University | |
| 4:45 | Meri Slaven | 4:30 | Playing with the Pros | |
| 6:15 | Tom Brown | 6:00 | Adam Kahana "Ann Arbor Experiment" | |
| 7:45 | RJ and the Kansas City 7 | 7:30 | Troy HS Jazz Combo | |