Nothing like getting out of Detroit in mid-January and rolling down to Memphis for a few days of spring-like weather. This is what the Thornetta Davis Band did this year in order to participate in the 26th International Blues Challenge. This event is the tie-in and shoe-in for all those Blues Societies which, I understand, are [...]
(Reprinted from 2006 article.) I can’t get comfortable. No, really. There is no “comfort level” in this town. There are veins of musicians here in Detroit. There are veins of music, and veins of the musicians who play those veins of music. It’s amazing how many great musicians there are in different genres of music [...]
The Jazz Loft is a club located above The Golden Fleece Restaurant in Detroit’s Greektown area. Normally, the joint is called Exodos, but on Monday nights it’s The Jazz Loft. I believe the original host, saxman Gerard Evans, may have dubbed it The Jazz Loft. I’m not sure. But the name stuck. Anyone who comes [...]