http://arborweb.com/ Ann Arbor online: news and reference community resource, with the area's best events calendar, Ann Arbor Observer City Guide, comprehensive information on housing, restaurants, government, education, and more, and free classified ads. en-us 2012 Ann Arbor Observer. All Rights Reserved. http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120206.html#event121082 Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. -- Fancy chocolate treats from local chocolate makers, along with savory appetizers, wine, and beer. Also, live jazz by the Royal Garden Trio and silent and live auctions. Food & Beverage Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120206.html#event118854 Feb. 10, 8 p.m. -- Jan. 20, Feb. 10, Mar. 23, & Apr. 13. Performances by U-M student singer-songwriters. The Apr. 13 show features in-the-round performances by all the performers from the 3 earlier shows and the announcement of the winner of the series, who will be booked as an opening act at an Ark show. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120206.html#event122870 Feb. 10, 8 p.m. -- Highly regarded rootsy bluegrass band from southwestern Ohio known for its tight harmonies, driving groove, and what All Music Guide calls the "rich, chesty baritone roar" of lead singer Tim Shelton. The band has an acclaimed new Rounder CD, Same Old Place. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120206.html#event123000 Feb. 11, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Mark and Claudia Aills are joined by other local string musicians for a program of bluegrass and country gospel tunes. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120206.html#event119963 Feb. 11, 7-11 p.m. -- Dancing to live jazz by a band TBA. Hors d'oeuvres, desserts, cash bar, and a DJ. Cash prize for best costume. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional Sports, Dancing, Nature, & Recreation http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120206.html#event119465 Feb. 11, 8-10 p.m. -- Local folk-rock swing quintet whose music blends jazz, African, Middle Eastern, funk, and pop influences. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120206.html#event122869 Feb. 11, 8 p.m. -- Longtime local favorites Michael Hough and David Tamulevich perform a wide variety of original and traditional songs and ballads about everyday life. According to songwriter Garnet Rogers, Mustard's Retreat "represents everything that is best about folk music. Their songs have entered the lexicon of... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120206.html#event122853 Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. -- In-the-round performances by Annie and Rod Capps and other performing couples, including the Chicago roots music duo Small Potatoes, the Ferndale Americana folk-rock duo The Milroys, and the local blues duo Shari Kane & Big Dave Steele. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event122868 Feb. 13, 8 p.m. -- NYC-based quartet that plays an antique-flavored swing-based music that also blends elements of old-time jazz, folk, and blues. Singer-songwriter Miss Tess, says Blogcritics writer Holly Hughes, is "a musical chameleon, recalling at various moments Tom Waits' barfly humor, the cabaret-rock of Beirut... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event121396 Feb. 13, 9 p.m. -- Acclaimed New York trombonist Garchik leads this bass-less jazz trio, with guest local saxophonist Andrew Bishop. All About Jazz calls Garchik a "dynamic trombonist, providing an arsenal of technique that covered the history of his instrument--showcasing everything from illogically fast post-bop lin... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event111174 Feb. 14, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Every Tues. & Thurs. through Dec. 8 (except Nov. 24) and Jan. 10-Mar. 8. All adults invited to play music. Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction provided for novices on Tues., 6–7 p.m. Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event122867 Feb. 14, 8 p.m. -- Led by multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan on banjo, mandolin, guitar, flute, and tin whistle, Solas is the hottest of several young Irish-American bands who play traditional Celtic music with an expansive contemporary edge. The band also includes fiddler Winifred Horan, accordionist and concertina pl... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event121336 Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m. -- Ecological songs by local singer-songwriter Joe Reilly and a performance by pianist and vocalist Evan Chambers, who presents his song settings of U-M undergraduate creative writing coordinator Keith Taylor's environmental poetry. Preceded at 7:30 p.m. by a Valentine's Day reception in the Benzinger ... Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event119779 Feb. 15, 8 p.m. -- Jazz ensemble led by this U-M music professor, a versatile multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event121397 Feb. 15, 8 p.m. -- This internally respected Siberian composer and free improvisation pianist performs a variety of styles, including contemporary and free jazz, classical, progressive rock, and folk, often within one song. His admired 2003 album Credo garnered comparisons to everyone from Genesis and Kraftwerk to Van... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event122866 Feb. 15, 8 p.m. -- Duo of Chicago soul-folk fusion singer-songwriter Nero, a poet of the everyday and the absurd who's also something of a rock 'n' roll preacher, and singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Russell, a member of the Vancouver-based postpunk alt-folk acoustic quartet Po' Girl. The duo recently relea... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event111175 Feb. 16, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Tues. & Thurs. through Dec. 8 (except Nov. 24) and Jan. 10-Mar. 8. All adults invited to play music. Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction provided for novices on Tues., 6–7 p.m. Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event118086 Feb. 16, 6:30-9:30 p.m. -- Every Thurs. All invited to join members of this local chapter of the Detroit Irish Music Association for an informal evening playing traditional Irish music on various instruments. Lessons offered. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event121051 Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. -- Dixieland, boogie woogie, swing, and jazz led by Detroit jazz pianist Meyer. Opening act is the area Irish duo of fiddler Jessie Nieves and step dancer Nic Gareiss. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event122802 Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. -- Feb. 2 & 16. All invited to learn about the club's downhill and cross-country ski and snowboarding outings and other social activities. Followed by a screening of the 1993 comedy Groundhog Day (Feb. 2) and dancing to country, classic rock, and pop by the Lazy River Band (Feb. 16). Must be 21 or ... Clubs, Social Groups, Games, & Hobbies Films Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional Sports, Dancing, Nature, & Recreation http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event119251 Feb. 16, 8 p.m. -- Donald Babcock directs this music student ensemble in a program TBA. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event122865 Feb. 16, 8 p.m. -- A singer-songwriter known for sharp-witted, emotionally direct songs, Sobule also writes a lot of satirical songs, presented from the viewpoint of women in the news or of her own fictional women, that have provoked comparisons to Warren Zevon, with whom she often performed. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event120335 Feb. 17, 7-8 p.m. -- Bluegrass-based quartet led by Bynum, an award-winning Downriver singer-songwriter and guitarist whose songs also draw on old-time, early country, gospel, and contemporary folk music. His band includes fiddler Mary Seelhorst, dobro player Dave Keeney, and bassist Chuck Anderson. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event122864 Feb. 17, 8 p.m. -- Authentic bluegrass by these longtime local favorites who have appeared in numerous festivals and on the cover of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine. Their shows blend top-notch musicianship with funny between-songs dialogue. They have several recordings, including Live and Unrehearsed, a 1994 Ark perform... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event119747 Feb. 17, 8 p.m. -- Founded in 1973 by Bernice Johnson Reagon (now retired), this celebrated all-woman, a cappella quintet from Washington, D.C. has won a wide following for its powerful renditions of politically minded original songs. The group's music is rooted in the African American tradition and ranges from spirit... Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event120998 Feb. 17, 8 p.m. -- This newly formed classical music trio, so named for its dedication to playing the music's every gradation of color and intensity, has been praised for its elegance and carefully polished performances. The group includes violinist Nurit Pacht, pianist Priya Mayadas, and DSO principal cellist Robert... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event119780 Feb. 18, Noon-4 p.m. -- Six students of U-M jazz professor Andrew Bishop perform original compositions inspired by works in UMMA's permanent collection. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event120921 Feb. 18, 2-3 p.m. -- The longtime former host of WDET's Blues from the Lowlands and an ordained Baptist minister, Jones is an excellent singer and guitarist, with a huge repertoire that draws on Delta, Texas, Chicago, and other blues traditions, along with other genres of traditional African American music. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event122842 Feb. 18, 3-6 p.m. -- All musicians invited for a contra dance music open jam. Bring Judi Morningstar's The Ruffwater Fakebook, Susan Songer's The Portland Collection, and Bill Matthiesen's The Waltz Book if you have them. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event121285 Feb. 18, 8 p.m. -- Four U-M a cappella ensembles--Dicks & Janes, the G-Men, Compulsive Lyres, and 58 Greene--and 6 other Midwest college a cappella ensembles compete for the chance to move on to the semifinals at Washington University in March. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event120999 Feb. 18, 8 p.m. -- World-renowned local blues pianist Mark "Mr. B" Braun celebrates his birthday in this popular annual concert. An exuberant, powerful performer whose repertoire includes both boogie-woogie and blues classics and originals in the same mold, Mr. B has performed and recorded with world-class artists suc... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event121286 Feb. 19, 3 p.m. -- Tuba player William Pemberton leads this Tecumseh-based ensemble in a program, celebrating Black History Month, highlighted by William Grant Still songs performed by guest vocalist Frances Brockington, an award-winning Detroit soprano. The program also includes works by Scott Joplin, James Reese Eur... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event121409 Feb. 19, 3 p.m. -- David Bowen directs this group of Irish musicians in a program of Irish music. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120213.html#event119543 Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. -- One of the first openly gay women to make it big on the stand-up circuit, this popular performer uses humor as an illuminating, liberating corrosive. A former English teacher, she has a delivery that's low-key but precise and consistently effective as she muses on everything from contemporary gay is... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event121013 Feb. 20, 8 p.m. -- Appalachian folk and old-time music with haunting vocal harmonies by the local duo of singer-songwriters Michael Beauchamp and Laurel Premo. The duo also presents a free folk music workshop this afternoon (4-5:30 p.m., Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event122862 Feb. 20, 8 p.m. -- Highly regarded Celtic fusion jam band from Santa Monica whose music the Village Voice dubed "a whirlwind ruckus." The band's latest CD Cabbage reached #1 on the 2010 Billboard world music chart, and its song "Kiss Me I'm Irish" was recently featured in a Hallmark greeting card advertising campaign.... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event111176 Feb. 21, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Every Tues. & Thurs. through Dec. 8 (except Nov. 24) and Jan. 10-Mar. 8. All adults invited to play music. Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction provided for novices on Tues., 6–7 p.m. Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event123014 Feb. 21, 7-9 p.m. -- All accordion players and other musicians invited to play polkas and waltzes and other ethnic and old-time music. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, & Hobbies Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event124624 Feb. 21, 7 p.m. -- Feb. 21: River Raisin Ragtime Revue Back Row. Dixieland jazz by this ensemble from the popular local ragtime band. Mar. 20: Royal Garden Trio. Local trio led by guitarist Brian Delaney that plays early jazz standards and Hot Club-style gypsy jazz. With cellist Michael Karoub and clarinetist and ten... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event123030 Feb. 21, 7 p.m. -- A 3-course dinner with speakeasy-themed live entertainment, including vintage jazz, electro-swing, and more. Followed by coffee and late-night follies. 1920s attire encouraged, especially flappers, fedoras, pinstripes, and pearls. Dinner is preceded at 6 p.m. by a cocktail reception with hors d'oeuv... Food & Beverage Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event119249 Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. -- John Dorsey directs this music-student ensemble in a program of works in an eclectic mix of rhythms and instrumental timbres. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event122861 Feb. 21, 8 p.m. -- Acoustic performance by this pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist whose repertoire includes an engaging mix of personal, political, and whimsical songs. He is accompanied by cellist Andrew Livingston. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event121412 Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. -- Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-trumpeter Marsalis leads the 15-member orchestra in everything from rarely performed historic compositions to newly commissioned works to new takes on jazz standards. Regarded as the finest large jazz ensemble performing today, these musicians play with "tight intensi... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event122859 Feb. 22, 8 p.m. -- Performance by this ensemble comprising musicians from around the world who contributed to Playing for Change, a video project that began when producers Mark Johnson Enzo Buono traveled around the world asking musicians to add their voices and instruments to a video recording of the soul classic "St... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event111177 Feb. 23, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Tues. & Thurs. through Dec. 8 (except Nov. 24) and Jan. 10-Mar. 8. All adults invited to play music. Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction provided for novices on Tues., 6–7 p.m. Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event121416 Feb. 23, 2-2:45 p.m. -- This popular Pontiac ensemble introduces Caribbean steel drum music to kids from preschoolers through 5th graders. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event118087 Feb. 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m. -- Every Thurs. All invited to join members of this local chapter of the Detroit Irish Music Association for an informal evening playing traditional Irish music on various instruments. Lessons offered. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event122860 Feb. 23, 8 p.m. -- Wisconsin-based American roots-music singer-songwriter known for wry, deftly poetic lyrics and rich-toned fingerstyle guitar accompaniment. His work has won praise from the likes of Greg Brown and Chris Smither, and No Depression calls him "the bard of small-town anywhere." Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event111907 Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. -- An evening of acoustic music hosted by Acoustic Cafe's Rob Reinhart and featuring flatpicking guitar legend Dan Crary (dancrary.com), The Small Ponds (thesmallponds.com), who are seminal alt country artist Caitlin Cary and Matt Douglas, plus traditional Irish music from Mike Gavin and friends. All p... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event122856 Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. -- A benefit for the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church breakfast program for the homeless. The all-acoustic program features performances by flatpick guitar virtuoso Dan Crary, a traditional Irish band led by Detroit fiddler Mick Gavin, and The Small Ponds, the Raleigh country-rock singer-songwriter duo of... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event119625 Feb. 24, 8 p.m. -- Contemporary Christian folk-pop by this Nashville-based singer-songwriter from Royal Oak known for her intelligent, compassionate lyrics and quirky whisper of a voice. Desserts & coffee available. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event122855 Feb. 25, 8 p.m. -- Talented singer-songwriter known for a jazz-inspired, classically trained vocal style she describes as "pop illiterate," Werner writes incisive, vividly imagined songs in a variety of moods. Her recent CDs include The Gospel Truth, a collection of songs surveying contemporary attitudes toward the ch... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120220.html#event122854 Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. -- Scottish-born, Canadian-bred singer-songwriter known for his sharp portraits of Canada and its ordinary working people. "Like country blues legend Mississippi John Hurt, David Francey writes in a direct, snapshot style," says Exclaim magazine. Francey has won 2 Juno awards for Best Roots & Tradi... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120227.html#event111178 Feb. 28, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Every Tues. & Thurs. through Dec. 8 (except Nov. 24) and Jan. 10-Mar. 8. All adults invited to play music. Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction provided for novices on Tues., 6–7 p.m. Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120227.html#event122879 Feb. 28, 8 p.m. -- Kalamazoo acoustic quintet whose fiddle- and trumpet-fueled original compositions blend gypsy jazz, swing, and old-time flavors. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120227.html#event122877 Feb. 29, 8 p.m. -- All acoustic performers invited. Fifteen acts are selected randomly from those who sign up to perform 8 minutes (or 2 songs) each. The most talented and popular Open Stage performers are offered. their own evenings at the Ark. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120227.html#event125210 Mar. 1, 12:10 p.m. -- Every Thurs. Performances by area & visiting musicians. Mar. 1: Folk-rock trio Souls Alike. Mar. 8: Piano jazz by the Bob Sweet Trio. Mar. 15: Broadway songs by Two Tenors on the Edge. Mar. 22: Violin music by U-M strings grad students. Mar. 29: International drumming and dance by Rony Barrak &a... Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120227.html#event111179 Mar. 1, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Tues. & Thurs. through Dec. 8 (except Nov. 24) and Jan. 10-Mar. 8. All adults invited to play music. Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction provided for novices on Tues., 6–7 p.m. Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120227.html#event123348 Mar. 2, 7:30 p.m. -- Local saxophonist and clarinetist Vincent York leads Jazzistry, his educational jazz history ensemble, in a program of New Orleans jazz classics, from "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" to "South Rampart Street Parade," along with a cabaret-style showcase of big band dance favorites. Appetizers; cash ... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120227.html#event125216 Mar. 3, 7 p.m. -- Bluegrass and high-energy American folk by this renowned touring student fiddle ensemble. Tonight's headliner is the Austin band MilkDrive, an alt-folk acoustic string quartet of award-winning virtuosos. A Driftwood review says the band's strength lies in its "breathtaking instrumentals loaded with ... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120227.html#event112045 Mar. 3, 7:30 p.m. -- Performances by the Royal Garden Trio, a highly regarded Ann Arbor ensemble led by guitarist Brian Delaney that plays early jazz standards and Hot Club-style gypsy jazz, and the Chelsea House Orchestra, an ensemble of more than 30 Chelsea High School students that plays traditional jigs and reels. T... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event111180 Mar. 6, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Every Tues. & Thurs. through Dec. 8 (except Nov. 24) and Jan. 10-Mar. 8. All adults invited to play music. Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction provided for novices on Tues., 6–7 p.m. Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event125211 Mar. 8, 12:10 p.m. -- Every Thurs. Performances by area & visiting musicians. Mar. 1: Folk-rock trio Souls Alike. Mar. 8: Piano jazz by the Bob Sweet Trio. Mar. 15: Broadway songs by Two Tenors on the Edge. Mar. 22: Violin music by U-M strings grad students. Mar. 29: International drumming and dance by Rony Barrak &a... Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event111150 Mar. 8, 1-2:30 p.m. -- Every Tues. & Thurs. through Dec. 8 (except Nov. 24) and Jan. 10-Mar. 8. All adults invited to play music. Bring an instrument and music stand. Instruction provided for novices on Tues., 6–7 p.m. Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event124876 Mar. 8, 1:30-2:10 p.m. -- Performance by this indie pop-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Dundee. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event123581 Mar. 9, 8 p.m. -- This ex-husband-and-wife singer-songwriter duo from Wisconsin mines the Tom Lehrer/Smothers Brothers tradition of offbeat topical satire and sharply humorous social commentary. Lehrer himself has said, "If I were writing songs today, I would want to be Lou Berryman." Their latest CD, Rocky Frontier,... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event124214 Mar. 10, 10-11 a.m. -- A kid-friendly concert with performances by guitarist Steve Oz, the violin and piano duo of Jennifer Weizer & Boc Fulton, guitarist Emily Slomovitz, ukulele player Magdalen Fossum, the Rudolf Steiner High School Jazz Quartet, and the Boychoir of Ann Arbor. Family & Kids' Stuff Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event124319 Mar. 10, 1 p.m. -- Irish music by the Ann Arbor Celtic Harpers, including everything from traditional Turlough O'Carolan harp songs to contemporary works by groups such as Celtic Woman. Followed by traditional Irish music by Cleary's Pub Session Band, with jigs and reels performed by a dancer TBA. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional Theater, Dance, & Opera http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event125192 Mar. 10, 2-3:30 p.m. -- Traditional and original Irish music by the acclaimed Detroit duo of singer-guitarist Siusan O'Rourke and multi-instrumentalist Zig Zeitler. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event123001 Mar. 10, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Mark and Claudia Aills are joined by other local string musicians for a program of bluegrass and country gospel tunes. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event123591 Mar. 10, 8-10 p.m. -- Acoustic rock-based originals by this popular veteran local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter, winner of the 2008 Detroit Blues Challenge. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event124085 Mar. 10, 8 p.m. -- World fusion music by these two local ensembles. Sumkali, led by tabla player John Churchville, blends classical Indian music with jazz and funk idioms. Wisaal performs contemporary fusion pieces and original compositions that combine traditional Arabic instruments, including percussion, bass, and o... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120305.html#event124210 Mar. 11, 4 & 6:30 p.m. -- This polished local opera company presents a cabaret show. Silent auction. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional Theater, Dance, & Opera http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120312.html#event124927 Mar. 15, 8pm -- Celtic-jazz-blues-chamber-bluegrass ensemble fuses technical precision with playful exuberance. With Nathaniel Smith (Mississippi) on cello, Simon Chrisman (Boston) on hammered dulcimer, Josh Pinkham (Florida) on mandolin and national award-winning Kittel (San Francisco) on violin and fiddle. Kitt... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120312.html#event125212 Mar. 15, 12:10 p.m. -- Every Thurs. Performances by area & visiting musicians. Mar. 1: Folk-rock trio Souls Alike. Mar. 8: Piano jazz by the Bob Sweet Trio. Mar. 15: Broadway songs by Two Tenors on the Edge. Mar. 22: Violin music by U-M strings grad students. Mar. 29: International drumming and dance by Rony Barrak &a... Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120312.html#event125501 Mar. 15, 7:30 p.m. -- This local band plays experimental acoustic roots music. Opening act is Saline High School talent show winner Taylor Paxman, a pianist who plays in a New Age style. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120312.html#event123601 Mar. 15, 8 p.m. -- Mark Kirschenmann directs this adventurous music student ensemble in a program of entirely improvised music drawing on an array of influences from classical and jazz to pop, folk, and world music. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120312.html#event124089 Mar. 15, 8 p.m. -- This contemporary jazz ensemble, led by Philadelphia-based double bassist Peter Paulsen, combines the discipline and precision of classical music with the energy and improvisatory feel of jazz. With percussionist Chris Hanning, saxophonist Chris Bacas, mezzo-soprano Charlotte Paulsen, and U-M music ... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120312.html#event125423 Mar. 18, 3 p.m. -- This local quartet plays an eclectic mix of rock, pop, folk, and gospel originals, along with covers by Van Morrison, Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, and others Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120312.html#event124090 Mar. 18, 4:30 p.m. -- U-M jazz pianist Ellen Rowe leads her trio in a lecture-concert exploring the foundations of jazz. With bassist Paul Keller and drummer Pete Siers. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120319.html#event123003 Mar. 20, 7-9 p.m. -- All accordion players and other musicians invited to play polkas and waltzes and other ethnic and old-time music. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, & Hobbies Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120319.html#event124625 Mar. 20, 7 p.m. -- Feb. 21: River Raisin Ragtime Revue Back Row. Dixieland jazz by this ensemble from the popular local ragtime band. Mar. 20: Royal Garden Trio. Local trio led by guitarist Brian Delaney that plays early jazz standards and Hot Club-style gypsy jazz. With cellist Michael Karoub and clarinetist and ten... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120319.html#event124648 Mar. 21, 8 p.m. -- Jazz by local composer-pianist (and U-M professor) Rush and drummer Edwards. Their new album Naked Dance! features both original compositions and improvisations on Woody Guthrie tunes. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120319.html#event125213 Mar. 22, 12:10 p.m. -- Every Thurs. Performances by area & visiting musicians. Mar. 1: Folk-rock trio Souls Alike. Mar. 8: Piano jazz by the Bob Sweet Trio. Mar. 15: Broadway songs by Two Tenors on the Edge. Mar. 22: Violin music by U-M strings grad students. Mar. 29: International drumming and dance by Rony Barrak &a... Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120319.html#event118855 Mar. 23, 8 p.m. -- Jan. 20, Feb. 10, Mar. 23, & Apr. 13. Performances by U-M student singer-songwriters. The Apr. 13 show features in-the-round performances by all the performers from the 3 earlier shows and the announcement of the winner of the series, who will be booked as an opening act at an Ark show. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120319.html#event125499 Mar. 23, 8 p.m. -- Boston-based songwriter with a sweet, earthy voice who writes tough, honest songs about contemporary American life. Performing Songwriter calls her a "master of introspective ballads filled with understated yearning." She has a brand-new CD, The Living Side. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120319.html#event124091 Mar. 24, 8 & 9:30 p.m. -- Grand Rapids-based pianist Shea leads his reunited trio in swinging jazz standards and the occasional 3-part harmony song, including music by Nat King Cole, Bobby Troupe, or Irving Berlin. With bassist Paul Keller and drummer Pete Siers. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120326.html#event125214 Mar. 29, 12:10 p.m. -- Every Thurs. Performances by area & visiting musicians. Mar. 1: Folk-rock trio Souls Alike. Mar. 8: Piano jazz by the Bob Sweet Trio. Mar. 15: Broadway songs by Two Tenors on the Edge. Mar. 22: Violin music by U-M strings grad students. Mar. 29: International drumming and dance by Rony Barrak &a... Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120326.html#event124838 Mar. 29, 6 p.m. -- With several Christian pop musicians, including the veteran Valdosta (GA) rock quartet (and Winter Jam founder) NewSong, the Tennessee rock band Newsboys, the Memphis progressive rock quartet Skillet, the Toledo indie rock quintet Sanctus Real, a rock band led by former Newsboys frontman Peter Furle... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120326.html#event124646 Mar. 30, 8 p.m. -- Stephen Rush leads the adventurous U-M Digital Music Ensemble in In Memoriam…Kit Carson, Robert Ashley's avant-garde 1960s opera that presented a choice among 256 plot diagrams to enable producers to realize it with whatever performers and sound sources they have available. The program also includes... Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120326.html#event124639 Mar. 31, 7:30 p.m. -- This East Coast singer-songwriter, who composes in the populist tradition of Woody Guthrie and Phil Ochs, is widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary topical songwriters. As a performer, he has been called the natural successor to Pete Seeger, who is among King's fans, calling him "one of t... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120409.html#event118856 Apr. 13, 8 p.m. -- Jan. 20, Feb. 10, Mar. 23, & Apr. 13. Performances by U-M student singer-songwriters. The Apr. 13 show features in-the-round performances by all the performers from the 3 earlier shows and the announcement of the winner of the series, who will be booked as an opening act at an Ark show. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120409.html#event123002 Apr. 14, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Mark and Claudia Aills are joined by other local string musicians for a program of bluegrass and country gospel tunes. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120416.html#event123004 Apr. 17, 7-9 p.m. -- All accordion players and other musicians invited to play polkas and waltzes and other ethnic and old-time music. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, & Hobbies Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120416.html#event124626 Apr. 17, 7 p.m. -- Feb. 21: River Raisin Ragtime Revue Back Row. Dixieland jazz by this ensemble from the popular local ragtime band. Mar. 20: Royal Garden Trio. Local trio led by guitarist Brian Delaney that plays early jazz standards and Hot Club-style gypsy jazz. With cellist Michael Karoub and clarinetist and ten... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120507.html#event122991 May. 12, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Mark and Claudia Aills are joined by other local string musicians for a program of bluegrass and country gospel tunes. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120514.html#event123005 May. 15, 7-9 p.m. -- All accordion players and other musicians invited to play polkas and waltzes and other ethnic and old-time music. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, & Hobbies Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120514.html#event124627 May. 15, 7 p.m. -- Feb. 21: River Raisin Ragtime Revue Back Row. Dixieland jazz by this ensemble from the popular local ragtime band. Mar. 20: Royal Garden Trio. Local trio led by guitarist Brian Delaney that plays early jazz standards and Hot Club-style gypsy jazz. With cellist Michael Karoub and clarinetist and ten... Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120604.html#event122992 Jun. 9, 6-8:30 p.m. -- Mark and Claudia Aills are joined by other local string musicians for a program of bluegrass and country gospel tunes. Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional http://arborweb.com/calendar/music__pop__rock__jazz__blues____traditional_120618.html#event123006 Jun. 19, 7-9 p.m. -- All accordion players and other musicians invited to play polkas and waltzes and other ethnic and old-time music. Clubs, Social Groups, Games, & Hobbies Music: Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, & Traditional