2024 Festival Lineup

29th Annual Michigan Jazz Festival

Open Air

LIVONIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Christopher Tabaczynski, saxophone
Dave Kosmyna, cornet
Erik McIntyre, guitar/banjo
Alex Belhaj, guitar/banjo
Shannon Wade, upright bass
 
Sky Covington, vocals
Jimi Blues, piano
Ibrahim Jones, bass
Alex Wright, drums
 
Mark Lipson, percussion
Kasan Belgrave, saxophone
John Douglas, trumpet
William Wang, trombone
Mike Harrisson, piano
Jaribu Shaid, bass
Nate Winn, drums
Alberto Nacif, congas
 
Mark Braun, piano
Keith Kaminski, alto sax
Harry McComb, tenor sax
Chris Tabacyznski, baritone sax
Dwight Adams, trumpet
Chris Smith, trombone
Ralph Tope, guitar
Duncan McMillan, organ
Kenji Lee, bass
Pete Siers, drums
 
Dave Bennett, clarinet
Jeff Kressler, piano
Ed Fedewa, bass
Pete Siers, drums
 
Kimmie Horne, vocals
Maurice O’Neal, piano
Matt Callaway, guitar
Raymond Pettway, bass
Marcus Douglas, drums
 

Presentation

Bill Bolle

April Tini, clinician
Dale Grisa, piano
 
Steve Wood, saxophone
Terry Kimura, trombone
Duncan McMillan, organ
Dave Zwolinski, drums
 
Russ Macklem, trumpet
De’Sean Jones, tenor saxophone
Jordan Anderson, piano
Noah Jackson, upright bass
Louis Jones, drums
 
Terry Lower, piano
Ray Tini, bass
Jim Ryan, drums
Edye Evans Hyde, vocals
 
Anthony Stanco, trumpet
Randy Napoleon, guitar
Xavier Davis, piano
Laura-Simone Martin, bass
David Alveraz III, drums
 
Louis Jones III, drums
Jeffrey Trent, tenor saxophone
Zen Zadrevec, piano
Noah Jackson, bass
 
Alberto Nacif, percussion
Russell Miller, saxophone
Charles Miller, trumpet
Christopher Smith, trombone
Rick Roe, piano
Patrick Prouty, bass
Olman Piedra-Carvajal, timbales, percussion

Rathskeller

Cotton Club

Steve Plummer, guitar
Dave Bennett, clarinet
Grant Flick, violin
Ben Green, trumpet
Kaedin Plummer, guitar
Tom Knific, bass
 
J Rowe, drums
Jordan Schug, double bass
Ian Haubert, electric piano / “strings”
Molly Jones, saxophone, flute
Josie Ala, trumpet
Patrick Fitzgibbon, percussion
 
Ryan Bills, saxophone
Clif Metcalf, organ
Ben Crino, guitar
Sean Perlmutter, drums
 
John “Tbone” Paxton, trombone, lead vocals
RJ Spangler, congas, percussion, background vocals
Matt LoRusso, guitar, background vocals
Trevor Lamb, string bass, background vocals
Sean Perlmuttter, drums, cowbell
 
Jeff Ponders II, saxophone
Demetrius Nabors, piano, keyboard
Gary Johnson, guitar
Damon Warmack, bass
Nate Winn, drums
Kenny Watson, vocal
 

Cole Oswalt, tenor saxophone
Alex Lahti-Thiam, alto saxophone
Max McDermitt, Rhodes
Kaes Holkeboer, synth
Shudane Hendrix, bass guitar
Max Rubin, drums

Cabaret

Sally Bolle

Olivia Van Goor, vocal
Scott Gwinnell, piano
 
Christopher Kendall, vocal
Mike Harrison, piano
 

Barbara Ware, vocal
Cliff Monear, piano

Marvin Jones, vocal
Jay Valle, piano

Lori Lefevre, vocal
Chris Buzzelli, guitar
 
Kait Wiegand, vocal
Scott Gwinnell, piano

Big Band

Nancy Salden

Russ Miller, director
James Hughes, alto saxophone
Shannon Ford, alto saxophone
Keith Kaminski, tenor saxophone
Marcus Elliot, tenor saxophone
Mark Berger, baritone saxophone
Ric Wolkins, trumpet
Dwight Adams, trumpet
John Douglas, trumpet
Charlie Miller, trumpet
Ron Kischuk, trombone
Dennis Wilson, trombone
Edward Gooch, trombone
Stefan Stolarchuk, trombone
Ellen Rowe, piano
Ron English, guitar
Pat Prouty, bass
Dave Taylor, drums
CHORUS
Alaina Brown-Chin
Corinthia Sims
Rebecca Eaddy
Chiderra Perry
Jiana Huter
Lavendar Calhoun
Timiesha Knowles
X. Alexander Durden
Ryan Bowie
Denzel Donald
Brandon Spencer
Mike Rowan
Ben Niedeck
 
Vincent Chandler, director
Christian Bush, clarinet
Helen Kangas, alto sax
Pierce Gingiloski, alto sax
Elvin Sahijdak, tenor sax
Oliver Strickfaden, tenor sax
Joshua Dale, baritone sax
Carter Tucker-Gough, trumpet
 Jacob Jones, trumpet
Ben Lafo, trombone
Bre Vendittelli, guitar
Jacob Hart, piano
Brynn Hilliker, bass
Christian Bush, bass
Mathew Chalut, drums
Samuel Melkonian, drums
 
Jauron Perry, trumpet
Winner: MJF 2024 Rising Star Jazz Horn Competition 
 
Paul Keller, bass
James Hughes, alto sax
Jonathan Lynn, alto sax
Keith Kaminski, tenor sax
Steve Wood, tenor sax
Paul Finkbeiner, trumpet
Joe Palmer, trumpet
Lucas Stickley Miner, trumpet
Luther Bird, trumpet
Terry Kimura, trombone
Brooks Barnes, trombone
Ben Lafo, trombone
Adam Mosley, piano
Scott Kretzer, drums
Cary Kocher, vibraphone, vocal
Olivia Van Goor, vocal
 
 
Craig Strain, director
Aleks Starostka, alto sax
Robert Reeves, alto sax
Mark Kieme, tenor sax
Jason Didia, tenor sax
Brad Stern, baritone sax
Mike Skrzynski, trumpet
Randy Casteel, trumpet
Tim Kalvaitis, trumpet
Lukas Liska, trumpet
Steve Fleck, trombone
Elizabeth Goulet, trombone
Jon Ewell, trombone
Stefan Stolarchuk, trombone
Phil Lesky, piano
Rick Davis, guitar
Quentin Casanova, bass
Jim Ryan, drums
Julie Savoy, vocal
 
Jeff Trudell, drums, director
Pete Kahn, alto saxophone
Paul Onachuk, alto saxophone
Mark Kieme, tenor saxophone
Carl Cafagna, tenor saxophone
Mark Berger, baritone saxophone
Walter White, trumpet
Patrick Hession, trumpet
Rob Jenson, trumpet
Rob Smith, trumpet
Rob Killips, trombone
Edward Gooch, trombone
Albert Duncan, trombone
George Troia, trombone
Chuck Shermetaro, piano
Ray Tini, bass
Bill Lymperis, guitar and vocals 
 

Solo Piano

Leven / Vosgerchian

 
 
 
 


 
 
 

Future of Jazz

SEMJA

Valentino Tischio, trumpet
Ben Dannug, piano
Brynn Hilliker, bass
Noah Koslen, drums
 
Cristina Aldo, vocal
Wes Hutchison, piano
Jackson Stone, bass
Taylor Atkinson, drums
 

Andrew Brown, trumpet
Oliver Lublin, piano
Cayla Stus, voice

Scott Gwinnell, piano
Jordan Schug, bass
Dave Zwolinski, drums

Hayden Cusmano, guitar
Colin Gronert, alto sax
Russell Calhoun, trumpet
Sam Novell-Regester, trombone
Quentin Casanova, bass
Noah Koslen, drums

Nolan Johnson, piano
George McCracken, bass
Benjamin Kerger, drums

Jazz Talks!

Michigan Humanities