30th anniversary Michigan Jazz Festival

SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2025

Festival Lineup

Open Air Stage

LEVEN & VOSGERCHIAN

Russ Macklem, trumpet
Kasan Belgrave, saxophone
Brendon Davis, piano
Noah Jackson, bass
Louis Jones III, drums
 
Adam Meckler, trumpet
Pat Booth, saxophone
Michael Malis, piano
Jeff Pedraz, bass
Travis Auckerman, drums
 
Sean Dobbins, drums
Dwight Adams, trumpet
Andrew Bishop, saxophone
Roger Jones, piano
Marion Hayden, bass
Athena Johnson, vocal
 
Jeff Haas, piano

Anthony Stanco, trumpet
Evan Kiety, saxophone
Marion Hayden, bass
Tariq Garner, drums

 

Dave Bennett, clarinet
Jeff Kressler, piano
Ed Fedewa, bass
Pete Siers, drums

 
Jeff Canady, drums
Charles Prophet, saxophone
Terrell Williams, trumpet
Maurice O’Neal, keyboards
Kenny Rocket, guitar
Caelin Amin, bass
LaRon Souldeacon Dolley, vocals
 

Bill Bolle

Presentation Stage

Chuck Newsome, guitar
 
Isis Damil, vocals
Grant Gabriel, guitar
Andre Crawford, keyboards
Jonathan Muer-Cotton, bass
Nate Winn, drums
 
Philip Buchman, drums
Josie Ala, trumpet
Rowan Tucker-Meyer, piano
Kenji Lee, bass
 
Sunny Wilkinson, vocal
Ron Newman, piano
Ed Fedewa, bass
Larry Ochiltree, drums
 
Terry Lower, piano
Ray Tini, bass
Jim Ryan, drums
Eyde Evans Hyde, vocals
 
Alex Harding, baritone saxophone
Jim Alfredson, organ
Djallo Djakate, drums
 
Ryan DeHues, vocals
Jeff Kressler, piano
Ed Fedewa, bass
Jeff Shoup, drums
 

Rathskeller Stage

Detroit Federation of Musicians

Chris Buzzelli, guitar
Doug Richeson, bass
Pete Siers, drums
 
Kenneth Gill, trombone
John Douglas, trumpet
Jeff Ponders, tenor saxophone
Demetrius Nabors, piano
Damon Warmack, bass  
Nate Winn, drums
 
Stephen Plummer, guitar
Nicholas Martin, guitar
Tom Knific, bass
Dave Bennett, clarinet
Grant Flick, violin
 
 
Michael S. Doyle, tenor, soprano saxophones
Matt Sumner, trumpet, flugelhorn
Steve Talaga, piano
Tom Lockwood, bass
Fred Knapp, drums
 
Michael Reed, drums
Lucas Stickley-Miner, trumpet
Alvin Paige, saxophone
Andre Crawford, piano
Langston Kitchen, bass
 
 RJ Spangler, percussion
 James O’Donnell, trumpet
Charlie Miller, trumpet
John “Tbone” Paxton, trombone
Alex Colista, saxophone
Christopher Tabaczynski, saxophone 
Goode Wyche III, saxophone
Michael Zaporski, piano
Trevor Lamb, bass
Sean Perlmutter, drums
Camille Price, vocals
 

 

Cabaret Stage

CARMEN MEYERS MEMORIAL

Colton Weatherston, vocal, guitar
Jeff Pedraz, bass
 
Tiffany Gridiron, vocal
Aya Sekine, piano
 

Barbara Ware, vocal
Cliff Monear, piano

Susan Tobocman, vocal
Randy Napoleon, guitar

Ellie Martin, vocal
Duncan McMillan, piano
 
Ramona Collins, vocal
Cliff Monear, piano
 

Big Band Stage

NANCY SALDEN

Jeff Trudell Orchestra
James Sawyer, director
Nathan Kark, alto saxophone
Owen Timmerman, alto saxophone
Wiliam Bier, tenor saxophone
Thomas Tran, tenor saxophone
Mike Hamann, baritone saxophone
Shawn Nichols, trumpet
Austin Hunt, trumpet
Keith Walker, trumpet
Danny Wade, trumpet
Ed Spier, trombone
Jeff Carroll, trombone
Patrick Parrish, trombone
Adam Graham, trombone
Nick Birchler, piano
Dave Gillespie, guitar
Liam Coussens, bass
Mark Lopez, drums
 
Joshua James, director
Na’than Bates, alto saxophone
Paxton Lumley, alto saxophone
Tristan Stafford, tenor saxophone
Lucas Jacquemotte, tenor saxophone
Noelle Prouty, baritone saxophone
Carter Tucker-Gough, trumpet
Alejandro Zorrillo, trumpet
Timothy Leistico, trumpet
Xavier Harris, trumpet
Donnivin Walker, trombone
Derik Devore, trombone
Declan Feeny, trombone
Jasper Rodgerson, trombone
Shaun Mills, trombone
Oliver Jacobson, vibes
Jacob Hart, piano
William Millitzer, piano
Simon Joyce, bass
Alex Hsu, bass
Max Valdez, drums
Tas Ray, drums
 
Elliot McConnell, trumpet
Russ Macklem, trumpet
Kenji Lee, tenor saxophone
William Lee, trombone
Kevin Payne, vibes
 Jonathan Brown, marimba
Alex Arnest, guitar
Andy Peck, bass
Melody Balos, vocal
Emma Aboukasm, vocal
Marty Gray, vocal
David Magumba, vocal
William Lee, vocal
Benton Degroot, vocal
 
 
Craig Strain, director
Aleks Starostka, alto sax
Robert Reeves, alto sax
Mark Kieme, tenor sax
Steve Wood, 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
Pete Kahn, alto saxophone
Paul Onachuk, alto saxophone
Mark Kieme, tenor saxophone
Carl Cafagna, tenor saxophone
Mark Berger, baritone saxophone
Bob Jensen, trumpet
Patrick Hession, trumpet
Kenneth  Robinson, trumpet
Dave Jensen, trombone
Rob Killips, trombone
Edward Gooch, trombone
Albert Duncan, trombone
Chuck Shermetero, piano
Bill Lymperis, guitar
Ray Tini, bass

Solo Piano Room

LIVONIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

 Aya Sekine, piano
 
Lisa Sung, piano
 
Michael Jellick, piano
Claudia Rahardjanoto, tap dance
 
Ellen Rowe, piano
 
Mike Harrison, piano
 
Chris Codish, piano
 
 

Future of Jazz Stage

SEMJA

Jacob Hart, piano
JJ Williams, bass
Craig Mizell II, drums
 
Andrew Brown, trumpet
Shane Karas, tenor sax
Max Gage, piano
Emma Wilburn, bass
Alonso Umana-Chan, drums
 
Ellen Rowe, piano
Jeff Pedraz, bass
Pete Siers, drums
 
Zakara Cubia, piano
Ava Noecker, voice
Alex Pranis, tenor sax
 
Ben Dannug, piano/keyboards
Hanna Kharchenko, bass
Martin Zubeck, drums
 
 
Brynn Hilliker, bass
Marlena Boedigheimer, tenor Saxophone
Max McDermitt, piano
Max Welterlen, drums
 

Jazz Talks!

 David Sharpe

 

2025 program booklet