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Charles Latimer was named a 2024 Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association. He talks about his award with WEMU's John Bommarito.
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John Bommarito spoke to author Veronica Johnson about her oral history project about women in Detroit jazz.
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Ann Arbor jazz master Paul Keller has been keeping busy over the last few months, including putting on a few concerts at the Zal Gaz Grotto Club and the Kerrytown Concert House. Keller speaks to WEMU's Michael Jewett about his upcoming musical endeavors.
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Trumpeter Sean Jones leads Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra (NYO) Jazz ensemble. They are in Detroit at the Fisher Music Center on Friday. Michael Jewett spoke with Sean Jones about the program, their debut CD, and the show on Friday.
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Memorial Day Weekend is considered the official start of summer, but why not look a little further down the road? On Labor Day Weekend, September 2-5, the Detroit Jazz Festival returns to downtown Detroit for both virtual and in-person performances. To get all of the details, WEMU's Michael Jewett speaks to the festival's executive director, Chris Collins.
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Organist Joey DeFrancesco returns to our area. He's at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor this weekend. He spoke to 89.1 Jazz host Michael Jewett about…
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WEMU's Michael Jewett chats with the Director of the Detroit Jazz Festival, Chris Collins on the Festival's recent decision to go virtual.Michael Jewett:…
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WEMU's Michael Jewett chats Alex Graham, organizer of the Grand Hotel Jazz Festival coming up Labor Day weekend.Michael Jewett: 89.1 jazz, 89.1 WEMU…
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The great pianist Cyrus Chestnut performs at the Blue LLama in Ann Arbor on Saturday evening. 89.1 Jazz host Michael Jewett spoke with him earlier this…
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The 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert will air on WEMU-FM tomorrow at 8pm Eastern!Join the celebration of the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters as the National…
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WEMU's Michael Jewett spoke with Jazz Night in America's Christian McBride about the importance of public radio music:Non-commercial, fact based reporting…
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From the future home of the Gretchen Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University, the 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival lineup will be revealed April 7th live…
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The Manhattan Transfer's Janis Siegel and New York Voices' Lauren Kinhan will be Jessica's guests on the In Crowd as they talk about the challenges faced…