BIO
Starbucks refugee Boggs and band traverse jazz, world, rock and Americana. They released debut CD "A Buddha State of Mind" in 2010 and album "Carnival of Miracles," produced by Grammy-winning Trina Shoemaker in March 2015. Their sound is "soulgrass," it's always about "the message" and the band performs nationally.
"[The] new cd from the Paula Boggs Band, Carnival of Miracles simply put [is] a masterpiece...here is a record with every song destined to be well known soon to audiences and equally loved. Congratulations to Paula Boggs and the Paula Boggs Band, they have hit this right out of the park."
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Host of “Music My Mother Would Not Like”
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Ted Nagy CD Release Party/ November 12th 7 pm / Jazz Cafe
(Detroit, MI) Longtime local singer/songwriter/multi instrumentalist Ted Nagy has a new CD of original material that he will perform with his Trio at Jazz Cafe, November 12th at 7PM at the finest little room in Detroit, Jazz Cafe inside Music Hall.
Ted Nagy’s new CD, entitled, “That’s What Made Me Famous” is a personal trip into the Blues, Americana and a little Jazz to spice up the tunes.
Nagy composes and plays guitar, piano, keys, or whatever he may have in front of him at the time, “I sing the songs I have in my head and sometimes, hopefully, in my heart.”
The Ted Nagy Trio are:
Ted Nagy – Guitar/Piano & Vocals
Eric Childress – Drums
Jonathane Leavell – Bass
Ted Nagy takes a well-rounded approach to his songwriting; he studied Jazz at Wayne State University as well as Creative Writing and continues to combine the two in all of his endeavors. As songwriter, composer, guitarist, musical director, vocalist and producer for several musical projects, Nagy has performed with notable artists such as M.L. Liebler, Arlo Guthrie, Steve King, Ken Kesey, Luis Resto, John Sinclair, Country Joe McDonald and countless others.
He has been one of the Artist Relations Directors of the Detroit International Jazz Festival.
He is currently (and for sometime now) Programming Director of Jazz Cafe at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts where he strives to enlist the variety of Detroit's finest local, national and international artists of all genres." Ted has recorded and produced a number of albums and other recordings including “Paper Ghost Raindance”, “Beneath The Grand Heaven”, “Live at Junkbaby Studios”, and have been featured on the Motown Ambassadors release of “Detroit City”, which can now be heard on http://eamtradio.com/
Listen Here: https://soundcloud.com/tadjuwadju/devil
Tickets: $10 Includes CD and other free stuff and available at the door
Jazz Café at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
350 Madison Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
http://www.musichall.org
THE MUSIC HALL BOUTIQUE by Bruce Bailey
Join me as I debut my new apparel driven store in the heart of Downtown Detroit. It's been a long time coming but now i finally have a home to house my ever growing assortment of brands!
The store is on the main level of the Music Hall and food, beverages + live music will be available inside the Jazz Cafe.
Watch this page for continuous updates...
Co-Hosted By:
Lisa Jackson
Katrina Kelly
Ed Smith
and India Mason
Additional Assistance By:
Ted Nagy
No Cover | Parking Lot Adjacent to the facility
Bruce Bailey
"... the brand don't build itself"
Key Expressions Production presents Detroit Comics Unleashed Part 2 @ the Music Hall Jazz Cafe featuring some of the hottest comedians in the "D" staring: comedian Bill Hill, he appeared on Def Comedy Jam and the Robert Townsend show and he's internationally known all across the world as one of the hottest comics in the game. Also featuring Detroit's own Josh Adams, he's young fresh and will have you crying laughing!! Also representing the ladies we have Melanie J. She is on fire!!!! She's at the top of her game. She has been crowned the winner of "Jump Start Your Comedy Career Contest", at Joey's Comedy Shop and the recent winner of the "Big Money Contests" @ Laff Tracks Comedy Club. hosted by the one and only Cornell "Popcorn" Spivey, he too has astonished crowds with his raw comedic style and will have you busting your gutts!
Come join us for a night of fun and laughter. Nov 20th at the Music Hall Jazz Cafe Show starts at 8:00pm tickets $15 higher at the door. For ticket information call 248-752-6829. See you there!!
Members: Justin Jozwiak (alto sax & cl), Jim Holden (tenor sax & cl), Goode Wyche III (alto, bari, saxes & cl), James O'Donnell (trumpet 1 & vox & co-leader), Ken Ferry (trumpet 2), John Paxton (trombone & vox), Shannon Wade (upright bass), Michael Zaporski (piano), RJ Spangler (drums & bandleader). Our featured vocalists are Camille Price & Dan Devins. Sometimes we add Akunda Hollis. Kurt Krahnke plays upright bass, Dan Bennett plays sax & Michael Malis plays piano with us on the Sun Ra concerts. Damon Warmack (bass) & Phil Hale join us for the Township Jazz Project shows. This is getting complicated! Joshua James & Alex Colista are frequent subs. Genre: hot jazz, swing, jump, Hometown: Detroit (the D) http://www.rjspangler.com/pd9.php
Grammy nominated jazz trumpeter Russell Gunn and his Quartet featuring Grammy-winning vocalist Dionne Farris. The Russell Gunn Quartet ensures an eclectic genre bending experience that fuses Ms. Farris’ multi-faceted vocal ability. She will meld hip-hop, pop, soul, gospel, R&B and jazz into her every growing repertoire.