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Steve Somers & Friends

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Ypsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

Jazz & blues standards by an ensemble led by WCC jazz guitar instructor Somers.

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Irish-ish

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Hear.Say Brewing + Theater. 2350 W. Liberty.

A trio from the Malty Taskers that plays traditional Irish music and Irish pub songs.

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Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings

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Zal Gaz Grotto 2070 W. Stadium, Ann Arbor

Local 10-piece big band led by tubaist Chris Smith that specializes in the old-time big band music of the late 1920s and early 1930s associated with Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver.

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Sunny Wilkinson Quartet

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Blue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann Arbor

Local ensemble led by vocalist Wilkinson, a veteran nationally known straight-ahead jazz singer.

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Tray Wellington Band

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Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

Forward-thinking contemporary bluegrass ensemble led by Wellington, an acclaimed banjo player known both for his technical prowess and unique phrasing. “If bluegrass is about spotlighting virtuosos, here’s a new one people will be checking in on for some time to come,” writes the Wall Street Journal. $29.

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Jazz Jam Session

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Ann Arbor Funhouse 207 E. Washington., Ann Arbor

Jazz ensemble led by Kenji Lee, a local saxophonist whose expressive brand of jazz draws on Japanese folk music, Western classical music, and punk.