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Bloody Run
MoreBlind Pig 208 S. First St., Ann ArborDetroit-area heavy shoegaze band. Openers: the local punk & grunge quartet The Blank, the Detroit shoegaze duo Nurse, and the Detroit-area post-hardcore alt-punk band Reader. $14.
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Kelly “Bird” McDermott
MoreHabitat Lounge 3050 Jackson Rd., Ann ArborEnsemble led by this local jazz flutist-vocalist. With pianist Phil Lesky and drummer Marc Smith.
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“Ann Arbor/Ypsi Acoustic Jammers.”
MoreYpsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, YpsilantiAll acoustic musicians invited for an open mic followed by an hour of jamming. Participants welcome to bring chord-and-lyric sheets of any well-known song for the jam.
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Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings
MoreZal Gaz Grotto 2070 W. Stadium, Ann ArborLocal 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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Braxton Cook
MoreBlue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann ArborAcclaimed jazz vocalist & multi-instrumentalist whose music is a blend of hard-edged tightly-arranged contemporary jazz instrumentation and soaring 90s R&B–style vocals. “Cook stands at the crossroads of jazz and contemporary R&B, and the album thrives in that space,” writes Shatter the Standard in a review of his most recent album, Not Everyone Can Go. “It’s a deliberate blend he has pursued for years, and here he doubles down. The production balances in-the-pocket warmth—buttery keys, laid-back bass lines—with the spontaneity of a live session.” Dinner shows: 6 & 8 p.m. $85.
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Unkle Lay Lee & the Moonshine All-Stars
MoreOld Town 122 W. Liberty, Ann ArborLocal quintet led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Gray Motsinger that plays an eclectic brand of outlaw country with punk, funk, and rock influences.
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American Patchwork Quartet
MoreArk 316 S. Main, Ann ArborRoots music ensemble led by Hindustani classical vocalist Falu Shah and veteran guitarist & arranger Clay Ross, best known as the frontman of the acclaimed Gullah group Rank Tanky. Its music is a forward-thinking homage to America’s past with an eclectic blend of Appalachian folk, gospel, and Indian classical music that one Mix Magazine reviewer calls “a breathtaking confluence of heritage roots, jazz, and world music influences.” $29.
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“The Sunday Circle.”
MoreZiggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, YpsilantiA set by a house band led by local jazz trumpeter Ingrid Racine. Followed by an open mic for vocalists, instrumentalists (including electronic), MCs, & poets.
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Jazz Jam Session
MoreAnn Arbor Funhouse 207 E. Washington., Ann ArborJazz ensemble led by Kenji Lee, a local saxophonist whose expressive brand of jazz draws on Japanese folk music, Western classical music, and punk.
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Easy Street Jazz Band
MoreZal Gaz Grotto 2070 W. Stadium, Ann ArborEarly jazz classics from Scott Joplin and Bessie Smith to Louis Armstrong and beyond by this veteran local septet led by trombonist Terry Kimura.
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Open Mic.
MoreYpsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, YpsilantiAll acoustic musicians invited. Hosted by singer-songwriter Phil McMillion.
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Bowling Green Jazz Faculty Ensemble
MoreZiggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, YpsilantiWith performers TBA.
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Devon Allman
MoreArk 316 S. Main, Ann ArborJam-oriented blues-rock ensemble led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Allman, the son of Southern rock legend Gregg Allman. His most recent album, The Blues Summit, is a rollicking collection of originals and blues classics recorded with blues greats Larry McCray, Jimmy Hall, and Sierra Green that Americana Highways calls “a masterful climb to the top of Blues Mountain.” $40.
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Ukulele Jake
MoreNorth Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann ArborAnn Arbor-bred, NYC-based ukulele player and stand-up comic known for his up-beat and entertaining live shows. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.
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Deep Steam
MoreYpsi Alehouse 124 Pearl, #100, Ypsilanti, YpsilantiYpsilanti quartet that plays jazz, rock, and soul covers, along with some originals.
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Earthwork Music Collective
MoreNorth Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann ArborWith performances by Michigan singer-songwriters TBA. 7–10 p.m. $25.
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Third Coast Swing
MoreBlue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann ArborVeteran Ludington trio that specializes in swing-era Gypsy jazz.
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David Goyette
MoreZiggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, YpsilantiDetroit-area folk-rock singer-guitarist.
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Chastity Brown
MoreArk 316 S. Main, Ann ArborAcclaimed Minneapolis-based Americana singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who cites James Baldwin and Carson McCullers as prime influences. The Billings Gazette calls her “a banjo-playing soul singer, a harmonica-blowing gospel belter, piano-pounding blues woman.” $29.
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Alex Wand & Nelle Anderson
MoreNorth Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann ArborAn improvisational blend of opera and performance art by this duo of soprano-composer Anderson and Wand, a local guitarist who plays joyous and unpredictable instrumental originals featuring unconventional tunings. 5:30–6:30 p.m. Free.