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Devin Scillian.: JD’s Stage
MoreJD’s Stage 117 ½ S. Main, Chelsea, Michigan, United StatesA mix of country and Southern rock covers, along with some originals by this former WDIV-TV news anchor.
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Rick Burgess Trio.: Earle
MoreEarle 121 W. Washington, Ann ArborJazz ensemble, named after the late jazz pianist and Earle cofounder Burgess, featuring drummer Robert Warren and a rotating roster of bassists and pianists.
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“4th Annual Ann Arbor Django Reinhardt Festival.”: Ark
MoreArk 316 S. Main, Ann ArborVintage jazz inspired by gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt’s 1930s Parisian swing by an ensemble led by Sam Farthing, an acclaimed young Baltimore guitarist known for his virtuosic technique, crystal-clear tone, and expressive improvisation. Tonight he is joined by Grant Flick, a local fiddle virtuoso known for his performances of the music of French jazz gypsy pioneer Stéphane Grappelli, along with members of the local Hot Club band Djangophonique. $29.
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“The Family 734 Ladies Night Pajama Party.”: Ziggy’s
MoreZiggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, YpsilantiDJ dance party.
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Motor City Moonshine.: The Ranch
MoreThe Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann ArborCountry and classic rock covers by this Detroit-area quartet. 8:30 p.m.
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Television City.: Ann Arbor Funhouse
MoreAnn Arbor Funhouse 207 E. Washington., Ann ArborDetroit-area roots-rock and Americana band whose music blends power pop, indie rock, and heartland grit. Openers: Tim Monger, an engaging veteran local singer-songwriter-guitarist whose pop-rock Americana fuses high lonesome tunes with evocative tales drawn from ordinary life, and The City Lines, a local self-styled “Springsteen backed by Jimmy Eat World” power-pop trio fronted by singer-songwriter Pat Deneau.
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Dana Cooper.: North Star Lounge
MoreNorth Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann ArborVeteran Missouri-bred folk-rock singer-songwriter from Nashville whose songs are known for their melodic inventiveness and poetically evocative lyrical sophistication. 9–10:15 p.m. $20.
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Relics of The Future.: Hear.Say Brewing + Theater.
MoreHear.Say Brewing + Theater. 2350 W. Liberty.Local jazz ensemble led by bassist Tim Berla. With clarinetist & percussionist Charles Dayringer, keyboardist Paul Bairley, and saxophonist & flutist Paul Girard.
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Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings.: Zal Gaz Grotto
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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Joaquin Moore: There and Back Again.: Blue LLama
MoreBlue LLama 314 S. Main, Ann ArborQuartet of U-M jazz studies students led by saxophonist Moore.
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Open Blues Jam.: Water Tower Distilling Co.
MoreWater Tower Distilling Co. 23 N. Washington,, YpsilantiPerformers of all skill levels invited. Hosted by James Bourland & the Staches, a local quintet fronted by Bourland, a singer-guitarist who specializes in all forms of American roots music. 6–9 p.m.
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Justin Judge.: The Ranch
MoreThe Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann ArborMid-Michigan country singer-guitarist.
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Arnold/Jassi/Kramer.: Ravens Club
MoreRavens Club 207 S. Main, Ann ArborLocal world music–inflected jazz ensemble of drummer Jesse Kramer, guitarist John Arnold, and bassist & vocalist Pathe Jassi.
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Maya de Vitry.: Ark
MoreArk 316 S. Main, Ann ArborNashville-based fiddler-turned-songwriter best known as a founding member of the Lancaster (PA) Americana country-folk trio Stray Birds. NPR calls her latest album, All My Faith, “the perfect soundtrack for uncorking that emotion and (defiantly) loving life again.” $29.
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Jazz Jam Session.: Ann Arbor Funhouse
MoreAnn Arbor Funhouse 207 E. Washington., Ann ArborJazz ensemble led by veteran local drummer Pete Siers and Kenji Lee, a local saxophonist whose expressive brand of jazz draws on Japanese folk music, Western classical music, and punk.
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Tim Prosser & Steve Rich.: El Limon
MoreEl Limon 2709 PlymouthA mix of acoustic originals and traditional music by this duo of singer-guitarist Rich and singer-songwriter and “mandolin maniac” Prosser.
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Paul Keller Orchestra.: Zal Gaz Grotto
MoreZal Gaz Grotto 2070 W. Stadium, Ann ArborAward-winning 14-piece big band led by bassist Keller and featuring vocalist Sarah D’Angelo and occasional guest vocalists. Also, each week features a middle set by a guest college or high school student ensemble.
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Margaret Glaspy.: Ark
MoreArk 316 S. Main, Ann ArborNYC-based indie folk singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist whose music blends the fingerpicking guitar and poetic lyrics of Joni Mitchell with the power chords and attitude of 90s grunge. Glaspy “pushes back at passivity, whether political or personal, in carefully wrought storytelling,” writes Pitchfork in a review of her brand new album I Am Both. Opener: Anna Tivel, an Oregon-based indie folk singer-songwriter whose songs of struggle often begin achingly before evolving into expressions of joy. $29.
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Half Ivory.: Ziggy’s
MoreZiggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, YpsilantiThe stage name of Kalamazoo indie rock singer-songwriter David Ladwig. Openers: David Freund, the frontman of the Ypsi rock band Cracked & Hooked, and Loperry, a local indie rock band.
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Easy Street Jazz Band.: Zal Gaz Grotto
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.