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    Rick Burgess Trio.: Earle

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    Earle 121 W. Washington, Ann Arbor

    Jazz 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

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    Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Vintage 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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    Motor City Moonshine.: The Ranch

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    The Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann Arbor

    Country and classic rock covers by this Detroit-area quartet. 8:30 p.m.

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    Television City.: Ann Arbor Funhouse

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    Ann Arbor Funhouse 207 E. Washington., Ann Arbor

    Detroit-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

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    North Star Lounge 301 N. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor

    Veteran 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.

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    Hear.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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    Open Blues Jam.: Water Tower Distilling Co.

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    Water Tower Distilling Co. 23 N. Washington,, Ypsilanti

    Performers 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

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    The Ranch 122 W. Washington, Ann Arbor

    Mid-Michigan country singer-guitarist.

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    Arnold/Jassi/Kramer.: Ravens Club

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    Ravens Club 207 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Local 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

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    Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    Nashville-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

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    Ann Arbor Funhouse 207 E. Washington., Ann Arbor

    Jazz 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

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    El Limon 2709 Plymouth

    A 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

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    Zal Gaz Grotto 2070 W. Stadium, Ann Arbor

    Award-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

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    Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor

    NYC-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

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    Ziggy’s 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti

    The 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.