Meet Carole Harris

Brilliant Detroit Visual Artist Carole Harris, is a lifelong Detroiter and graduate of Wayne State University, who describes her life’s passion this way… “My work relies on improvisation. I am fascinated with hue and pattern, often drawing inspiration from...

Ruminations: The New Standard

“Ruminations: The New Standard”By Mark StrykerFormer Arts Reporter and Critic at Detroit Free Press I’ve been thinking about the New Standards/Jazz Without Patriarchy initiative that’s been unfolding over the last two weeks in Detroit. There are so many aspects to...

Charenée Wade

Charenée Wade is known for her expert vocal improvisational ability and her seriously swinging groove, she evokes a classic jazz sound akin to Betty Carter and Sarah Vaughan. With her Motéma debut, Offering: The Music of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson (June 23),...

Camille Thurman

Camille Thurman … remember the name! As a composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition, she is quickly becoming one of the standard bearers for the form, making a considerable and dynamic contribution to the legacy of jazz...

Linda May Han Oh

Linda May Han Oh is a bassist/composer who has performed and recorded with artists such as Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Terri Lyne Carrington, Steve Wilson, Geri Allen and Vijay Iyer. Originally born in Malaysia and raised in Boorloo (Perth),...