Rolling Stone Jones joins Hope College jazz students

Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones joined the Hope College Jazz Arts Collective, directed by Prof. Robert Shipley, in a tribute to Duke Ellington this evening at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

Banding Together

Tonight, I witnessed GRAMMY-Award-winning jazz drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y perform at Hope College's Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.

The Sounds of Soul

I grooved to the sounds of soul/R&B/funk band The Soul Syndicate at the Park Theatre tonight.

Dancing with Duke

This evening, I watched the Holland Concert Jazz Orchestra provide The Nutcracker Suite soundtrack -- as arranged by Duke Ellington -- for H2 Dance Company's performance at the Knickerbocker Theatre.