Detroit Shows — Week of Aug 3
Monday, August 3
Clarence Swindle / Zave / TBA — 7pm @ Moondog Cafe (🎟 Tickets: https://ra.co/clubs/235196 💲 Price: $5-$10 PWYC ⏰ Doors: 7pm | Music: 8pm)
Wednesday, August 5
Lisa Sung Quartet — 7pm @ The Blue Llama (Lisa Sung is an award-winning jazz educator and performer who received the highest artistic development award, the John Sites Jazz Award, in 2022.)
Hayden Cusmano Trio and Session — 7:30pm @ Cliff Bell's ($25.00)
Thursday, August 6
Elvin Sharp Quartet — 7pm @ The Blue Llama (Formed in 2022, the Elvin Sharp quartet has been powerhouse group throughout south east Michigan.)
Erinn Alexis’ Huron Collective — 7:30pm @ Cliff Bell's ($25.00)
Friday, August 7
Olivia Van Goor Sings the Music of Anita O’Day — 7pm @ The Blue Llama (Award-winning jazz vocalist based in Detroit, recently honored as a two-time winner at the 2025 Michigan Music Awards.)
Daniel Wyche / TBA — 7pm @ Moondog Cafe (🎟 Tickets: https://ra.co/clubs/235196 💲 Price: $10 ⏰ Doors: 7pm | Music: 8pm)
Emily and Joey — 7:29pm @ Detroit Public Library (4pm | free)
Chris Codish Trio — 7:30pm @ Cliff Bell's ($25.00)
MRKT | Abronia | The Dr. Pete Larson Group — 9:32pm @ Paris Bar (Doors 8pm; Show 9pm | $15)
Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish | Horse Bomb | Buglvr3k | Low Exposure — 11:45pm @ Outer Limits Lounge (8pm | $10)
Remebering Rodriguez @ Trinosophes (An Annual Celebration BUY TICKETS NOW)
ReGeneration @ Trinosophes
Saturday, August 8
Shahida Nurullah & Good Company — 7pm @ The Blue Llama (Shahida’s vocal talent has been praised in Downbeat magazine, the New York Times, the Detroit Free Press and Finland’s Rytmi magazine, which included her name in a poll alongside such legends as Sarah Vaughan and fellow Detroiter Betty Carter.)
Tariq Gardner’s Evening Star — 7:30pm @ Cliff Bell's ($25.00)
Aliah Sheffield — 8pm @ Candela ($30)
Smooth Water Sessions — 8pm @ Moondog Cafe (Big Herk & The Smooth Water Sound / Already Legends / Taylor Bentley & The Bluprints / AK / Sprng4Evr / Beretta Shells / Shaudy Kash / Kangstro; $10)
Three Fold reading by Eléna Rivera and Chris Tysh @ Trinosophes (Larson Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum)
Monumental Connection: Three Fold @ Trinosophes (Poetry reading by Eléna Rivera and Chris Tysh Larson Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum)
Three Fold Presents a poetry reading by Eléna Rivera @ Trinosophes (at Cranbrook Art Museum)
Sunday, August 9
The Art of Noise: Performance & Q&A Series — 3pm @ Moondog Cafe (w/ CHIMI / Tazeen Ayub / Cy Tulip; $10-$20 PWYC)
The Art of Noise: Performance & Q&A Series w/ CHIMI / Tazeen Ayub / Cy Tulip — 3pm @ Moondog Cafe (🎟 Tickets: https://ra.co/clubs/235196 💲 Price: $10-$20 PWYC)
the Hughes/Smith Quintet — 5:30pm @ Cliff Bell's ($25.00)
Jordan Anderson Trio — 6pm @ The Blue Llama (Known for his dynamic bandstand presence and creative approach to improvisation, Jordan Anderson is a musical force of his generation.)
Women Who Drum Festival — 11:38pm @ Black Bottom Park (Black Bottom Park 905 E. Milwaukee Ave. Detroit, MI 48211)
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