Calendar of Events

Night Flight Trio opens Trio's Wednesday night summer jazz progam.  Night Flight plays an exciting mixture of jazz and pop favorites - tunes from Miles Davis to Eric Clapton. The group includes Bill Boris on guitar and vocals, Herb Wilson on acoustic bass and Ron Monsma on drums.

Half Pint Jones is a colorful five-piece project of sophisticated funk, jazz, and rock sprinkled with the musical flavors of New Orleans.  Based in South Bend, Indiana, these five musicians have come together to express a new, organic, manner of story-telling and musical improvisation, while maintaining a completely relatable sound.

Night Flight Trio opens Trio's Wednesday night summer jazz progam.  Night Flight plays an exciting mixture of jazz and pop favorites - tunes from Miles Davis to Eric Clapton. The group includes Bill Boris on guitar and vocals, Herb Wilson on acoustic bass and Ron Monsma on drums.

After studying composing/arranging and performing at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Terry returned to Michigan and has been fortunate to have performed and/or recorded both here and abroad with many great musicians including Benny Golson, Frank Morgan, David “Fathead” Newman, Larry Nozero, Bobby Shew, Hendrik Meurkins, Bobby Watson and Kevin Mahogany. Terry has has performed at many well known festivals including the world renowned Detroit/Montreux International Jazz Festival. Also a prolific writer, many of Terry’s original compositions have been published and recorded on several albums including Terry’s own CD “Step By Step” (2005) and his brand new 2-CD Set "4 Trios"- vol.1 & vol.2 (released November, 2009). In 2006 his sextet captivated the audience during their debut performance at the renowned “Detroit International Jazz Festival” and has "dazzled" those who've heard them during their 2006 through 2009 performances at the "Michigan Jazz Festival."  Performing with Terry will be larry Ochiltree on drums and Jon Wegge on bass.

Alison Ruble is a dynamic performer. She has established a reputation in jazz circles as a versatile singer with a warm, engaging sound and a respected bandleader with acclaimed groups. Her style and repertoire give a generous nod to the classic jazz standards, but also incorporate more modern strains, producing a poignant blend of music that is at once familiar and surprising. Chicago is currently home base, where she appears regularly at The Green Mill, Jazz Showcase, Pops For Champagne, Katerina's, Pete Miller's and Andy's Jazz Club. Ruble's debut release, This Is A Bird (Origin Records), expands her work to a broader national and international audience. The project brings together some of the Chicago music scene's most forward thinking players for a set of re-envisioned jazz standards.

Night Flight Trio opens Trio's Wednesday night summer jazz progam.  Night Flight plays an exciting mixture of jazz and pop favorites - tunes from Miles Davis to Eric Clapton. The group includes Bill Boris on guitar and vocals, Herb Wilson on acoustic bass and Ron Monsma on drums.

The Bill Boris Group is an exciting, eclectic ensemble combining elements of  straight ahead jazz, funk and R&B. The group performs original compositions along with jazz standards delivering a melodic and compelling sound.  Bill has performed with Charles Earland,David "Fathead' Newman, Arthur Prysock, Eric Alexander and Tony Monaco. He has performed at the Barbados Jazz Festival, the Kaunas Jazz Festival, Lithuania, the Czejin Jazz Festival, Poland, and the South Shore Jazz Festival, Chicago.  As a member of the Mike Frost Project, Bill played on the Grammy nominated c.d.,"Comin' Straight At You". The group will be performing music from 'Hold Back", Bill's debut c.d.  Bill's group includes Victor Garcia on Trumpet, Roger Harris on keyboards, Chuck Webb on Bass and Makaya McCraven on drums.

Brown is a very versatile musician. Through the years, he has had the opportunity to learn from jazz legends such as Pat Martino, Houston Person, Jimmy Cobb, Victor Goines, John Scofield and Russell Malone.  He has also performed at some of the country’s greatest jazz festivals and venues including the St. Louis Jazz Festival, the Clark Terry Jazz Festival, The JVC Jazz Festival New York, Lima Jazz Festival (South America) as well as Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. A Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Alumni, Brown just received his Masters from Northern Illinois University where he studied with jazz notables Fareed Haque, Willie Pickens and jazz educator Ron Carter.

Night Flight Trio opens Trio's Wednesday night summer jazz progam.  Night Flight plays an exciting mixture of jazz and pop favorites - tunes from Miles Davis to Eric Clapton. The group includes Bill Boris on guitar and vocals, Herb Wilson on acoustic bass and Ron Monsma on drums.

Enjoy the smooth vocals and piano style of Ron Wiggins and his quartet.  After traveling with the late Bobby Helms, Marty Robbins, and Jimmy Dean, he spent a number of years appearing in numerous clubs on the West Coast.  Ron also composed and performed for various movies and television.  His talented group consists of Wes Speake on tenor sax, Rich Dziubinski on drums and Bruce Drudge on acoustic bass.

Night Flight Trio opens Trio's Wednesday night summer jazz progam.  Night Flight plays an exciting mixture of jazz and pop favorites - tunes from Miles Davis to Eric Clapton. The group includes Bill Boris on guitar and vocals, Herb Wilson on acoustic bass and Ron Monsma on drums.

Combining a profound sense of the past with a distinctive flair for the present, and offering exciting innovations for the future, pianist Bradley Young takes the standard definition of "virtuoso" to unique and promising new places on the musical horizon. Drawing upon a remarkably diverse series of historical and modern piano influences, Bradley has established himself as a dynamic player, composer and band leader in every genre from blues, soul, and boogie woogie to traditional and contemporary jazz. Joining Bradley at Trio's will be Jason Ellis on bass and Bob Rummage on drums.

Half Pint Jones is a colorful five-piece project of sophisticated funk, jazz, and rock sprinkled with the musical flavors of New Orleans.  Based in South Bend, Indiana, these five musicians have come together to express a new, organic, manner of story-telling and musical improvisation, while maintaining a completely relatable sound.

Dan Cray preserves the straight-ahead tradition with his Chicago-based trio, yet he finds new ways to interpret it. Like a poet or a painter who searches constantly for new ways to express himself without losing his core focus, the pianist has succeeded in recreating Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, and Horace Silver with aplomb.  With Dan Cray on piano, Clark Sommers on bass and Greg Wyser-Pratte on drums.

Chicago sax man Maxwell is a tasty player with a great sense of jazz running through his work.  He shines brightly with sets of music that let him shine. Check him out. With Shawn Maxwell on saxophone, Matt Nelson on piano, Graham Czach on bass and Brad Dickert on drums.  Visit their website at shawnmaxwell.com.

After studying composing/arranging and performing at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Terry returned to Michigan and has been fortunate to have performed and/or recorded both here and abroad with many great musicians including Benny Golson, Frank Morgan, David “Fathead” Newman, Larry Nozero, Bobby Shew, Hendrik Meurkins, Bobby Watson and Kevin Mahogany. Terry has has performed at many well known festivals including the world renowned Detroit/Montreux International Jazz Festival. Also a prolific writer, many of Terry’s original compositions have been published and recorded on several albums including Terry’s own CD “Step By Step” (2005) and his brand new 2-CD Set "4 Trios"- vol.1 & vol.2 (released November, 2009). In 2006 his sextet captivated the audience during their debut performance at the renowned “Detroit International Jazz Festival” and has "dazzled" those who've heard them during their 2006 through 2009 performances at the "Michigan Jazz Festival."  Performing with Terry will be larry Ochiltree on drums and Jon Wegge on bass.

Half Pint Jones is a colorful five-piece project of sophisticated funk, jazz, and rock sprinkled with the musical flavors of New Orleans.  Based in South Bend, Indiana, these five musicians have come together to express a new, organic, manner of story-telling and musical improvisation, while maintaining a completely relatable sound.