What we’re about
Finally, a meetup for jazz musicians and jazz enthusiasts in Detroit and surrounding areas!
Some other forms of music may be represented here also (classical, some blues, and some latin-based music) but this group is designed mainly for jazzers.
Certain charities and/or charitable events may be represented here also, if they collaborate with some jazz group or groups.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- 2025 Kimmie Horne Jazz FestivalSouthfield Pavilion, Southfield, MI
The 10th annual Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival is a free, outdoor two-day event featuring musicians such as Demetrius Nabors, Amy Decker, Tariq Gardner,David Miles, Althea Rene phenomenal live music, food trucks, boutique vendors, Fitness Hoopers as well as a bike cruise. Parking will be available on the Southfield Municipal Campus for $10 (cash only) in both the north and south parking lots. A variety of food will be available for purchase from several food trucks in addition to boutique vendors offering unique products for sale. Please bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Additionally, Saturday’s event will include a special presentation honoring a legendary artist with the Lifetime Achievement
Make it a weekend in Southfield with special Jazz Festival rates available for out-of-town guests or anyone who wants to enjoy a getaway at the Westin Hotel Southfield Detroit, 1500 Town Center. A hotel shuttle will be available to transport guests to and from the Jazz Festival. For more information and to make reservations, visit www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/dtwwi-the-westin-southfield-detroit/overview/ or call (248) 827-4000.
The Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival won the Cultural Entertainment Showcase in the National Civic League’s 72nd annual All-America City Awards (AAC) in 2021. As a national finalist in the AAC, the City of Southfield submitted the Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival to compete in the Showcase where communities presented the best in local and national talent, including Grammy-award winners and best-selling artists. The Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival won with most overall online votes out of the 60 total entries nationwide..
About Kimmie Horne
Kimmie Horne is an internationally renowned vocalist, performer and recording artist. A descendant of legendary songstress and actress Lena Horne and singer/songwriter Cleveland Horne of the Fantastic Four, Kimmie has left her musical mark around the world from Detroit to Tokyo. Kimmie launched the Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival in 2016 and has worked tirelessly to grow the festival each year, hoping to one day expand the festival internationally.Please be advised that Evergreen Road will be closed between the roundabouts as well as the City Hall front circle drive beginning on Friday, August 9 at 3 p.m. and will reopen at approximately midnight on Sunday, August 11. All businesses will be accessible from Central Park Boulevard and the Southfield Municipal Campus will be accessible from either roundabout.
FESTIVAL EVENT WEBPAGE | For more information on the Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival, call the Mayor’s Office at (248) 796-5100.
- Brighton Blues Bash - featuring Mr. B & Thornetta Davis!Brighton Center for the Performing Arts, Brighton, MI
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2 Stones Events and the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts have teamed up to present the Brighton Blues Bash! — an evening featuring two of metro-Detroit's finest acts: Boogie-woogie blues piano master Mr. B, and Detroit’s Queen of the Blues, Thornetta Davis — presented by Cooper & Binkley Jewelers.
Tickets are $25 for the Main Floor and $15 for the balcony online before Sept. 7. Prices will increase to $35 and $25 day-of at the door.
This event will include a food drive for the Livingston Hunger Council, and attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable item. Of course, they’ll also take a monetary donation — every dollar donated provides three meals locally.
Special thanks to our Silver Partner, Single Barrel Social, and our Media Partners, LivingstonPost, WHMI 93.5 FM and The Marketeer.
ABOUT MR. B
Blues and boogie-woogie pianist Mark Lincoln Braun has become one of the premiere purveyors of a vanishing art. Having learned his craft first-hand from the early masters, he is a rare living link to the first generation of blues and boogie pianists. Steeped in the rich legacy of this tremendously exciting music, Mr. B learned directly from blues and boogie legends like Little Brother Montgomery, Boogie Woogie Red, and Blind John Davis.
In demand for both educational programs and concert performances, he has performed coast to coast and throughout Europe, Canada, Mexico, and South America. In 2002 and 2016, he was a guest artist at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. He is also the organizer of the annual Mr. Bʼs Blues and Boogie Piano Celebration that attracts major figures in the blues and jazz piano world to Ann Arbor for collaborative performances with Mr. B.
Mr. B appears by arrangement with Great Lakes PAA, greatlakespaa.org.
ABOUT THORNETTA DAVIS
Crowned Detroit’s Queen of the Blues, international singer/songwriter/recording artist Thornetta Davis has opened for blues legends such as B.B. King, Ray Charles, Etta James, Koko Taylor, Johnny Johnson, Bonnie Raitt and more. A 2018 Kresge Foundation honoree, she also won the 2023 Blues Foundation Blues Music Awards for Best Soul/Blues vocalist female. A winner of over 30 Detroit Music Awards, Davis received six of those honors in 2018 and also won several in 2017 for her album Honest Woman (including Outstanding Record Producer, Outstanding Blues Recording, Outstanding Blues Vocalist and Outstanding Live Performance).
In 2017, the winner of awards from Blues Blast Magazine (Best Soul/Blues Album) and Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine (Coolest Blues Song) also garnered international attention by winning first place in the International Songwriting Competition for Best Blues Song (“I Believe Everything Is Gonna Be Alright”), and the following year earned the prestigious French La Academie du Jazz Award for Best Blues Album (Honest Woman).
From Down Beat Magazine’s 2018 Monterey Jazz Fest performance review: “The follow-up at the Garden Stage on Saturday blew the crowd away. In her first time performing at Monterey, Detroit’s Queen of the Blues, Thornetta Davis, sang with no-nonsense sass, fearless in her missives against lovers, as she preached the Blues.”
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Gleaners Community Food Bank operates five distribution centers, including one in Livingston County, and provides food to 499 partner soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and other agencies throughout southeastern Michigan. On average, Gleaners distributes 89,000 meals each day, including providing nourishing food and nutrition education to 171,000 children a year.
The doors for the special Sunday show at the BCPA will open at 3 p.m. with Mr. B taking the stage at 4 p.m. followed by Thornetta Davis from 5:30-7 p.m.
