doors/bar open at 7:30 - music at 8 - $15 advance tickets - $20 at the door
this will be a club style room show - tables & chairs + room for standing and dancing too
Guess who's back?! Returning in response to overwhelming interest after this exciting Detroit co-bill exploded with joy and energy last spring...
Harmolodics - Detroit - Modern deep jazz exploration and improvisation
Evening Star - Detroit - Modern hip hop soul jazz fusion
The Alluvion takes great pride in creating a home for this type of music. That Dilla-jazz thing, that modern hip-hop fused, head-nod jazz thing, that push and pull thing. What ever you want to call it...it's here with two of the best up-and-coming Detroit based bands currently in this unique musical realm.
If you missed this show last time, or you have been waiting to experience it again - here it is.
HARMODOLICS:
Benjamin Green - Trumpet - Composer, performer, improviser, arranger, innovator, audio engineer; Benjamin is a Detroit based sonic explorer always searching for new sounds and exploring the frontier of electro-acoustic music. Growing up in south Detroit, Benjamin was exposed to Detroit Legends such as Marcus Belgrave, Wendell Harrison, Rob Pipho, Marion Hayden, and many other jazz greats which all inspired him to pursue music. Benjamin studied under Benny Green, Andrew Bishop, Robert Hurst and Marion Hayden at the University of Michigan and post graduation in 2020 has gone on to play with Detroit Master Leonard King.
David Ward - Drums - Drummer, producer, emcee and bandleader David Ward is based in Ypsilanti Michigan. His main projects include drumming and co-leading local Funk band Sabbatical Bob and drumming in a progressive rnb band based in Grand Rapids Mi, “Earth Radio”. A transplant from Portland Oregon, David attended the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance as a jazz performance major and has become a central force in the Greater Michigan music scene. Drawing on a wide variety of styles and influences, David’s BAM central sound and stark ability to innovate not only as a drummer but as a musician and composer makes him an incredible collaborator and a foundational pillar to the HARMOLODICS.
Benjamin Wood - Bass - Bassist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Wood is from Nashville, Tennessee currently living in Ann Arbor, Michigan. First and foremost a bass player, Ben has played funk, jazz, rock, and blues with various bands across Michigan. Having received a jazz studies degree at the University of Michigan, Ben has studied under Robert Hurst, Dennis Wilson, and many other incredible faculty members. Ben approaches the bass from a wide variety of influences, and is currently playing across Michigan and working on a debut ep to be released in the coming months.
EVENING STAR:
Evening Star is a space odyssey led by Detroit drummer Tariq Gardner. The group has its roots in Detroit’s expansive musical tradition blending the city’s rich Jazz legacy with its history of musicians being largely malleable to fit into a wide array of musical styles traveling to the different galaxies of music of the African Diaspora (jazz, neo-soul, Afro-Cuban, spirituals, hip-hop etc.). Evening Star brings listeners light years into the cosmos while staying true to the roots of the motherland.
Tariq Gardner - Drums
Leroy Mickens - Keys
Caelin Amin - Bass
Stephen Grady Jr. - Sax
Cole.TheFirst - Vocals
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