Nightspots
Acclaimed Boston-based singer-songwriter from Maine who writes vividly figured, quietly thoughtful songs blending personal and political themes that he sings in what the All Music Guide aptly calls a “dynamic silken tenor.” $15.
All musicians invited to join a jam session. 2-4 p.m. or later.
Veteran local big band, led by saxophonist David Swain, that plays late-1930s swing and 1940s R&B. 6:30-9 p.m.
This local 10-piece big band is one of the few to specialize in the old-time big-band music of the late 1920s and early 1930s associated with Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver. Arrangements by the renowned early-jazz pianist James Dapogny and tubaist Chris Smith.
Acoustic folk-rock singer-songwriter from Columbus.
This versatile local soul-funk singer-bassist spins records and sometimes plays some live music.
Brooklyn (NY) pop-rock quartet. Opening acts are City Center, the New York City-based experimental pop-rock jam duo of Saturday Looks Good to Me frontman Fred Thomas and Ryan Howard, and Turn to Crime, an Ypsilanti experimental ambient-pop musician. 8-11 p.m.
This Detroit-area electronic musician spins techno, electronic, funk, and soul records.
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