The Henry Ford Community College Fine Arts and Fitness Division will present its Spring Jazz Concert at 8 p.m. Monday in the Pavilion Courtyard near the Student and Culinary Arts Center on HFCC's main campus, 5101 Evergreen Road, Dearborn.
The concert will showcase the jazz and big-band inspired sounds of HFCC's music program, which is the largest two-year collegiate music program in Michigan. The four ensembles scheduled to perform are HFCC's Big Band, Blue Fusion, Midnight Blue and Studio 110 Jazz Orchestra.
General admission is $10 for adults, and $7 for students and seniors. For more information about the Spring Jazz Concert, call Rick Goward at 1-313-845-6470.
Pianist Justin Rito will give a recital at 3 p.m. April 22 at the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church, 7925 Horsemill Road, Grosse Ile.
A 2004 graduate of Grosse Ile High School and a junior at Alma College, Rito is an accomplished, award-winning musician. Most recently, he was the guest soloist with the Alma Symphony Orchestra after winning its 2006 piano concerto competition.
The program will include two works by Schubert, one by Chopin and "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky.
Free will offerings will be accepted to benefit the Young Adults' 2007 Mission Trip to New Orleans.
For more information, call the church office at 1-734-676-8811 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
The Seaway Chorale and Orchestra will present their 31st annual concert at the Flat Rock Community High School Auditorium, 25600 Seneca, at 7:30 p.m. May 11 and 12.
The program, directed by Aaron Kaleniecki, is called "Spring Fever," and will feature a diverse selection of tunes, including "Fly Me to the Moon," "Aquarius" and "Bohemian Rhapsody." The concert will also include songs by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles, John Williams and Henry Mancini.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors (over 60) and $9 for students through high school. Buy tickets in advance at 1-734-676-9504 or 1-734-782-3929.
Grammy Award-winning pianist George Winston will perform at 8 p.m. April 20 at the River Raisin Centre for the Performing Arts, 114 S. Monroe St., Monroe.
Tickets are $24 for adults, $22 for seniors and $12 for students.
At 7 p.m. May 5, the Glenn Miller Orchestra comes to the River Raisin Centre for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are $24 for adults, $22 for seniors and $12 for students.
Call 1-734-242-7722 or visit www.riverraisincentre.org.
Huron Valley Eagles Aerie 3732, 13636 Telegraph, Flat Rock, presents bluegrass music at 8 p.m. Saturdays.
This week, Roy Cobb, Mitch Manns and the Coachmen are on tap. Tickets are $6. Children 12 and under get in free with parent.
Call Cobb at 1-313-381-7751 or Dana Cupp Jr. at 1-586-754-6955 for more information.
The Taylor Town Trade Center, 22525 Ecorse Road, presents "The Taylor Town Opry," live music from 2 - 5 p.m. every Friday.
The concerts are free. All ages are welcome.
If jazz is what you're looking to hear, Music Hall, 350 Madison, Detroit, has several acts coming to town.
For those who like their jazz a little funky, George Duke and Roy Ayers will perform at 8 p.m. April 27. Tickets are $39.50 to $62.
Jazz pianist Joe Sample and singer Randy Crawford will perform at Music Hall at 8 p.m. May 4. Tickets range from $39.50 to $62.
Jean-Luc Ponty brings his innovative violin style to Music Hall at 8 p.m. June 1. Tickets are $39.50 to $62.
Tickets for all shows are available at the Music Hall box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-313-887-8501. For group sales, call 1-313-887-8512.
Iggy and the Stooges will rock the Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. today. Tickets are $35 and $59.50.
John Legend will play the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. tomorrow. The special guest is Corinne Bailey Rae. Tickets are $35, $45 and $75.
At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, "Legends of Hip Hop," featuring Whodini, MC Lyte, Doug E Fresh, Big Daddy Kane and Kool Moe Dee are set to play the Fox. Tickets are $48, $58 and $78.
Tickets can be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or purchase online at OlympiaEntertainment.com. For information, call 1-313-471-6611.
The University Musical Society closes out the 2006-07 season with a flurry of events in April.
Two of the world's most accomplished guitarists take on 400 years of music as John Williams and John Etheridge play at 8 p.m. today at Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor.
Tickets range from $22 to $44.
The Jerusalem Quartet, four musicians from Israel who have played together since 1993 and developed a lively, spontaneous style, come to Rackham Auditorium at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Tickets range from $20 to $40.
The Netherlands Bach Society will play Bach's Mass in B Minor, one of his most admired works, at 8 p.m. Thursday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2250 E. Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor.
Tickets are $35 for general admission, $45 for reserved seating.
Chicago's Trinity Irish Dance Company comes to the Power Center, 121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor, at 8 p.m. April 20 and 21. Tickets range from $18 to $40.
The group will give a one-hour "family performance" at 1 p.m. April 21. Tickets are $16 for adults, $8 for children.
Los Folkloristas bring the music of Latin America to Rackham Auditorium at 4 p.m. April 22. The seven-member group plays with over 100 instruments, including things like dried butterfly cocoons, turtle shells and a Yaqui water drum.
Tickets range from $16 to $36.
For tickets or information, call 1-734-764-2538, or visit www.ums.org.
The Bill Lucas Quartet, makes its debut at Jazz Club at The Max at 8 and 10 p.m. today in The Music Box at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
Born and raised in metropolitan Detroit, Bill Lucas is an active member of the freelance, jazz and chamber music communities. He has appeared as a jazz soloist in many popular jazz clubs and nightspots of Vail, Colo., as well as at the Detroit and Montreux, Switzerland, jazz festivals.
Tickets are $20.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and special guest vocalist Dee Daniels will perform a "Ray Charles Tribute" at 8:30 p.m. today and tomorrow; and at 3 p.m. Sunday in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center.
The concert will feature such memorable hits as "Hit the Road Jack," "Georgia on My Mind" and "What'd I Say," and will be led by guest conductor Chelsea Tipton II.
Tickets range from $15 to $99.
The renowned New York-based Vanguard Jazz Orchestra will play at Orchestra Hall at 8 p.m. next Friday.
Tickets range from $19 to $99.
Motown legend Diana Ross comes home when she brings her "I Love You" Tour to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. Monday.
Tickets are $35, $55 and $75 and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Groups of 20 or more receive $5 off $35 and $55 tickets by calling 1-248-371-2055.
Superheroes will help the Detroit Symphony Orchestra close out the current season of "Super Saturdays at The Max," when the X-Men join the DSO for the final National City Young People's Concerts of the 2006-07 season at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. April 21 in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center.
With the help of powerful music, favorite X-Men characters will battle evil and show how important it is to celebrate our differences.
Tickets range from $10 - $46.
Meanwhile, at 10:30 a.m. in The Music Box at The Max, the Eletfa Hungarian Folk Band will introduce little ones, ages 3 to 6, to the rich culture of Hungary through song, dance, narration and demonstrations.
Youngsters attending any of the concerts can participate in KidZone, a festival of fun children's activities, in the atrium lobby of The Max.
Tickets are $12, general admission.
Tickets can be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, by phone at 1-313-576-5111 or online at www.detroitsymphony.com.
One of world music's most legendary artists, sitar virtuoso and composer Ravi Shankar, will make his debut in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center at 8 p.m. April 21.
Shankar appears in concert with his daughter, Anoushka Shankar, also a sitarist and the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of World Music. Also performing are Tanmoy Bose and Kenji Ota.
Tickets range from $25 - $90.
One of today's most celebrated and beloved pianists, Andre Watts returns to Orchestra Hall to celebrate his 60th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his professional debut at 3 p.m. April 22.
Tickets for Andre Watts in Recital range from $19 - $80.
Tickets can be purchased at the Max M. Fisher Music Center box office, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, by phone at 1-313-576-5111 or online at www.detroitsymphony.com.
The Mocha Mahogany Mixer will bring neo-soul performers Conya Doss, Gordon Chambers, Yolanda Johnson and Peter Hadar to the City Theatre in downtown Detroit's Hockeytown Cafe at 8:30 p.m. April 28.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, the City Theatre, Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, and at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-645-6666. This concert is for ages 18 and over. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Fort Street Chorale & Chamber Orchestra will perform Bach's B minor Mass, at 3 p.m. May 6 at historic Fort Street Presbyterian Church, 631 W. Fort, Detroit.
Described as "transcendental" and "a summation of a lifetime of work," the B minor Mass is also is known as one of the most demanding compositions ever written for singers. Bach created the mass over more than two decades. Although blind, he finished copying the work in 1749, just a year before his death. It would be nearly a century before large-scale performances of the entire mass would be staged.
Tickets are $15, general admission. Group rates and patron seating also are available, as is free, secure parking. Call 1-313-961-4533 or visit www.fortstreet.org.
Pop music icon Billy Joel will perform at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. May 4.
Tickets are $52 and $87.50 and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Michigan Opera Theatre has three shows coming up at the Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway.
MOT will present Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot," April 21 to 29; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio," May 12 to 19; and Charles Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet," June 2 to 9.
Tickets range from $28 to $120 for each show and are available at the Detroit Opera House ticket office, by phone at 1-313-237-7464, online at www.MichiganOpera.org and through all Ticketmaster outlets.
Brian McKnight will return to the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. May 5, with special guest Sunshine Anderson.
Tickets range from $39.50 - $89.50.
The Killers will make a stop at the Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. May 9.
Tickets are $38.
Purchase tickets at the Fox Theatre box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com. For information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members Lynyrd Skynyrd and country music icon Hank Williams Jr. join forces to bring "The Rowdy Frynds Tour" with special guest .38 Special to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 6:30 p.m. May 12.
Tickets are $25, $39.60, $59.50 and $69.50.
Violinist and composer Andre Rieu will appear in concert with his Johann Strauss Orchestra at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7 p.m. May 20.
Rieu is known for the brilliant, festive atmosphere he brings to his concerts. He encourages his fans to enjoy the music by getting out of their seats and waltzing in the aisles.
Tickets are $47.50, $57.50 and $67.50.
Tickets are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Solo artist Gwen Stefani brings "The Sweet Escape Tour 2007" with special guests Akon and Lady Sovereign to The Palace of Auburn Hills at 8 p.m. June 1.
Tickets are $39.50, $49.50 and $99.50 and are available at Palacenet.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
Godsmack, originally scheduled to play May 31 at the State Theatre, will instead perform June 1 at the Fox Theatre.
Tickets are $27.50 and $37.50.
Amr Diab will play the Fox Theatre at 8:30 p.m. June 7.
Tickets are $55, $85, $110 & $150.
Tickets for both shows can be purchased at the Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices and all Ticketmaster locations. Charge tickets by phone at 1-248-433-1515 or online at OlympiaEntertainment.com or LiveNation.com. For more information, call 1-313-471-6611.
Stevie Nicks and Chris Isaak bring the "Crystal Visions Tour" to DTE Energy Music Theatre at 7:30 p.m. June 9.
Tickets are $65 for pavilion, $28 for lawn, and are available at Palacenet.com, Livenation.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations. Special Superfan seating is also available.
Grammy winner John Mayer and special guest singer/pianist Ben Folds will perform at The Palace of Auburn Hills at 7:30 p.m. July 5.
Tickets are $49.50 and $59.50.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill bring their "Soul2Soul Tour 2007" back to The Palace at 8 p.m. July 11.
Tickets at $52.25, $68.25 and $92.25. There is an eight-ticket limit.
The Police, with special guest Fiction Plane, will perform at The Palace at 7:30 p.m. July 17.
Tickets are $52.50, $92.50 and $227.50. There is a four-ticket limit.
Tickets are available at Palacenet.com, livenation.com, The Palace box office and all Ticketmaster locations.
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