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PAUL KING QUARTET

Influenced heavily by the great jazz, swing and soul crooners, Paul King has created a classic sound of his own. Known for his smooth tone and sophisticated style, Paul and his band have a gift for making your evening special. His interesting song choices and wonderful vocal phrasing have been making dancers, jazz heads and casual listeners happy for decades.

CHRIS CODISH

Keyboard specialist Chris Codish has steadily made himself a vital part of the Detroit musical community. A perennial winner at the Detroit Music Awards over the past fourteen years, he has received multiple honors for his vocal and songwriting skills as well as his keyboard mastery...

TONY VIVIANO

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Tonys’ formal classical training began at the age of 7. His involvement with music led him to study at Sienna Heights University, concentrating on jazz and classical piano, theory and composition. Along with his studies and as keyboardist/composer for various groups he also found time to study with Toledo jazz legend Gene Parker.

His versatility also earned him an adjunct faculty position at Washtenaw Community College in Ypsilanti , Michigan. Under then departmental head Morrice J. Lawrence Jr. he taught classes in theory and jazz/blues piano. During this time Tony mentored under the remarkable pianist/keyboardist Pittsburgh native, Eddie Russ.

DANA MARIA DUO

And just like in a song, Dana Maria continues her journey from Romania to the US. As a Romanian native and accomplished musician/composer, she combines her passion from her rich culture and delivers it into a beautiful repertoire of Jazz!

Being born and educated in a different culture and environment has heightened her understanding and concepts of integration and freedom in her music.

Her professional career as a musician started with taking piano lessons and singing lessons at the early age of five through High School and continuing with Music College in Romania and Wayne State University of Detroit in the US where she graduated with a Vocal Music Education degree as well as a master’s degree in educational leadership. Along with her music career Dana brought her creativity into the business world.
Owner of Muse Piano Studio LLC, which is a music studio designed for private piano and voice instruction, Dana continued to bring her knowledge and expertise to numerous students. Dana’s compositions are compiled in an album called “Expressions” that will be soon available on all social media platforms.

PAUL KELLER QUARTET featuring CARY KOCHER

Paul is well known for his associations with pianist/vocalist Diana Krall and guitarist Russell
Malone. Paul has performed with jazz greats Joe Williams, Cab Calloway...

JAMES O’DONNELL QUARTET

Co-leading Detroit's little big band the Planet D Nonet since 2007 has kept James O’Donnell in the limelight of the music scene in Detroit. The band has garnered seven Motor City Music Awards for Outstanding Jazz Recording or Outstanding Traditional Jazz Ensemble. The band’s “Salute to Strayhorn”, a tribute to Duke Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn released on Detroit Music Factory, was considered for a Grammy Award in 2017 and received airplay throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. James has toured through 13 states in the Midwest and the deep South with PD9.

PAUL KING QUARTET

Influenced heavily by the great jazz, swing and soul crooners, Paul King has created a classic sound of his own. Known for his smooth tone and sophisticated style, Paul and his band have a gift for making your evening special. His interesting song choices and wonderful vocal phrasing have been making dancers, jazz heads and casual listeners happy for decades.

CHRIS CODISH

Keyboard specialist Chris Codish has steadily made himself a vital part of the Detroit musical community. A perennial winner at the Detroit Music Awards over the past fourteen years, he has received multiple honors for his vocal and songwriting skills as well as his keyboard mastery...

KEITH FERGUSON

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan . The smooth sounds of Keith Ferguson will leave you relaxed and energize. His style of music ranges from Jazz to Motown. Keith is presently the musical director for “The Spinners”. He has also played with the late great Ms. Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Anita Baker, Kem,Cheryl Lynn just to name a few.

PAUL KELLER QUARTET featuring: PAUL KING

Influenced heavily by the great jazz, swing and soul crooners, Paul King has created a classic sound of his own. Known for his smooth tone and sophisticated style, Paul and his band have a gift for making your evening special. His interesting song choices and wonderful vocal phrasing have been making dancers, jazz heads and casual listeners happy for decades.

DUNCAN McMILLAN with VANESSA RUBIN

Duncan Williamson McMillan began studying piano at age 5. His musical studies continued with Frederic Dehaven at Christ Church in Grosse Ponte, singing in the boys choir (1980-1987). From 1989-1992, Duncan studied jazz piano and music theory with James Hohmeyer, Bess Bonnier and Matt Michaels. Upon graduation from Western Michigan University in 1997 (B.M. piano/jazz studies), Duncan has established a reputation as a versatile musician, working with such diverse artists as Jon Hendricks, Aretha Franklin, Rodney Whitaker, Ira Sullivan, Marcus Belgrave, Eric Marienthal, Nelson Rangell, Chris Standring, and The Four Freshman. In demand as both a pianist and organist,