Kasan Belgrave and Session
Saxophonist Kasan Belgrave brings his sextet to Cliff Bell's in Detroit on Wednesday, December 23, with shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. The son of trumpeter Marcus Belgrave blends bebop, fusion and gospel. Tickets are $25.
Kasan Belgrave is a rising name in Detroit jazz, increasingly stepping out as a composer and bandleader. His playing draws on early bebop and jazz, with flashes of fusion and gospel. He grew up in the Detroit mentorship circle led by his father, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, then studied at the University of Michigan and Michigan State. He has toured with Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis and played with Karriem Riggins and Etienne Charles.
His band for the Dual Citizen record features bassist Jonathan Muir-Cotton, drummer Louis Jones, pianist Brendon Davis, trumpeter Allen Dennard and Michael Abbo on trombone and bass, all products of that same circle.
There are two shows, at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 for dinner, and seating for Dinner & a Show begins at 6. Seating for the second show starts at 9. You can reserve a table ahead of time.
His band for the Dual Citizen record features bassist Jonathan Muir-Cotton, drummer Louis Jones, pianist Brendon Davis, trumpeter Allen Dennard and Michael Abbo on trombone and bass, all products of that same circle.
There are two shows, at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 for dinner, and seating for Dinner & a Show begins at 6. Seating for the second show starts at 9. You can reserve a table ahead of time.
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