Monday, October 25th, 2021 @ 7:30 PM EST
Join us for a special live-stream performance featuring KCH favorites: world-renowned pianist, Emmet Cohen, and Detroit Jazz Royalty, Regina Carter! This concert is generously sponsored in honor of Kerrytown Concert House by KCH Volunteer-extraordinaire, Jim Fuester. Click through to find the livestream link. If you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, please donate to the Music in Bloom Fund, established in Jim’s honor.
Friday, November 5th, 2021 @ 8:00 PM
Join us for this brand new series, Mr. B 1-2-3, with renowned boogie-woogie and blues pianist, Mark Lincoln Braun. In this first installation, Mr. B will present a solo program highlighting blues standards and ballads, with his original twists. Having learned his craft first-hand from the early masters, he is a rare living link to the first generation of blues and boogie-woogie pianists.
Saturday, November 6th, 2021 @ 8:00 PM
Seminal works by South African jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim come to life, with the soul and energy of Detroit, to tell a story of pain, suffering, joy and hope.The ensemble assembles an all-star cast of Detroit musicians to pay a respectful and melodic tribute to the great master, a lifelong influence on Paxton & Spangler.
Sunday, November 7th, 2021 @ 7:30 PM
Kerrytown Concert House continues its community mentorship project connecting area master musicians with young, promising artists for a series of performances, mentorship conversations, and educational outreach. In this edition of Passing the Torch, legendary cellist, and U-M professor emeritus, Anthony Elliott will perform with the fantastic, young violinist, Camille Jones Anthony Elliott has performed as a soloist with the world’s leading orchestras including: the New York Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, and Vancouver Symphony.Camille Jones is a recent graduate of University of Maryland, College Park. Elliott and Jones will perform a diverse program of classic and new works for cello and violin, shed light on their respective careers, and discuss the deep significance of intergenerational relationships in music.
The Passing the Torch series is made possible with support from the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation.
Friday, November 12th, 2021 @ 8:00 PM
This concert is generously sponsored by Ron & Mimi Bogdasarian.
Sunday, November 14th, 2021 @ 2:00 PM
Kerrytown Concert House is happy to welcome back jazz pianist Ellen Rowe’s All About the Trio, with Ellen at the piano, Paul Keller playing bass, and Pete Siers on drums! This time, the trio pays tribute to the late legendary jazz pianist, Chick Corea by celebrating his career, compositions, and unique style.
Saturday, November 20th, 2021 @ 8:00 PM
Kerrytown Concert House brings the world to the House with this special cultural presentation. Ara Topouzian takes the audience on a musical historical journey, leading his ensemble on kanun (ancient Middle Eastern Zither harp) and joined by Mark Gavoor (oud) and Jerry Gerjekian (dumbegs). Together, the group performs traditional Armenian songs as well as other Middle Eastern favorites while also sharing personal stories and memories.
