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A NEW MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL!!!
The WMJS’s board is offering a membership promotion for anyone who signs up as a NEW member before the end of the year! Starting immediately. New memberships will be honored from the date of signing to the end of December 2025.
Mind's Eye
JAZZ GUMBO RETURNS!
The fall and winter WMJS’s Monday night Jazz Gumbo series begins on Monday, Sept 16. The Steve Talaga Quartet, Mind’s Eye, will open the series. The quartet consists of band members: Rob Smith, trumpet and saxophones; Tom Lockwood, bass; Keith Hall, drums; and Steve Talaga on keys.
Mind’s Eye focuses on playing originals and jazz standards in a modern mainstream jazz style. Veterans of countless area jazz venues and festivals over their 30-year history, they’ve released four CDs, “Angst for the Spoiler,” “Seasons,” “Lucky Nine,” and “Children of the Glacier.” Hear their music at: https://www.reverbnation.com/mindseye7/songs
Doors open at 6pm, Casino Club 3260 Plainfield Ave., NE, Concert 6:30-8:30pm. Tickets are available at the door. Member price including dinner is $25., without dinner $18. Non-members with dinner $30., without dinner $23.
We have a new food vendor this year. Dinner is a choice between gumbo or mashed potatoes and gravy, both options come with a salad and a roll.
The reasons we had to increase the price include the fact that the cost of food has substantially increased. Also, the number of attendees has decreased ever since the covid pandemic. We encourage you to attend our Gumbo series to make it possible for us to continue bringing you live jazz concerts throughout the fall and winter months.
Help us keep the music playing!
Our Mission Statement
The mission of the West Michigan Jazz Society is to advance, uphold, and sustain live jazz in West Michigan through promotion, performance and education.
LILLEY MANSION
113 S. Division Spring Lake, MI 49456
Presents
Jazz on the Patio Concert Series*
9/10/2024
The performing duo of Edye Evans Hyde and Mike Hyde will feature saxophonist Mike Frost for the final concert of the series.
*ALL performances are $49 per person//Seating is limited! Doors open at 6:30, concert begins promptly at 7:30. Come early, choose your seat! Chef Patrick’s appetizer menu and bar offerings will be available for purchase.
Blue Lake Public Radio
features Jazz From Blue Lake every Monday through Friday starting at 10 p.m. and the 5 hour broadcasts are also available the following day on demand by clicking the Jazz From Blue Lake links at www.bluelake.org/ondemand.
WE HAVE MONEY TO GIVE AWAY!
Click here for an online scholarship application form!
Click here for a printable version of the online scholarship application.
Part of WMJS's mission statement is to provide music scholarships for deserving students in pursuit of jazz education.The 2024 Music scholarships are ready to receive requests! PLEASE help us get the word out and direct worthy candidates here!
WMJS Board Meeting Minutes
Now Available Online
The minutes of the WMJS Board Meeting from this past August are now available on this site under the "More" tab above or HERE. Minutes will be added and archived in the months ahead on this page.
