Jazz Gumbo Series to Begin on September 19!

We have some fantastic talent being featured this year in our Jazz Gumbo concert series. We would love to have a successful season and fill the place this year. Coney Girl will be bringing us the gumbo and hot dogs again. Yum!

Please watch for out for the events on Facebook. Like and share them! Bring your friends!

September 19, 2022 - Robin Connell Quartet

October 17, 2022 - Emerging Artist Series: Alain Sullivan Quartet

November 21, 2022 - Edye Evans Hyde Group

March 20, 2023 - Rick Hicks Quartet/Trio

April 17, 2023 - Patty Gayle Quartet

Doors open at 6:00pm, concert times will be 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Concerts will be held at the Casino Club, 3260 Salerno Drive NE, just off Plainfield exit on I-96.

(This is a private social club. It is not a casino, and there is no gambling at this club. No slots, no tables.)

No need for reservations. The parking is free and there is open seating. The Jennifer Idema Family (Coney Girl) will again be preparing the food choices, gumbo or hot dogs served with salad and bread. The meal will be cafeteria style and included in the cost of your ticket. The Casino Club bartenders will offer concert attendees the Casino Club’s member drink prices!

Jazz Gumbos

Due to rising costs, we are increasing our prices by $2.00 a ticket. The new rates will be the following:

Member with Food  $17.00
Member without Food  $12.00
Non-Member with Food  $22.00
Non-Member without Food  $17.00
Student with Food  $17.00
Student without Food $12.00

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there!
Bring your friends and spread the word!

SCMC enters its 14th season of presenting world-renowned jazz performers. The Jazz Series reads like the “who’s who” in the jazz world. This season includes four consummate jazz performers with phenomenal groups to back them. Grammy-award winning, legendary, rising star, renowned, brilliant…this are all adjectives used when people describe the performers coming to SCMC’s Jazz Series this season!

St. Cecilia Music Center
Jazz Series

UPCOMING CONCERTS

RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ DUO
OCTOBER 13, 2022
7:30 PM

ARTEMIS
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
7:30 PM

EMMET COHEN TRIO
MARCH 9, 2023
7:30 PM

SERIES SUBSCRIPTION

If you subscribe to the Chamber and Jazz Series, you receive 20% off the single ticket price.

If you subscribe to either the Chamber or Jazz Series, you receive 15% off the single ticket price.

We do not offer subscriptions to the Acoustic Café Folk Series, however as a subscriber, you have the benefit of purchasing tickets to these concerts prior to the general public.

You have the benefit of choosing your seats and are guaranteed those seats for the season.

Please contact our Box Office Manager at kelly@scmc-online.org or 616.459.2224 x201 with any questions.

 

 

Annual WMJS Membership

 

 

Annual membership renewals are due on January 1st, 2022.

Payment can be made by mailing in a check or by clicking here or on the link below to pay through PayPal. We will get your new annual membership card sent out right away after payment. If you received our mailing in error, please just disregard. Contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

West Michigan Jazz Society   PO Box 150307 Grand Rapids, MI   49515

616-490-9506

 

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.

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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.

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