Jazz Around West Michigan Calendar

July Jazz Events

JULY JAZZ AROUND WEST MICHIGAN

Venue address is provided the first time it is listed, all events in Grand Rapids and free of charge unless noted. Schedules are always subject to change so please check with venue or artist.

Repeating weekly music events listed here: (*changes will be noted by date*)

Blue underlined items are links which will take you to the venue for complete information.

EVERY SUNDAY

  • Fred Knapp Trio at the Old Goat, 11am-2pm VENUE LINK

  • LIVE MUSIC at the Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

EVERY MONDAY

  • WMJS Jazz in the Park 1415 Maynard Ave SE Walker, MI 6:30-8:30pm - July and August VENUE LINK

  • John Shea Trio at Carolina Low Country Kitchen, 6:30-9:30pm VENUE LINK

  • Mark Kahny at the Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm 

EVERY TUESDAY

  • Mark Kahny at the Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

EVERY WEDNESDAY

  • John Shea Trio at Social House, 6-9 pm

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, 6-9pm VENUE LINK

  • Dutcher Snedeker at the Old Goat, 6-9pm

EVERY THURSDAY

  • John Shea Trio at Sundance Grill ,6-9pm VENUE LINK

  • LIVE MUSIC at the Old Goat, 6-9pm

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, 6-9pm

  • Sandy Point Jazz 6-9pm VENUE LINK

EVERY FRIDAY

  • LIVE MUSIC at the Old Goat, 6-9:30pm

  • Third Coast Swing at Testa Rossa, 5:30-8:30 VENUE LINK

  • Mark Kahny at Testa Rossa (back room), 9-11

EVERY SATURDAY

  • John Shea Trio at Noto’s, 6-9 pm VENUE LINK

  • Third Coast Swing at the Old Goat, 6-9:30pm

JULY 1 WEDNESDAY

  • Summer Jazz at The Block, Tim Froncek & Friends, The Block, 360 W Western Ave, Suite 200, Muskegon, 7:30pm VENUE LINK

JULY 2 THURSDAY

  • Keith Hall Summer Drum Intensive final concert at Byron Center High School - Van Single Auditorium, 6:30 pm (Free)

JULY 5 SUNDAY

  • Kevin Cavanaugh & Rick Reuther at Testa Rossa, 5:00-8:00 PM

  • Mark Kahny at Lucy’s, Grand Haven, 4-7pm

JULY 6 MONDAY

  • Tom Allport Big Band, WMJS Jazz in the Park, Millennium Park, 6:30-8:30pm

  • First Monday Jazz Jam!  6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Tulip City Bar & Grill in Holland. First set by Holland Concert Jazz Quartet then the JAM!

JULY 9 THURSDAY

  • Lakeshore Big Band at Mill Point Park, Spring Lake, 7-8:30pm

  • Mark Kahny at Lucy’s, Grand Haven, 12-3pm

JULY 11 SATURDAY

  • Francesca Amari w/Mark Kahny, Dogwood Center, Fremont, 7:30pm, Different Drum: the Music of Linda Ronstadt

  • Mary Rademacher, Chris Corey and Cherie Lynn at JW Marriott, 6-10pm VENUE LINK

JULY 12 SUNDAY

  • GRJO, Friesian Horse Farm, 5:30 – 7:30

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:00-8:00pm

  • Rick Reuther at the Holiday Bar Patio, 1-4pm VENUE LINK

  • Mary Rademacher and Hagens at Testa Rossa, 4pm

JULY 13 MONDAY

  • Tribute to Chet Baker, WMJS Jazz in the Park, Millennium Park, 6:30-8:30pm VENUE LINK

  • Mark Kahny at Lucy’s, Grand Haven, 12-3pm

JULY15 WEDNESDAY

  • Summer Jazz at The Block, Tim Froncek and Friends, The Block, 360 W Western Suite 200, Muskegon, 7:30pm

JULY 16 THURSDAY

  • Francesca Amari w/Mark Kahny, Grand Lady Riverboat, Jenison, 6:30-8:30pm cruise

JULY 17 FRIDAY

  • Tiffany Gridiron Trio at Red Cedar Spirits in East Lansing,

JULY 19 SUNDAY

  • GRJO, Founders Brewery, 5:30-7:30

  • Michigan Jazz Festival at Schoolcraft College www.michiganjazzfestival.org

  • Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra 3:45pm

  • Andrew Rathbun Quartet, 6:15pm

JULY 20 MONDAY

  • Third Coast Swing, WMJS Jazz in the Park, Millennium Park, 6:30-8:30pm

JULY 21 TUESDAY

  • Truth In Jazz Orchestra at Teddy Spaghetti’s, 513 W Pontaluna, Norton Shores, 7:30pm, $10/cover, students free

  • John Shea Trio at Real Seafood Co., 6-9 pm VENUE LINK

JULY 24 FRIDAY

JULY 27 MONDAY

  • Sunny Wilkinson Quartet, WMJS Jazz in the Park, Millennium Park, 6:30-8:30pm

  • Tom Allport Big Band at Off the Chain Brewstillery, 1434 Colfax, Grand Haven, 2-5pm

JULY 29 WEDNESDAY

  • Summer Jazz at The Block, Tim Froncek and Friends, 7:30pm

  • Michael Dease with Keith Hall, Blue Llama Jazz Club, Ann Arbor VENUE LINK

August Jazz Events

AUGUST JAZZ AROUND WEST MICHIGAN, 2026

Venue address is provided the first time it is listed. Events are in Grand Rapids and are free of charge unless otherwise noted. Schedules are always subject to change. See www.wmichjazz.org for updates.

EVERY SUNDAY

  • Jazz Jam with Tommy Pancy at Speciation, 928 Wealthy St SE, 5-8pm VENUE LINK

  • Live Music (variety) at Testa Rossa, 1017 Wealthy St. SE, 5-8pm VENUE LINK

EVERY MONDAY

  • WMJS Jazz in the Park, Millennium Park, 1415 Maynard Ave SE Walker, MI 6-8pm VENUE LINK

  • John Shea Trio at Carolina Lowcountry Kitchen, 2213 Wealthy St SE, 6:30-9:30pm VENUE LINK

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 2434 Eastern Ave SE, 5:30-8:30pm VENUE LINK

EVERY TUESDAY

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

  • Jazz band & Jam session at Moriarty’s, 802 E Michigan Ave, Lansing, 7-10pm VENUE LINK

EVERY WEDNESDAY

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm VENUE LINK

  • Dutcher Snedeker at the Old Goat, 6-9pm

  • Live Music at Testa Rossa, 1017 Wealthy St. SE, 5:30-8:30pm

EVERY THURSDAY

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

  • John Shea Trio at Sundance Grill ,6-9pm VENUE LINK

  • To Be Determined Quartet (not booked yet) at The Old Goat, 6-9pm

  • Live Music at Testa Rossa, 1017 Wealthy St. SE, 5:30-8:30pm

  • Sandy Point Jazz 6-9pm VENUE LINK

EVERY FRIDAY

  • LIVE MUSIC at the Old Goat, 6-9:30pm

  • Erik McIntyre Trio at the Old Goat, 6-9:30pm

  • Third Coast Swing at Testa Rossa, 5:30-8:30pm

  • Mark Kahny at Testa Rossa, 9-11pm in Duck’s Nest (back room)

EVERY SATURDAY

  • John Shea Trio at Noto’s, 6600 28th St SE, 6-9 pm VENUE LINK

  • Third Coast Swing at the Old Goat, 6-9:30pm

  • Live Music at Testa Rossa, 1017 Wealthy St. SE, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 1 SATURDAY

AUGUST 2 SUNDAY

  • Robin Connell Trio at The Old Goat, 2434 Eastern Ave SE, 11am-2pm

  • Molly Konzen at The Old Goat, 5:00-8:00pm

AUGUST 3 MONDAY

  • GRAND RAPIDS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, WMJS Jazz in the Park, Millennium Park, 6-8pm

  • First Monday Jazz Jam!  6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Tulip City Bar & Grill in Holland. The HCJO quartet will start the evening, then bring your horn and call a tune and join the band!  

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 4 TUESDAY

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 5 WEDNESDAY

  • Rick Reuther at the Alder & Iron Restaurant Patio (Railside Golf Club), 2500 76th St SW, Byron Center, 6-9 PM

  • John Shea Trio at Social House, 25 Ottawa NW, 6-9 pm

  • Walt Gutowski and the Bridge Street Band featuring Jes Slaydon at the Bostwick Lake Inn (on the deck), 8521 Belding Rd, Rockford, 6-9pm VENUE LINK

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

AUGUST 6 THURSDAY

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

  • Mark Kahny at Lucy’s, 133 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven, 6-9pm

AUGUST 7 FRIDAY

  • Mark Kahny at Testa Rossa (The Duck’s Nest Patio), 9-11pm

AUGUST 8 SATURDAY

  • Mary Rademacher, Cherie Hagen and Mark Kahny at the JW Marriott, 6-10pm VENUE LINK

AUGUST 9 SUNDAY

  • GRAND RAPIDS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Anema Friesian Horse Farm, 10388 Kalamazoo Ave, Caledonia, 5:30-7:30pm

  • Fred Knapp Trio at the Old Goat, 11am-2pm

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5-8pm

AUGUST 10 MONDAY

  • Jeff Shoup Group at WMJS Jazz in the Park, Millennium Park, 6-8pm

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 11 TUESDAY

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 12 WEDNESDAY

  • Lakeshore Big Band at Lynn Sherwood Waterfront Stadium, Grand Haven (Music on the Grand concert series) 6:30-8:30pm

  • Laura Bennett, Wally Michaels and Mark Weymouth at The Dungeon, 3594 Chicago Dr SW B, Grandville, 6-8pm

  • Walt Gutowski and the Bridge Street Band featuring Jes Slaydon at the Bostwick Lake Inn (on the deck), 8521 Belding Rd, Rockford, 6-9pm

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

AUGUST 13 THURSDAY

  • Lakeshore Big Band at Pomona Park, Fruitport (Dancing into Sunset concert series) 6:30-9pm

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

AUGUST 14 FRIDAY

  • Mark Kahny at Testa Rossa (The Duck’s Nest Patio), 9-11pm

AUGUST 15 SATURDAY

  • Neil Gordon and Tiffany Gridiron at JW Marriott in Grand Rapids, 6-10pm

  • Kevin Jones & Tenth World, at Blue Llama Jazz Club, 314 S Main St. Ann Arbor, 7pm and 9pm shows www.bluellamaclub.com VENUE LINK

  • Charles Johnson Quartet at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Lobby, 187 Monroe Ave NW, 8:30-11:30pm

AUGUST 16 SUNDAY

  • Rick Reuther at the Holiday Bar Patio, 801 5th St.1-4 PM VENUE LINK

  • Fred Knapp Trio at the Old Goat, 11am-2pm

  • Molly Konzen at The Old Goat, 5-8pm

AUGUST 17 MONDAY

  • Big Band Nouveau at WMJS Jazz in the Park, Millennium Park, 6-8pm

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 18 TUESDAY

  • Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra, Meijer Gardens Music Club concert, 7-9pm [Free for Meijer Garden members, Free admission to concert with day pass to the MG VENUE LINK

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

  • John Shea at Real Seafood Co. 141 Lyon NW 6-9 pm VENUE LINK

AUGUST 19 WEDNESDAY

  • Walt Gutowski and the Bridge Street Band at the Bostwick Lake Inn, 6-8:30pm

  • John Shea Trio at Social House, 25 Ottawa NW, 6-9 pm

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

  • Neil Gordon and Tiffany Gridiron at Testa Rossa, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 20 THURSDAY

  • Walt Gutowski and the Bridge Street Band featuring Jes Slaydon in the Grand Rapids Summer Concert Series, 433 Bridge St NW (outdoors, west of New Holland Brewery), 6-7:30pm

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

AUGUST 21 FRIDAY

  • Mark Kahny at Testa Rossa (The Duck’s Nest Patio), 9-11pm

AUGUST 22 SATURDAY

AUGUST 23 SUNDAY

  • Fred Knapp Trio at the Old Goat, 11am-2pm

  • Steve Talaga at the Old Goat, 5:00-8:00pm

AUGUST 24 MONDAY

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 25 TUESDAY

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm

AUGUST 26 WEDNESDAY

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

AUGUST 27 THURSDAY

  • Laura Bennett and Wally Michaels at Sandy Point Beach House, 7175 Lake Shore Dr. West Olive, 6-9pm VENUE LINK

  • Walt Gutowski and the Bridge Street Band featuring Jes Slaydon at Eastern Kille, 7755 Childsdale, Rockford, 6-9pm

  • Terry Lower Trio at Clara’s on the River, Battle Creek, 6-9pm

AUGUST 28 FRIDAY

  • Terry O’Brian and Mark Kahny at Lucy’s, 7-10 pm

AUGUST 29 SATURDAY

  • Neil Gordon and Tiffany Gridiron at JW Marriott in Grand Rapids, 6-10pm

AUGUST 30 SUNDAY

  • Fred Knapp Trio at the Old Goat, 11am-2pm

  • Molly Konzen at The Old Goat, 5:00-8:00pm

AUGUST 31 MONDAY

  • Mark Kahny at The Old Goat, 5:30-8:30pm