Check out a few scenes from the Capital Jazz Super Cruise, held on October 18th, 2014…

Music and Jazz legend, Bob James was inducted into the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Hall of Fame on October 31, 2014. (continue reading…)

Check out scenes from Nathan East’s show at Billboard Live in Tokyo, courtesy of Jun Sato.

Scenes from the show here.

“For many of his fans, Bob James is to jazz what James Brown is to R&B — the music and the musician go hand in hand.” (NPR Music) From his early years touring with Sarah Vaughan to founding smooth jazz supergroup Fourplay, U-M alumnus Bob James has explored a vast stretch of musical territory. A leading force in 1970s crossover jazz, the keyboardist, composer, and producer played an essential role on a series of hit records and has had a profound effect on the history of hip-hop music, with two of his songs among the most sampled in hip-hop history. James’s most recent album, Quartette Humaine, was recorded a month after Dave Brubeck’s death and pays tribute to the iconic pianist. His long-awaited homecoming will feature concert materials drawn from James’s extensive songbook, including tunes from his CTI Records catalog and Dave Brubeck compositions. A UMS debut.

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Nathan , Bob , Harvey, Don (1st Engineer), Chuck, Morgan (2nd Engineer), Sonny

Fourplay at Sunset Sound Studios in California…

Stay tuned for more on the upcoming 25th Anniversary album, set for release in 2015!

Saturday, November 15 @ 8:00 pm [20:00]

Hill Auditorium ~ Ann Arbor, MI

For more information visit: UMS

For tickets call: 734-764-2538

Join the legendary Bob James, as he is inducted into the University of Michigan’s Alumni Hall of Fame.

The awards ceremony will be from 4 pm – 6 pm at the Walgreen Drama Center at the University of Michigan, and is open to the public.

Preceding the awards ceremony will be a question & answer session with Bob James at 2 pm in room 2439.

Walgreen Drama Center

1226 Murfin Ave
Ann Arbor, MI

4 pm – 6 pm