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KonGruENT
Dr. Kenneth Gill’s band, KonGruENT, played on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms. Expect powerful horns and a mix of straight-ahead and funky progressive jazz.
Dr. Kenneth Gill, born and raised in Detroit, is a trombonist, arranger, composer, educator, and arts advocate with a doctorate in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation from the University of Michigan. He founded KonGruENT, a collective dedicated to expressing freedom through jazz styles that highlight bold horn sounds. The group’s three-horn frontline evokes the spirit of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and The Jazz Crusaders, blending swinging grooves and funk. Dr. Gill released the album “The Good News” in 2019 and continues to work on new material, having performed with a notable range of artists.
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