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Laura-Simone, a 20-year-old bassist and vocalist, plays Friday, November 13, at 7 p.m. (two sets at 7 and 9) at Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor. She’s played BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, and Monterey Jazz Festival—catch her up close for a $25 cover, with table reservations available.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

Fiery runs and tender melodies: world-renowned violinist Vadim Gluzman plays Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto at the Frauenthal Theater in Muskegon on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., with Scott Speck conducting. Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 and Coleman's Seven O'Clock Shout round out the evening.
Frauenthal Theater

Chris Codish Trio plays jazz, funk, and blues on Friday, November 13, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit. Codish is a 40-time Detroit Music Awards winner. Tickets $25.
Cliff Bell’s

Why watch a show when you can be the show? Choir! Choir! Choir! turns the whole audience into a choir at the Flagstar Strand Theatre, 12 N. Saginaw St. in Pontiac, on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 8 p.m.. Come ready to laugh, dance and sing with hundreds of other music lovers.
Signature Series

Led by trumpeter-composer Kris Johnson, the Paradise Theatre Big Band plays Orchestra Hall in Detroit on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 8 p.m. Expect innovative, hard-hitting, genre-bending big band that honors the past; tickets are $25.55–$108.95.
Orchestra Hall

Manchester Orchestra brings the I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child 20th Anniversary Tour to Masonic Temple Detroit in Detroit on Saturday, November 14, at 7 p.m. A rare anniversary set built around their cult debut.
Masonic Temple Detroit

Award-winning trumpeter Curtis Taylor plays two sets on Saturday, November 14, at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit. He’s featured on Gregory Porter’s Grammy-winning Liquid Spirit. Tickets are $25.
Cliff Bell’s

Detroit R&B/soul vocalist Monique Ella Rose plays two sets on Sunday, November 15, at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit. Expect powerhouse vocals with deep Motown roots; doors open at 4 p.m. for dinner. Tickets $25.
Cliff Bell’s

The Triumvirate, an Ann Arbor jazz trio, plays two sets on Sunday, November 15, at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor. High-energy, hard-swinging takes on standards plus originals; $25 cover.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

GRAMMY-nominated violinist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird makes his DSO debut on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. He performs The Mysterious Production of Eggs front to back with orchestral arrangements, then a suite of fan favorites. Tickets $59–$129.
Orchestra Hall

Various small ensembles from Michigan Tech Jazz perform a range of jazz repertoire including historically significant pieces and original compositions arranged by MTU jazz students. The performances feature special guests, the Michigan Tech choir conScience.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Rozsa Backstage

Jazz trumpeter Andrew Brown plays Wednesday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit, featuring Olivia Van Goor. A rising Dearborn/MSU talent with stages from Tokyo to Lincoln Center under his belt. Tickets: $25.
Cliff Bell’s

The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra presents its Community Recital at Portage Lake United Church, featuring local vocalists and instrumentalists—amateurs and professionals alike—performing solo and ensemble pieces.
Portage Lake United Church

Ajde Aman brings Balkan folk-fusion to Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor on Thursday, November 19, at 7 p.m. Old-world melodies, spicy scales, and odd-meter grooves with a funky kick; $25 cover, table reservations available.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

Anthony Stanco Quartet plays on Thursday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit. Southeast Michigan’s trumpeter brings a big, modern jazz sound; tickets are $25. (Second set at 9:30 p.m.)
Cliff Bell’s

Conductor Jeff Tyzik leads the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a Paul Simon songbook program on Friday, November 20, at 10:45 a.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, part of the PNC Pops series. Orchestrations span Simon & Garfunkel through Graceland; tickets $19.95–$115.5.
Orchestra Hall

Lake Michigan College music students take the stage for the second fall recital at the Mendel Center, 2755 East Napier Avenue in Benton Harbor, on Friday, November 20, 2026, at noon. It's a nice chance to hear local talent up close.
Lake Michigan College Mendel Center

Chicago jazz vocalist Alyssa Allgood teams up with the Kzoo Jazz Collective on Friday, November 20, with sets at 7 and 9 p.m. at Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor. A three-time DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star with sharp improvisation and originals. $25 cover.
Blue LLama Jazz Club
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