Comerica Bank Java and Jazz Presents Straight Ahead

5201 Woodward Avenue,Detroit MI 48202

21 June, 2022

Description

The concerts are outdoors at the Main Library--5201 Woodward (at the corner of Kirby/Woodward) and will take place rain or shine. There will be chairs at the venue--or feel free to bring your own. Comerica Bank Java & Jazz--Celebrating 20 Years--Two Years Later! Celebrating its 20th season, albeit two (2) years later due the COVID-19 pandemic, Comerica Bank Java & Jazz continues its grand tradition of providing a sensational concert series showcasing some of Detroit's finest creative talent. Straight Ahead Straight Ahead is a hometown group of strong, inventive female instrumentalists and vocalists. Widely recognized for their eclectic and soulful approach to creating music, the Straight Ahead sound ranges comfortably from mainstream jazz, R&B ballads, to Brazilian funk. Named the finalist in the “Sony Innovators” competition in their first year, they have since amassed a string of honors, including opening for the legendary Nina Simone at the Montreaux-Switzerland Jazz Festival and being nominated for a Grammy.