Adventure Music

On Sunday, February 23rd at 3 p.m. the series resumes with Michigan’s own Diego Rivera, a saxophonist known for his muscular tone and a composer/bandleader known for a unique blend of straight-ahead mainstream jazz fused with music inspired by his Latino background...

Guitarist Joshua Breakstone opens the sixth season of The Underground Music Series presented by adventuremusic.org at LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids. Sunday, October 27th at 3 p.m. Celebrate Art Blakey’s Centennial in style with New York guitarist Joshua...

Sunday, April 28th at 3 p.m. The Alex Harding Organ Trio brings the burley baritone saxophone of Alex Harding accompanied by Jim Alfredson on organ and Djallo Djakate on drums. Alex Harding was born on April 5, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of six, Alex knew...

Sunday, March 31st at 3 p.m. Chicago saxophonist and bass clarinetist Geof Bradfield returns to The Underground Series with his “Yes and…music for nine improvisers” featuring a roll call of top Chicago and New York jazz musicians in a new multi-movement work which...

Sunday, February 24th at 3 p.m. the renowned jazz musician and multi-genre drummer Gayelyynn McKinney of Detroit brings her family’s legacy of music education to Grand Rapids behind the release of her new album “McKin-Folk” (Detroit Music Factory). Aretha Franklin’s...

Sunday, October 28th at 3 p.m. Accordionist Julien Labro explores the beauty and lyricism of the French chansons as he revisits the sound of his childhood home Rodez in the south of France by modernizing the classic songs of Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Michel Legrand,...

Sunday, March 25th at 3 p.m. please join Adventure Music for a very special appearance in the Underground Series celebrating guitarist Gene Bertoncini’s 80th Birthday during his 25th year collaborating with Western Michigan University faculty member, bassist Tom...

Sunday, February 25th at 4 p.m. **(please note later start time) the Underground Series celebrates Max Colley III’s new recording “Jubilee” with a concert including Max on trumpet, Michigan State University’s Diego Rivera on saxophones, Luther Allison at the piano,...

Adam Rudolph’s Sextet “Moving Pictures,” an ensemble including Adam Rudolph: handrumset; Alexis Marcelo: Fender Rhodes, electric keyboards, Hammond B3; Damon Banks: electric bass; Hamid Drake: drumset, percussion; Kenny Wessel: electric guitar, electronics; and Ralph...