In the fall of 1975, a dozen U-M undergrads came together to launch a student-run concert program, Eclipse Jazz, which became a local music phenomenon.
Beginning with a performance by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner (of the John Coltrane Quartet) at the Power Center, Eclipse Jazz presented over one hundred concerts by the world’s finest jazz musicians over the next 15 years.
This event will feature memories by many of Jazz Eclipse founders and will be moderated by WEMU’s Michael Jewett. Scheduled panelists include Lee Berry; Tom Bray; Michael Grofsorean; Mike Landry; Ann Rebentisch; Jimmy (Max) Robins; and Max Dehn. The discussion will also focus on what happened to Eclipse Jazz and why.
This event is cosponsored by AADL and the Michigan Theater and is held in conjunction with the Theater’s upcoming screening of the film Miles Ahead, the story of trumpeter Miles Davis’ turbulent personal and professional life, which opens on Friday, April 22. Information and for the Michigan Theater film may be found on the Theater’s website