Kem News

Local jazz fans know Phil Denny as one of the area's best saxophone players. Now, Denny is channeling that love for jazz into his own monthly series, the Gallery Suite Jazz Series, every fourth Friday through November at Lansing's La Fille Gallery.

Better Than Ezra lead singer Kevin Griffin performs during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 4, 2007, in New Orleans.

Music saw singer/songwriter/producer, KEM, through the darkest moments in his life as a child, which is where his love of music began.Aft er high school, his life took a downward turn, and he eventually found himself in and out of drug rehabilitation centers and homeless shelters.

New York punk poet Patti Smith headlines the Gentilly Stage at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz Fest on Thursday, May 2. Typically, Thursdays at the New Orleans Jazz Fest are less crowded than other days.

How can someone hurt so many people in such a joyful place? People work so hard to get to this one... Tino Gross, Barbara Payton, Jack White and Rodriguez were among the big winners Friday night at the Detroit Music Awards.