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Ron Brooks Quintet
The Ron Brooks Quintet played on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor. Ron Brooks has been a major figure in Detroit's jazz scene for decades.
Ron Brooks has been an influential figure in Detroit jazz since the 1960s, performing on bass with piano greats like Bob James and Stanley Cowell. He was part of the Contemporary Jazz Quintet, recorded for Blue Note Records, and a founding member of the 1970s group Mixed Bag. In 1985, he opened the Bird of Paradise jazz club in Ann Arbor and founded the Southeastern Michigan Jazz Association in 1987. The association honors key contributors to Detroit jazz with an award named after Brooks.
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