Historical List of Performers
2002
Jackson Jazz Ensemble
Sunny Wilkinson and Ron Newman
Orquesta Ritmo
Motor Train Sextet
2003
The Diego Rivera Quartet
Ray Kamalay and his Red Hot Peppers
Orquesta Ritmo
Uptown Society Jazz Orchestra
2004
Mind’s Eye
Marcus Belgrave Jazz Quintet
Windjammer’s Dixie Jazz
Orquesta Ritmo
After Thought Trio
Ashton Moore Quartet
2005
Ashton Moore Quartet
Carl Cafagna and North Star Jazz
The Royal Garden Trio
The Windjammers featuring Stan Grady
The Big Band Machine
Matt Collar Trio
2006
Neil Gordon and the Jazz Groove
Geriatric Six
Diego Rivera Quartet
Hot Club of Detroit
Bayou River Band
The Big Band Machine
Lynn Gruenewald Quintet
Rockelle Whitaker Sextet
2007
Ashton Moore Quartet
Windjammers
Johnny O’Neal Trio
Organissimo
Hot Club of Detroit
MSU Professors of Jazz
The Big Band Machine
2008
Detroit Tenors
Hot Club of Detroit
Straight Ahead
Community Music School Jazz Orchestra
Sunny Wilkinson Quartet
Colton Weatherston
MSU Professors of Jazz with Sopie Millman
Tumbao Bravo
2009
Community Music School Jazz Orchestra
North Star Saxophone Quartet
Denise Thimes
Esperanza Spalding
Los Gatos
Arlene McDaniel
Linda Abar and the Neil Gordon Trio
Shahidah Nurullah and Good Friends
Carl Allen/Rodney Whitaker Project
Organissimo
2010
Neil Gordon Trio
Diego Rivera Quartet
Hot Club of Detroit
Los Gatos
Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson
The Sunny Wilkinson Quartet
Ursula Walker and the Buddy Budson Trio
Sean Dobbins Trio
Somi
Orquesta Ritmo
Rick Roe Trio with Rockelle Whitaker
Tamara Mayers Jazz Combo
Evidence Jazz Group
2011
Jonathan Beshay Quartet
Metro Jazz Voices
Etienne Charles and Folklore
Grace Kelly
Tumbao Bravo
Arlene McDaniel
Tamara Mayers Jazz Combo
Randy Gelispie and Friends
Billie Holiday Project featuring Mardra Thomas
Taylor Eigsti
Grupo Aye
Rodney Whitaker Quartet
2012
Detroit Tenors
Community Music School Jazz Orchestra
Wycliffe Gordon and Niki Haris
Orquesta Ritmo
Peter Nelson Quartet
Diego Rivera Quartet
Neil Gordon Trio
Modern Jazz Messengers
Alexis Cole
East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Orchestra
Anthony Stanco Quartet
Layers
2013
Arlene McDaniel Trio
Guitar Summit featuring the Bill Heid Trio with Cory Allen, Ralph Tope, Perry Hughes
Cyrille Aimee
Lansing Symphony Jazz Orchestra
Community Music School Jazz Orchestra
J.A.M.M. Scholarship Quartet
Saginaw Area Youth Jazz Ensemble
East Lansing HS Jazz Combo
Ann Arbor Pioneer HS Jazz Combo
Dave Rosin Trio
Vocal Jazz Summit featuring Betty Joplin, Mardra Thomas, Betty Baxter, Ramona Collins
MSU Professors of Jazz with Tim Warfield
Germain Bazzle with the Frederick Sanders Trio
Orquesta Ritmo
Paul Bratcher Quintet
The Detroit Tenors
2014
Neil Gordon Quartet
Benny Benack III
Cecile McLorin Salvant
Orquesta Ritmo
MSU Big Band Symposium
Thornetta Davis
Planet D Nonet
Lowdown Brass Band
Sunny Wilkinson
Diego River Quartet
Airmen of Note
Aquanko
J.A.M.M. Scholarship Quartet
East Lansing HS Jazz Band
LCC Jazz Band
Root Doctor
2015
Metro Jazz Voices
Rodney Whitaker & Soul-R-Energy
Bria Skonberg
Grupo Aye
JAMM Scholarship Quartet
Ari Teitel Organ Trio
Thornetta Davis
Jason Adasiewicz Quartet
New Orleans Swamp Donkeys
Lansing Symphony Jazz Orchestra
Jeff Hamilton Trio
Guitar Summit featuring Randy Napoleon, Dave Stryker and Peter Bernstein
Orquesta Ritmo
Organissimo
MSU Jazz Studies Big Band Symposium
Cindy Scott
Chris Canas Band
2016
Gary Motley
Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra w/Edye Evans Hyde
Ben Williams & Sound Effect
Tumbao Bravo
JAMM Scholarship Quartet w/Abigail Zerbe
East Lansing High School Jazz Combo
Vocal Summit w/ Jeff Shoup Trio, featuring Danielle Blanchard, Nashon Holloway, Beth Stalker, Nicole New, Evangeline
Bobby Murray Band
George Delancy Quintet
Tomeka Reid Trio
Ken Kozora Quartet
Universal Indians w/ Joe McPhee
Gabriel Brass Band
Marcus Elliot Quartet
Karrin Allyson
Marcus Roberts
Michael Dease Quintet
Chicago Jazz Orchestra
Diego Rivera
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Jazz Band
MSU Big Band Symposium
Lydia Harrell
Lady Sunshine and the X Band
2017
North Star Jazz
Western Jazz Quartet
Rodney Whitaker Quintet
Dafnis Prieto
Grupo Aye
JAMM Scholorship Quartet
Quintet Ruby
Maureen Choi Quartet
Phil Denny
Laura Rain & The Ceasers
Arlene McDaniel
BassDrumBone
Gabriel Brass Band
PD9 - Billy Strayhorn Tribute
Elden Kelly
Ramona Collins
Lou Donaldson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Randy Gelispie
Orquesta Ritmo
Roger Jones & Higher Calling
MSU Jazz Studies BBSYM
Markus Howell Trio
Zack Adelman Quartet
496 West
Twyla Birdsong
2018
Sunny Wilkenson
Baldori & Migliazza
Lansing Symphony Big Band w/ Benny Benack III
JAMM Scholarship Band
The Chris Glassman Quartet
OC Jazz Collective
Root Doctor
Phil Denny
Barbara Ware
Detroit Jazz Festival Generations Band
Gathering Orchestra w/ Rene Marie
Orquesta Ritmo
BBSYM Orchestra
Shadakeon
Thornetta Davis
Deon Yates
2019
Randy Gelispie Organ Ensemble
Etienne Charles
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
Maureen Choi
Xavier Davis Quartet with Regina Carter
Rodney Whittaker with Terrell Stafford, Bruce Bath, Tim Warfield, Dana Hall, and Rockelle Fortin
Straight Ahead
Stanley Ruvinov Quartet
Jordyn Davis
Tim Blackmon & Tissa Khosla
Jeff Shoup Quartet
496 West
JAMM Scholarship Band
Margherita Fava Quartet
Brandon Rose
The Becoming Quintet
Max Colley III
Root Doctor
2021
Arlene McDaniel
Sunny Wilkinson
Diego Rivera
Grupo Aye
Juan Cortes
Ciara Connolly
Jordyn Davis
Sam Corey
Roger Jones
Gayelynn McKinney
Andrew Speight
Orquesta Ritmo
Heartland Klezmorim
Kammy Yedor
Noah Jackson
Randy Napoleon
Naima Shamborguer
Rodney Whitaker
2022
The Larry Fuller Trio
Lewis Nash Quartet
Orquesta Ritmo
Koji Cassetta Quartet
Brandon Rose & Soul Therapy
Max Colley III Quintet
Kevin Bujo Jones & Tenth World
Deon Yates Quartet
Michael Reed
Sean Dobbins Organ Quartet
Rockelle Fortin Quartet
Tiffany Gridiron
Randy Gelispie Quartet
Aguanko
JAMM Scholarship Band
Sofia Rabiela & Friends
Jonathan Gewirtz Quartet
Ben Turner Quartet
Ralphe Armstrong
Kimmie Horne
Sam Corey
Trunino Lowe
2023
Melissa Morgan
Niki Haris with Randy Gelispie Trio
Salsa Verde
Emma Wilburn Jazz Quartet
Jordan Anderson
Dwight Adams and Friends
Hugh Downs
Keller/Kocher and Company
Randy Napoleon Quintet
Gathering Orchestra
Michael Dease Quartet
Rodney Whitaker Group
JAMM Scholarship Band
The Sofiela Social
REDWOOD
496 West
Gayelynn McKinney & McKinney Zone
Michael J. Reed and the Revelation
Christopher Minami
Jonathon S. Muir-Cotton & Expressions