One Detroit Weekend: March 17, 2023
One Detroit contributors Peter Whorf and Dave Wagner of 90.9 WRCJ share what’s happening around metro Detroit during St. Patrick’s Day weekend and into next week on “One Detroit Weekend.”
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Mar 16, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit, Upcoming Events | 0
One Detroit contributors Peter Whorf and Dave Wagner of 90.9 WRCJ share what’s happening around metro Detroit during St. Patrick’s Day weekend and into next week on “One Detroit Weekend.”
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Mar 2, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit | 0
The Detroit Opera has put a contemporary spin on Handel’s classic 1738 “Xerxes” performance about love and the limits of power. One Detroit producer Sarah Zientarski-Smith got a behind-the-scenes look at the performance.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Mar 2, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit | 0
One Detroit contributor Satori Shakoor shares what events and activities are happening around metro Detroit during the March 3 weekend and into next week on “One Detroit Weekend.”
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Mar 2, 2023 | Art & Culture, Music, One Detroit, Web exclusive, WRCJ 90.9 FM | 0
Detroit jazz drummer Gayelynn McKinney talks with WRCJ 90.9 host Cecelia Sharpe about being a female drummer in what once was a male-dominated area of the music industry, her all-female jazz band Straight Ahead, and her recently launched “Women Who Drum” festival for Women’s History Month.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Feb 23, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit, Upcoming Events | 0
One Detroit contributor Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ FM shares what arts and cultural events Detroit and other metro cities have on tap for the Feb. 24 weekend and into next week on “One Detroit Weekend.”
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Feb 23, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit | 0
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s “Classical Roots” concert returns for the 2023 season, following a three-year COVID hiatus, to celebrate the works of Black composers and musicians.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Feb 20, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit, Upcoming Events | 0
“Detroit Performs: Live from Marygrove” host Satori Shakoor shares what Detroit and other metro cities have on tap for the Feb. 17 weekend and into next week on “One Detroit Weekend.”
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Feb 14, 2023 | ABJ Clips, American Black Journal, Art & Culture, Music | 0
“American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with the Sphinx Organization about its role in diversifying the classical music landscape during the organization’s 25th anniversary season.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Feb 9, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Music, One Detroit | 0
One Detroit contributor Bryce Huffman digs into Detroit’s hip hop history and learns how the city’s unique hip hop style continues to evolve with the next generation.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Feb 9, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit, One Detroit Weekend, Upcoming Events | 0
One Detroit contributors Peter Whorf and Cecelia Sharpe, of WRCJ 90.9 FM, share what Detroit and other metro cities have on tap for the Feb. 10 weekend and into next week on “One Detroit Weekend.”
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Feb 3, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit, Upcoming Events | 0
One Detroit contributors Peter Whorf and Cecelia Sharpe, of WRCJ 90.9 FM, share what Detroit and other metro cities have on tap for the Feb. 3 weekend and into next week on One Detroit’s new segment, “One Detroit Weekend.”
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Jan 24, 2023 | ABJ Clips, American Black Journal, Black History, Music | 0
In celebration of hip hop’s 50th birthday, HOT 107.5 WGPR FM radio shares its history as Michigan’s first Black-owned radio station and Detroit’s only all-hip hop radio format.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Jan 24, 2023 | ABJ Clips, American Black Journal, Black History, Music | 0
Dr. Hasan Jeffries discusses his participation in the PBS “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World” documentary, executive produced by Chuck D of Public Enemy, and the history of political messages in hip hop.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Jan 5, 2023 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Community Posts, Music, News, One Detroit | 0
Detroit has lost one of its greatest supporters of the city’s jazz music and arts scene. Gretchen Valade, the “Angel of Jazz,” passed away at age 97. Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation President Chris Collins talks about Valade’s legacy.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Dec 27, 2022 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Community Posts, Entertainment, Music, One Detroit, Upcoming Events | 0
The Detroit Opera is bringing back one of the most famous operas, “Aida,” after nearly a decade for a one-night only concert performance.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Oct 26, 2022 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, History, Music, One Detroit | 0
One Detroit producer Chris Jordan takes viewers back to the two-day Detroit All-Star Garage Rock Punk Revue music festival to learn more about the origins of Detroit’s punk rock history and how it continues to evolve. He talks with festival organizer Smitt E. Smitty, host Michael Halloran, and several of the artists who performed there about the foundation many of the early bands laid, and how newcomers are turning those influences into their own unique sounds.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Oct 10, 2022 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Community Posts, Entertainment, Music, New Center, News, One Detroit | 0
The 9th annual Detroit Bass Day celebrates the 50th recording anniversary of the song “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone,” made famous by The Temptations, with fifty bass players coming together in front of the Motown Museum to play its iconic bass line. Producer Daijah Moss visits the celebration at the Motown Museum to learn more about the annual gathering and this year’s theme of exploring family life and fatherhood.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Oct 10, 2022 | 1D Episode Clip, Art & Culture, Health, Music, One Detroit | 0
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has partnered with Kadima, a mental health services center, to teach group music classes where clients learn beginner and intermediate music skills, and their favorite songs. One Detroit Arts & Culture Producer Sarah Smith takes viewers behind the scenes of the center’s music therapy classes with the DSO for a look at the benefits of music therapy.
Read Moreby Madison Wood | Aug 26, 2022 | American Black Journal, Entertainment, Music, Upcoming Events | 0
American Black Journal and The Detroit Jazz Festival have partnered to provide some lucky viewers with a chance to win an official Detroit Jazz Festival 2022 poster and the grand prize winner will also receive a pair of VIP passes for Monday, Sept. 5.
Read Moreby Jonathan Shead | Aug 24, 2022 | ABJ Clips, American Black Journal, Art & Culture, Entertainment, Music | 0
“American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson sits down with Detroit-born playwright Dominique Morisseau to talk about the success of her “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations” musical, its time on Broadway cut short by COVID-19, and the significance of bringing the show to Detroit.
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