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Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Paul Keller Trio at Fishbones Greektown
Fishbone's, 400 Monroe St #8th, Detroit, MI 48226, USA
Paul Keller (string bass), Adam Mosley (electric piano), Cary Kocher (vibraphone and vocal)

Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:30am - 2:00pm
Paul Keller Trio at Fishbones Greektown
Fishbone's, 400 Monroe St #8th, Detroit, MI 48226, USA
Paul Keller (string bass), Ralph Tope (guitar) and Olivia Van Goor (vocal)

Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Paul Keller Orchestra at Zal Gaz Grotto
Zal Gaz Grotto Club, 2070 W Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA
The 15-piece Paul Keller Orchestra performs every Monday night at the their home Zal Gaz Grotto, 2070 W. Stadium (between Liberty and Pauline) on the west side of Ann Arbor. Good food and drinks at Zal Gaz Grotto. Free parking. $10 at the door. Under 18 enter FREE!

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Paul Keller Orchestra

One of Michigan's finest, oldest, most-respected and well-traveled jazz big bands.

Paul Keller Ensemble

The Paul Keller Ensemble (PKE) is a three horn jazz septet - a mini big band - consisting of trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, bass, drums and vocalist

Paul Keller AT SUNDOWN Quartet / Quintet

The Paul Keller AT SUNDOWN Quartet/Quintet features vocalist/clarinetist Sarah D'Angelo (Keller says, "Sarah is the voice of my music."), saxophonist Steve Wood, pianist Duncan McMillan and and drummer Stephen Boegehold. Their hallmark is unique tonal blend of clarinet and saxophone in harmony - a beautiful "ensemble sonority" not often heard in jazz. Clever and entertaining Keller arrangements dot the musical landscape of each AT SUNDOWN performance.

Paul Keller Trio

The Paul Keller Trio places a premium on three main goals: presenting well-organized music that reflects the ensemble of a big band within the trio context; indulging their individual muses with impressive improvisatory flights of creative fancy; and entertaining their loyal fans with an eclectic mix of familiar and not so familiar jazz repertoire.

About Paul Keller

Paul Keller

Bassist / Bandleader / Composer / Arranger

Jazz string bassist Paul Keller wear many hats: He is a well-respected master of his instrument; he is a prolific composer and an outstanding arranger of music for small and large ensembles; he is an educator, an entertainer and impresario; he is a lover of, a student of, and a proponent of The Great American Songbook; he is a successful bandleader of several different groups and he is an in-demand sideman who has performed all over the world with a myriad of jazz luminaries. Paul has earned the nick-name "The House Bass Player For The State Of Michigan" as each year, he logs so many miles traveling across the state to perform at various music venues. Since 1989, Paul has led his 15-piece Paul Keller Orchestra every Monday night in Ann Arbor - that over 1,300 Monday nights! The PKO plays original, obscure and classic big band material from the entire history of jazz . Under Paul's expert leadership, the PKO has garnered popular and critical acclaim including several Detroit Music Awards for excellence in performing arts.

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The Reviews

Michigan icons -- from the Mackinac Bridge to Ernie Harwell -- inspired Paul Keller's 'Michigan Jazz Suite'

interview by Mark Stryker freep.com July 14, 2011

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Videos

Jeannie On The Beat - Paul Keller Orchestra

August 2019 Jazz Cafe - Geo Shearing Tribute - Keller / Kocher Quintet - Celebrating the 100th Birthday of George Shearing

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