Jazz

Includes five concerts in Ann Arbor

Please note: Due to COVID-19 impacted changes to the Fall 2020/21 season, this season ticket package is no longer available for sale. You may instead customize your own Series:You package of 3 or more events across the season — with a 10% savings and the ultimate flexibility for the months ahead.

Canceled: A MoodSwing Reunion
Redman, Mehldau, McBride, Blade

• The fall tour of A MoodSwing Reunion has been postponed to the 2021/22 season.

Thursday, October 1, 2020 // 7:30 PM
Hill Auditorium

Saxophonist Joshua Redman reunites his original group — Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade — for an unforgettable performance of new and signature works.

Latin Big Band Holidays
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Rubén Blades

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 // 7:30 PM
Hill Auditorium

An Ann Arbor favorite! “Big Band Holidays” returns with the much-anticipated UMS debut of 17-time Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winner Rubén Blades.

An Evening with Sheila Jordan

Saturday, February 6, 2021 // 8 PM
Michigan Theater

At 91 years young, Detroit-born Sheila Jordan is still one of the premier stylists in jazz — a superb scat singer whose unique musical trademarks still confound an uninitiated audience.

Swing 2020
Caleb Teicher Swing Company

Friday, February 12, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Saturday, February 13, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Power Center

Acclaimed choreographer Caleb Teicher brings 12 dance champions and the very best of the swing dance world to the concert stage, accompanied by Eyal Vilner’s Big Band.

Cécile McLorin Salvant and Kurt Elling

Saturday, April 17, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Michigan Theater

Two modern jazz giants perform in a double-bill event at the Michigan Theater. Kurt Elling brings his quartet, and Salvant appears with her own ensemble for separate sets — and perhaps a collaborative finale.