The January Thaw Jam with Luis Resto, Kenny Tudrick & M.L. Liebler At Jazz Cafe
January 25, 7:30pm $10
(Detroit, Mi) Jazz Cafe welcomes a trio of Detroit originals, Luis Resto, Kenny Tudrick and M.L. Liebler on a triple bill in the cozy confines of Jazz Cafe in Music Hall on Saturday, January 25th at 7:30 PM.
Find more details on all three acts below:
LUIS RESTO
Luis Resto is known as one of most creative and accomplished musicians and songwriters active in Detroit today, with a recording resume that ranges from Patti Smith and Iggy Pop to chart-topping hip hop artists such as Jay Z, B.o.B. and 50 Cent, and of course, Eminem.
A seminal member of the groundbreaking Was (Not Was), Resto was highly influential in the development of that Detroit band's avant-funk ethos. As Was (Not Was) began it's extended hiatus, Resto bacome an sought-after session musician, lending his talents to a wildly diverse collection of celebrated recording artists including Stevie Nicks, Mel Torme, Anita Baker and the legendary Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson & Johnny Cash).
Luis raised his profile significantly in 2001, hitting the stratosphere when he began a working collaboration with Marshall Mathers on The Eminem Show, a relationship that continues to this day.
As Eminem's songwriting foil and live keyboard player, Resto composed music for the hit film 8 Mile and was co-writer of "Lose Yourself", the smash single which spent 12 weeks atop Billboard's Top 100 and garnered Luis both a Grammy and an Oscar. He continues to work with Eminem as a songwriter and keyboardist on both recording projects and in live concert.
The release of Eminem's chart-topping Recovery album in 2010 brought about much critical acclaim, most notably the single co-written by Luis, "Not Afraid" which shot straight to the #1 spot on Billboards Top 100 in its first week and received multiple GRAMMY nominations including Best Rap Song.
Luis' most recent recognizable work has been the musical arrangement and choir production for the use of "Lose Yourself" in the popular 2011 Chrysler 200 commercial featuring Eminem.
Amidst all of the excitement, he has simultaneously embarked on a solo career, releasing his debut album, Combo De Momento in 2010 and One Small Light in the Spring of 2012, finally stepping into the spotlight with his own compositions.
KENNY TUDRICK
Kenny Tudrick is from Detroit. He's a multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer/ songwriter who is currently promoting his solo debut self-titled double album. He'd been recording and touring with the Detroit Cobras for the last ten years or so both nationally and internationally. During which time Kenny, somehow, found the time to put together his own band, Bulldog, that included Eddie Harsch (of Black Crowes fame), and wrote, recorded, produced and performed on the self-released album. Afterward, having previously co-written some of Kid Rock's biggest hit songs up to "Rock and Roll Jesus", he took a job as his lead guitarist for a stint. Aside from playing on some of rock and roll's biggest songs, for example the country guitar picking on "Cowboy" and drums on "Bawitabaw" (Kid Rock) and drums on Electric Six's "Fire", Ken played drums for Rocket 455 (who headlined the White Stripes first show at the legendary Gold Dollar), guitar for The Go, and most recently played drums for King Tuff's self-titled debut on SubPop Records. Kenny recently released an excellent CD of new material.
http://kennytudrickofficial.com
M. L. Liebler & Coyote Monk
With Steve King, Charlie Palazzola, Frankie the K, Leonard Johnson and Ted Nagy
M. L. Liebler is a internationally known & widely published Detroit poet, university professor, literary arts activist and arts organizer, and he is the author of 13 books including the Award winning Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream (Wayne State University Press 2008). Wide Awake won both The Paterson Poetry Prize for Literary Excellence and The American Indie Book Award for 2009. In 2005.
He was recently selected as Best Detroit Poet by The Detroit Free Press & Detroit's Metro Times. In 2010, he received The Barnes & Noble Poets & Writers Writers for Writers Award with Maxine Hong Kingston &Junot Diaz. His groundbreaking working class literary anthology from The Coffee House Press (Working Words: Punching the Clock and Kicking Out the Jams) received The Michigan Library Notable Book Award for 2011. His forthcoming book is Underneath My American Face from The Wayne State University Press in 2015. www.mlliebler.com
The January Thaw Jam with Luis Resto, Kenny Tudrick & M.L. Liebler At Jazz Cafe
January 25, 7:30pm $10
(Detroit, Mi) Jazz Cafe welcomes a trio of Detroit originals, Luis Resto, Kenny Tudrick and M.L. Liebler on a triple bill in the cozy confines of Jazz Cafe in Music Hall on Saturday, January 25th at 7:30 PM.
Find more details on all three acts below:
LUIS RESTO
Luis Resto is known as one of most creative and accomplished musicians and songwriters active in Detroit today, with a recording resume that ranges from Patti Smith and Iggy Pop to chart-topping hip hop artists such as Jay Z, B.o.B. and 50 Cent, and of course, Eminem.
A seminal member of the groundbreaking Was (Not Was), Resto was highly influential in the development of that Detroit band's avant-funk ethos. As Was (Not Was) began it's extended hiatus, Resto bacome an sought-after session musician, lending his talents to a wildly diverse collection of celebrated recording artists including Stevie Nicks, Mel Torme, Anita Baker and the legendary Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson & Johnny Cash).
Luis raised his profile significantly in 2001, hitting the stratosphere when he began a working collaboration with Marshall Mathers on The Eminem Show, a relationship that continues to this day.
As Eminem's songwriting foil and live keyboard player, Resto composed music for the hit film 8 Mile and was co-writer of "Lose Yourself", the smash single which spent 12 weeks atop Billboard's Top 100 and garnered Luis both a Grammy and an Oscar. He continues to work with Eminem as a songwriter and keyboardist on both recording projects and in live concert.
The release of Eminem's chart-topping Recovery album in 2010 brought about much critical acclaim, most notably the single co-written by Luis, "Not Afraid" which shot straight to the #1 spot on Billboards Top 100 in its first week and received multiple GRAMMY nominations including Best Rap Song.
Luis' most recent recognizable work has been the musical arrangement and choir production for the use of "Lose Yourself" in the popular 2011 Chrysler 200 commercial featuring Eminem.
Amidst all of the excitement, he has simultaneously embarked on a solo career, releasing his debut album, Combo De Momento in 2010 and One Small Light in the Spring of 2012, finally stepping into the spotlight with his own compositions.
KENNY TUDRICK
Kenny Tudrick is from Detroit. He's a multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer/ songwriter who is currently promoting his solo debut self-titled double album. He'd been recording and touring with the Detroit Cobras for the last ten years or so both nationally and internationally. During which time Kenny, somehow, found the time to put together his own band, Bulldog, that included Eddie Harsch (of Black Crowes fame), and wrote, recorded, produced and performed on the self-released album. Afterward, having previously co-written some of Kid Rock's biggest hit songs up to "Rock and Roll Jesus", he took a job as his lead guitarist for a stint. Aside from playing on some of rock and roll's biggest songs, for example the country guitar picking on "Cowboy" and drums on "Bawitabaw" (Kid Rock) and drums on Electric Six's "Fire", Ken played drums for Rocket 455 (who headlined the White Stripes first show at the legendary Gold Dollar), guitar for The Go, and most recently played drums for King Tuff's self-titled debut on SubPop Records. Kenny recently released an excellent CD of new material.
http://kennytudrickofficial.com
M. L. Liebler & Coyote Monk
With Steve King, Charlie Palazzola, Frankie the K, Leonard Johnson and Ted Nagy
M. L. Liebler is a internationally known & widely published Detroit poet, university professor, literary arts activist and arts organizer, and he is the author of 13 books including the Award winning Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream (Wayne State University Press 2008). Wide Awake won both The Paterson Poetry Prize for Literary Excellence and The American Indie Book Award for 2009. In 2005.
He was recently selected as Best Detroit Poet by The Detroit Free Press & Detroit's Metro Times. In 2010, he received The Barnes & Noble Poets & Writers Writers for Writers Award with Maxine Hong Kingston &Junot Diaz. His groundbreaking working class literary anthology from The Coffee House Press (Working Words: Punching the Clock and Kicking Out the Jams) received The Michigan Library Notable Book Award for 2011. His forthcoming book is Underneath My American Face from The Wayne State University Press in 2015. www.mlliebler.com
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350 Madison Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226