MONTHLY MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS Please consult your CareMerge calendars and weekly announcements for specific dates and times. All programming subject to change based on COVID-related recommendations to maintain health and safety of residents, staff, and visitors.
JON MILAN Jon Milan is a Michiganbased musician and historian, specializing in popular idioms of 19th and 20th century American music. He has performed and lectured throughout southeastern Michigan for more than 45 years with a command of styles and idioms including ragtime, traditional jazz, stride, folk, folk-rock, theater music and the great American popular songbook. Over the years he has written extensively for theater and industrial film and has been featured (along with his band, The Brakemen) on the cover of the Detroit Metro Times. He is the author of “Detroit: Ragtime and the Jazz Age,” (Arcadia, 2009); and has co-authored a variety of books on Michigan history, travel and food with Gail Offen, including “Iconic Restaurants of Ann Arbor,” “Grand River Avenue: From Detroit to Lake Michigan,” and “Michigan Haunts; Public Places, Eerie Spaces.” SHEILA LANDIS JAZZ Sheila Landis was raised in Rochester Hills, and graduated in 1971 from Adams High School, excelling in choral music and creative writing. Captivated by the music of Billie Holiday in the 1972 film "Lady Sings the Blues", Landis 6
abruptly changed her career focus from that of an English major at Oakland University to jazz chanteuse. She has been performing her unique amalgam of jazz, Brazilian music and blues since 1973. Sheila's long-time collaborator is guitarist/producer Rick Matle. Matle earned his Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance from Oakland University in 1986. Matle's formative studies there included jazz and classical guitar, jazz composing as well as performances on guitar, bass, percussion and African drums. Rick plays solid bass and chordal accompaniment on the 7-string guitar.
EAT IT UP JAZZ TRIO Detroit-based and undeniably swinging, the Eat It Up Trio is Michigan’s premier professional purveyor of possibly the most pleasurable music three humans can safely perform within the parameters of the law. Comprised of drummer Sean Perlmutter, bassist Trevor Lamb, and pianist/vocalist Mike Harrison, the Eat It Up trio delivers original songs and arrangements with a versatile repertoire spanning from traditional jazz to hard bop, and all the cracks and crevices in between. Dedicated to putting on an entertaining and accessible show, the Eat It Up Trio is guaranteed to deliver a good time!
