Over the past fifty years, Canterbury House has hosted musical performances by a wide variety of forward-thinking, innovative “prophetic voices.” In the mid 1960s and early 1970s, the Concert Series featured now-legendary performers such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, and Gordon Lightfoot. More recently, the Series has featured regional acts, student and faculty ensembles, and internationally known artists drawing from jazz, folk, contemporary classical, electronica, and improvised music. Artists such as Steve Swell, Oliver Lake, Faruq Z. Bey and Peter Kowald are a sampling of the high level of music featured in this series.  If you are interested in playing at this historic, exciting and progressive venue, please review our booking policy (in PDF or in MS Word format) and contact our Concert Coordinator.

Concerts begin at 8 p.m.  Admission is $10 for general admission and $5 for students/seniors unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, January 6th

8pm

Caleb Curtis Quintet

Caleb Curtis appears in a homecoming concert with his quintet playing original jazz music and music from the standard repertoire of composers like Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter. He is inspired by musicians who present themselves and their music honestly and with great passion. Caleb is a Community High School and MSU alumnus, DownBeat award winner and has performed at The Kennedy Center. The Caleb Curtis Quintet features Chris Lawrence on trumpet, Rick Roe on piano, Jordan Schug on bass, and Rob Avsharian on drums. More information at www.calebcurtis.com

Friday, January 22nd

8pm

90th Century Art

Prepare for a relaxed evening of interaction listening crazy dancing new soul piercing sound sensation fun. Free honey tasting!

This night at Canterbury House will feature:
Kevin McKay's COMPARTMENT with Alex Drosen, Christine Hucal and Erica Fink as CHRISTINE AND ERICA, Christian Carpenter as CHRISTIAN CARPENTER
and

HONEY and the HONEYBEES*

starring Woody Goss, Ethan Manilow, Scott Brown, Danny Fisher-Locchead, Jaren Strandlie, Erica Fink, Christine Hucal, Marlee Grace-Cook Parrot, Nadia, You, and other People You Know


*do not bring your young to this part unless you are prepared to be asked meaningful questions about humanity, life and death on planet Earth, love, other realms, how they came into existence, how to drip, etc.


**only $5 admission!

Saturday, January 30th

8pm

Groove Spoon

When asked what genre Groove Spoon is, Jack Stratton explains that the band can't be identified by such rigid labels, and further explains the destructive qualities of using such terms to describe sound.  This, however, is not the case.  Groove Spoon is a funk band.  A ten-piece funk band.  That's ten people, all within twenty feet, making a great deal of noise.  And get this, it sounds cool.

Friday, February 5th

8pm

Baby Houdini

Baby Houdini (Danny Fisher-Lochhead - sax, Alex Trulove - trombone, Nate May - piano, Scott Brown - bass, Brett Chalfin - drums) is five senior (or senior-ish) jazz students with an interest in exploring possibilities within and outside of jazz.  Each of them a distinct composer, they present originals that range from the fully-composed to the barely-structured, from the comical to the intensely dark.  They are united by their friendship, passion for music, and desire to cultivate a new generation of magicians.  Ages zero and up.

Friday, February 12th

8pm

Açaizeiro

presents "Samba de Inverno" Friday, Feb. 12 @ Canterbury House

Leave the frigid February tundra of Ann Arbor for a couple hours and take a trip to Brazil with Açaizeiro! Led by guitarist and singer Justin Douglas, Açaizeiro is the area's only group dedicated to the seductive sounds of Brazilian music.

"Samba de Inverno," the group's fourth show, will include some classic sambas, bossa novas, and choros from the Great Brazilian Songbook– tunes by composers such as Jobim, Ary Barroso, and Pixinguinha– as well as some unique Brazilian jazz compositions and a few contemporary songs as well.
Justin Douglas – vocals, guitars, cavaquinho Maggie Gambill – flute Kate Olson – tenor sax, clarinet Andy Warren – flugelhorn, trumpet Pat Whitehead – keyboard, piano Andrew Kratzat – upright bass, electric bass Jack Stratton – drums, percussion

Friday, February 19th

8pm

Miss Katie and Christian Carpenter

A Dozen Sugar-Free Love Songs Still sick from Valentine’s Day

This set of unsweetened treats is for anyone who has actually experienced real love.

My Dear Discoman and newly emerging solo artist Christian Carpenter opens with a short n sweet set of freshly-baked tunes.

Miss Katie (Katie Battistoni) headlines with a mostly original set that you'll appreciate whichever side of the love song you are on. She'll be performing on vocals, guitars, keyboards, ukulele, French horn and veena, and will be accompanied by the Mere Kats band. For a glimpse check out myspace.com/merelymisskatie).