“…large sound and free flowing style…”

— Downbeat Magazine

“Derrick Michaels' saxophone playing comes right out of his soul; the instrument sounds like a human voice.”

— Baltimore Jazz Alliance

Performance Dates

Affinity Quartet

Following the success of the Bluebird Jazz Jam in the Green Room, music has moved downstairs into the Bluebird Whiskey Room and the format has evolved.

No longer a jam session, BALTIMORE JAZZ UNDERGROUND cultivates intimacy within small ensembles. Each night offers two sets of creative, focused, high-energy jazz for a listening audience. Cover is only $10, and the music runs from 8-11pm.

I play each Thursday this summer (with the exceptions of June 25th, July 23rd, August 20th) in quartet formation with guitarist Charlie Ballantine in our new group “Affinity Quartet”.

Public Summer Performance Dates:

June:

6/4 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

6/11 Derrick Michaels Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

6/18 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

6/14 - Erin Connelly Quartet + Hi Tom @ The Hargrove Baltimore, MD

6/25 - Michaels/Kuhl Duo + Aaron Irwin Duo @ Hargrove Baltimore, MD

6/26 - John Lee Trio + Aaron Irwin duo @ Palisades Hub, DC

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July:

7/2 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

7/9 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

7/16 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

7/26 Max Goldman band @ Nick a Nee’s in Providence, RI

7/30 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

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August:

8/6 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

8/1 with Tom Swafford & Zach Swanson @ iBeam Brooklyn, NY

8/10 with Dave Ballou & John Dierker @ Le Comptoir Du Vin 7pm

8/13 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

8/20 Erin Connelly Quartet @ Tough Pill in Pittsburgh, PA

8/27 Affinity Quartet @ Bluebird Basement 8-11pm Baltimore, MD

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Looking Ahead into Autumn…

10/29 Talking Points triple bill @ Zen West Towson, MD