Alex Belhaj is a guitarist (teacher, performer, composer) primarily working in Traditional Jazz, Ragtime, Folk music, and original works. He is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and plays frequently in Detroit, the Midwest, and New Orleans.
Alex has played with the James Dapogny Quartet, Paul Kinger’s Easy Street Jazz Band, the Cakewalkin’ Jass Band, and guitarist Joe Summers.
Currently, Alex leads the Crescent City Quartet and Quintet, and along with Erik McIntyre is a co-leader of the duo Belhaj & McIntyre. He performs frequently with Aaron Jonah Lewis’ Ragtime Banjo Revival, Pete Siers’ Kerrytown Stompers, Chris Tabaczynski’s Wolverines, and Dawn Giblin Quintet, among others.
Alex has played the New Orleans French Quarter Festival, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and the Satchmo Festival. In New Orleans, Alex has performed with Duke Heitger, Steve Pistorius, Dr. Michael White, Orange Kellin, Tim Laughlin, Tom Fischer, and Wendell Brunious. Alex co-led the Riverside Jazz Collective (with Benny Amón and Kris Tokarski) and has also worked with Hal Smith's On The Levee Jazz Band, Benny Amón's New Orleans Pearls, Tom Saunders Hot Cats and Shotgun Jazz Band.
He has also performed elsewhere in the U. S. at the San Diego Jazz Festival, Redwood Coast Music Festival, and the Evergreen Jazz Festival.
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Detroit Street Filling Station, 300 Detroit St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Every Monday from June-September (except Labor Day)!
6pm - 7:45pm
This week we have the fabulous duo Warren & Flick!
No cover!
Good vibes!
Delicious vegan foods and drinks!
A beautiful evening of potluck, community, music and dance!
6pm potluck 7pm concert (with opening grounding ceremony by La Chuparosa) 9pm contra dance!
$15-20 at the door. venmo/cash NOTAFLOF
The Nicole Heitger Quartet presents a blend of Dixieland, swing and bebop, featuring syncopated rhythms and sounds from the 1920’s through the 1940’s. Nicole has been a vocalist for over 30 years and was raised on traditional jazz. Her father, Raymond Heitger, has been the leader of the Cakewalkin' Jass Band for over 50 years. She began singing with the CJB when she was sixteen years old, performing at various concerts, jazz festivals, and jazz clubs. Drawing from such influences as Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday she performs the great classics of jazz history and delivers them with her powerful and precise blues-tinged vocals.
$25
