The Lineups

Welcome to the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival Lineup page. Here you can find out who performed when and where. If you have additions or corrections to this page, please Contact the Webmaster. Information on this page was provided in part by Michael Erlewine and Pete Andrews.

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1969

Friday Night, 8/1/1969
Roosevelt Sykes
Fred McDowell
J.B. Hutto and the Hawks
Jimmy Dawkins
Junior Wells
B.B. King

Saturday Night
Sleepy John Estes
Luther Allison
Clifton Chenier
Otis Rush
Howlin' Wolf
Muddy Waters

Sunday Afternoon
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins
Roosevelt Sykes
Luther Allison & the Blue Nebulae
Big Joe Williams
Magic Sam
Big Mama Thornton
Freddy King

1970

Friday Night
Roosevelt Sykes
Bukkha White
Mighty Joe Young
Jimmy Dawkins
John Lee Hooker
Howlin' Wolf

Saturday Afternoon
Harvey Hill
Hound Dog Taylor
Lazy Bill Lucas
Juke Boy Bonner
Luther Allison
Albert King
Fred McDowell

Saturday Night
Robert Pete Willliams
Johnny Shines with Sunnyland Slim
Johnny Young
Joe Turner with T-Bone Walker
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
Bobby Blue Bland

Sunday Afternoon
John Jackson
Papa lightfoot
Little Brother Montgomery
Carey Bell
Buddy Guy
Otis Rush

Sunday Night
Mance Lipscomb
Little Joe Blue
Lowell Fulson
Big Mama Thornton
Junior Parker
Son House

1972

Otis Spann Memorial Field
Friday Night
Howlin' Wolf
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
Sun Ra & his Arkestra
Contemporary Jazz Quintet
Seigal-Schwall Blues Band

Saturday Afternoon Muddy Waters
Art Ensemble of Chicago - (Roscoe Mitchell - Joseph Jarman)
Hound Dog Taylor & the House Rockers
Mighty Joe Young with Lucille Spann

Saturday Night
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Pharoah Sanders
Dr. John
Little Sonny

Sunday Afternoon
Archie Shepp
Freddie King
Sippi Wallace with Bonnie Raitt
Luther Allison & His Band
Mojo Boogie Band

Sunday Night
Miles Davis
Otis Rush
Leo Smith with Marion Brown
Lightnin' Slim
Boogie Woogie Red with the Boogie Brothers

1973

Otis Spann Memorial Field
Friday Night
Freddie King
Leon Thomas
Count Basie & his Orchestra
Featuring Jimmy Ricks
J.B. Hutto & the Hawks
Roosevelt Sykes
The Revolutionary Ensemble

Saturday Afternoon - Music of Detroit
CJQ
John Lee Hooker
Yusef Lateef
Dr. Ross
Little Mack
Little Junior
Arthur Gunter
Baby Boy Warren
Johnnie Mae Matthews
One String Sam
Eddie Burns
Bobo Jenkins
Mr. Bo
Boogie Woogie Red
Lightnin' Slim
Washboard Willie

Saturday Night
The Ray Charles Show '73
Charles Mingus
Jimmy Reed
Big Walter Horton Blues Band

Sunday Afternoon
The Johnny Otis Show
Ornette Coleman Quartet
Victoria Spivey
Infinite Sound
Joe Willie Wilkins & the King Biscuit Boys
Featuring Houston Stackhouse

Sunday Night
Luther Allison
Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Discipline Arkestra
Otis Rush
Homesick James
Lucille Spann
Mighty Joe Young Blues Band
With Eddie Taylor and Carey Bell
Hound Dog Taylor & the House Rockers

---The Great Hiatus---

1992

Friday - Chrysler Arena
"Women of the Blues"
Bonnie Raitt
Katie Webster
The Chisel Brothers featuring Thornetta Davis

Friday - Michigan Theater
David Murray Quartet featuring Don Pullen Archie Shepp Quartet

Saturday - Gallup Park
James Cotton
Maria Muldaur
Son Seals
Snooky Pryor & John Nicholas
George Bedard & the Ann Arbor All-Stars

Saturday - Michigan Theatre
An Evening With Sonny Rollins

Sunday - Gallup Park
Al Green
Charles Brown
traight Ahead
Robert Jr. Lockwood
Blues Factory All-Stars

1993

Friday Night - Michigan Theatre
Joe Henderson Harvey Thompson's Vocal Summit

Saturday Afternoon - Gallup Park
Guru's Jazzmatazz
A. J. Croce
Steve Ferguson & the Midwest Creole Ensemble
Sonny Sharrock
Madcat-Kane
Big Dave & the Ultrasonics

Saturday Night - Michigan Theatre
Etta James
The Blues Disciples

Also featuring: A post-concert afterglow with dancing to live music by Koke McKesson and the Eddie Russ Trio

Sunday Afternoon- Gallup Park
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Terrance Simien & the Mallet Playboys
The Holmes Brothers
Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe: "Tribute to Sun Ra"
George Bedard & the Kingpins
II - V - I Orchestra

1994

Friday - Michigan Theater
Gil Scott-Heron
Charles Brown
Ben Harper

Saturday - Gallup Park
War
Winston Walls
Norma Jean Bell & The All Stars
Larry McCray Band
Sir Mac Rice W/ The Sun Messengers
Washtenaw Community College Jazz Orchestra

Saturday - Michigan Theater

Roy Hargrove Quintet
Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet, Featuring Lew Tebackin

Sunday - Gallup Park
Taj Mahal
Gene Harris Quartet
Beau Jocque & the Zydeco High Rollers
James Harman Band
Steve Nardella Rock-N-Roll Trio
Highest Praise

1995

Friday Night, Sept. 15 Michigan Theater
"Crescent City Blues Meltdown"
Dr. John
John Mooney

Saturday Afternoon, Sept. 16 Gallup Park Booker T & the MG's
Poncho Sanchez
Lonnie Mack With Special Guest Tinsley Ellis
Little Sonny
Shawn "Thunder" Wallace
Mimi Harris & the Snakes

Saturday Night, Sept. 16 Michigan Theater
"Ladies Sing the Jazz"
Cassandra Wilson
Kathy Kosins

Saturday Afternoon, Sept. 17 Gallup Park
Fontella Bass
Caribbean Jazz Project
-- Featuring Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Samuels & Andy Narrell
Scott Hamilton Quartet
Chisel Brothers Featuring Thornetta Davis
Howard & The White Boys

1996

Thur Sept. I2 Michigan Theater
Blues & Jazz Film
"A Great Day in Harlem"

Fri. Sept. 13
Free 5:01 Party on Main Street between Liberty and William
Paul VornHagen Quartet

Fri. Sept. 13 Michigan Theater
Taj Mahal Band
Alvin "Youngblood" Hart

Fri. & Sat. Sept. 13/14 - 9 & 11PM
The Bird Of Paradise
Wallace Roney Quintet

Sat. Sept. 14 Gallup Park
Pharoah Sanders
Terrance Simien & the Mallet Playboys
Sue Foley
Trumpet Summit: Marcus Belgrave Quintet
featuring special guest Louis Smith
John Sinclair and Ed Moss
Al Hill & the Love Butlers

Sat. Sept 14 Michigan Theater
Blues & Jazz Film
"The Blues Brothers"

Sun. Sept 15 Gallup Park
Maceo Parker
Luther Allison
Corey Harris
Dave Douglas String Group
Big Dave & the Ultrasonics
E. La Quint Weaver & the Halleujah Singers

1997

Thur Sept. 4 - 5:30 & 7:00 PM
Michigan Theater - Blues and Jazz Movies
5:30 - The Blues According to Lightning Hopkins
A Life Well Spent
7:00 - Jazz On A Summer Day

Friday September 5 Michigan Theater
Buddy Guy
Johnnie Bassett & the Blues Insurgents

Friday & Saturday September 5-6 - The Bird Of Paradise
2 shows each night doors 8:30 & 10:30
Kurt Elling with the Laurence Hobgood Trio

Sat. Sept. 6 - Gallup Park
Medeski Martin & Wood
Don Byron Quartet
Big Jack Johnson & the Oilers
Lavelle White
Mudpuppy
Lady Sunshine & the X Band

Sun. Sept. 7 - Gallup Park
Marcia Ball
Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
Honeyboy Edwards
Paul Keller Sextet
Transmission

1998

Thursday, September 10 - Michigan Theater
Blues & Jazz Films TBA

Friday, September 11 Michigan Theater Maceo Parker

Friday & Saturday, September 11-12
Bird of Paradise - 9:00 & 11:00pm
Lou Donaldson Quartet

Saturday, September 12 Gallup Park
Rick Roe Quartet
Poignant Plecostomus
Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe
Olu Dara
The Atomic Fireballs
Groove Collective

Sunday, September 13 Gallup Park
Robert Jones
Root Doctor
Rosie Ledet-The Zydeco Sweetheart
Paul deLay
New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars
Bo Diddley

1999

Friday, September 17 Michigan Theater LDMI presents Koko Taylor
Buddy Guy
(who replaced an ailing ETTA JAMES)

Friday & Saturday, September 17-18
Bird of Paradise - 9:00 & 11:00pm
Charles Earland Quartet

Saturday, September 19 Gallup Park
Uncle Jessie White
Thornetta Davis
Jimmy Dillon
Steve Turre
CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Lousiana Band
Pharoah Sanders

Sunday, September 19 Gallup Park
Madcat & Kane
Amigo Latin Jazz All-Stars
Bird Of Paradise Orchestra
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums
Big Bill Morganfield & The Bob Margolin Blues Band
Keb' Mo' Band

2000

Friday, September 15 Michigan Theater
LDMI presents
"Women, Rhythm & Blues"
Irma Thomas
Mavis Staples

Friday & Saturday, September 15-16
Bird Of Paradise - 9:00 & 11:30pm
Little Jimmy Scott

Saturday, September 16 Gallup Park
Funktelligence
Butler Twins
Deborah Coleman
Jimmy Bosch
Little Milton
Stanley Turrentine

Sunday, September 17 Gallup Park
U-M Faculty Ensemble
Hubert Sumlin
Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers
Rosie Ledet
Robert Cray Band

2001

Thursday, September 6 The Firefly Club R.J. Mischo

Friday, September 7 Michigan Theater
Abbey Lincoln
Swingset

Friday & Saturday, September 7 & 8, 2001
The Bird Of Paradise
Houston Person And Etta Jones
2 Shows At 9 & 11:30 Pm

Saturday, September 8, Gallup Park
Maceo Parker
Sue Foley
Bobby Sanabria Nonet
Dwayne Dopsie And The Zydeco Hellraisers
Mr. B
Vincent York Jazzistry Ensemble

Sunday, September 9 Gallup Park
Shemekia Copeland,
Ike Turner And The Kings Of Rhythm
John Scofield
Los Hombres Caliente
Peter Madcat Ruth
Louis Smith Quartet

2002

Friday, September 13 Michigan Theatre
Eddie Palmieri Y La Perfecta II
Los Gatos

Friday & Saturday
September 13 & 14
The Bird Of Paradise
Olu Dara
9:00 & 11:00 pm

Gallup Park Saturday, September 14
Paul Vornhagen
Alberta Adams
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Koko Taylor & her Blues Machine

Sunday, September 15
The Dobbins/Chandler Quintet
Al Hill & the Love Butlers
Tab Benoit
The Sun Ra Arkestra Dir. Marshall Allen
Karl Denson'S Tiny Universe

2003

Friday & Saturday
September 19 & 20
The Bird Of Paradise
Randy Westin & His African Rhythms Trio
8:30 & 10:30 pm

Friday September 19
The Firefly Club
Deborah Coleman
9:00 & 11:00 pm

Friday September 19
The Firefly Club
The Easy Street Jazz Band
Happy Hour 5 - 8:00 pm

Saturday September 20
The Firefly Club
Brazil and Beyond
9:00pm

Sunday September 21
The Firefly Club
Praying Hands Gospel Choir
and Gospel Brunch
10:00am & 1:30pm