Joan Belgrave performs “Oooo Boy”

This jazz musician has performed with Marcus Belgrave and Dizzy Gillespie and has played across the globe. He is also the Director Of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University (MSU).

She is a singer-songwriter from Detroit who has released albums as a soloist, along with jazz collaborations with her late husband Marcus Belgrave. Now Joan Belgrave has a new EP out to get you in a groove and inspire you.

Detroit jazz legend Marcus Belgrave died back in 2015. But his legacy lives on in the next generation of musicians. Belgrave died in 2015 of heart failure. In Alex Atwell's Uniquely Detroit feature story, two local musicians reflect on what Belgrave taught them and how he continues to shape Detroit's musical heritage and future. (Watch the story in the video player above)You can also check out the Trunino Lowe Quartet at Cliff Bells in Detroit every Tuesday night.