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Join us for exceptional music, coffee, and dessert in an intimate setting at one of our Coffee House events.
We now have two locations! Please note which location is hosting your event!
Ann Arbor location: 3150 Glazier Way, Ann Arbor MI 48105
Our Ann Arbor location has moved! Grace Church Ann Arbor North has welcomed our series into its beautiful space in the woods, just around the corner from our previous location.
Out Of Eden location: 2415 Norvell Rd, Grass Lake MI 49240
To purchase tickets:
Click Eventbrite link found with each event listing OR call (734) 645-0944 and leave a message with your name, number of seats, and performance date; then pay at the door with cash or check.
No tickets are mailed; simply give your name at the door.
Doors open 30 minutes before show time.
Times are tough — money is tight. Music brings comfort and joy. If your budget prevents you from paying admission, please don’t stay away! At the door, simply pay what you can, or mention that you are on the guest list. It’s just not the same without you!
Event Information:
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Fri24Jan20148:00pm-10:00pm
Rev. Robert B. Jones
Tickets $12
Reverend Robert Jones, Sr. is a singer, storyteller and self taught multi-instrumentalist. He uses folk, blues, spirituals and other American Roots music to champion the beauty and power of our shared culture. A lifelong Detroiter, Rev. Jones has been performing professionally for nearly 30 years for festivals, schools, civil rights organizations and churches. He has been a performer, musician, storyteller, radio producer/host and music educator. He has opened for and played with some of the finest musicians in the world. Still, Robert considers his greatest honor to be his call to the gospel of ministry.Jones was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1956. His father was from Mississippi and his mother hailed from Alabama; consequently, Robert grew up in Detroit in a very Southern household. Early on Robert Jones fell under the influence of his maternal grandmother’s record collection. He grew up listening to and loving a wide variety of music, especially the blues.
By the age of 17 Robert had already amassed a record collection of early blues and begun to teach himself guitar and harmonica. By his mid twenties Robert was hosting an award winning radio show on WDET-FM, Detroit called “Blues From The Lowlands”. Concentrating primarily on traditional acoustic blues, Robert started performing at some of Detroit’s best music venues including the Soup Kitchen Saloon, The Ark and Sully’s. Those early venues led to a touring career that included tours throughout Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Influenced by legendary bluesman Willie Dixon, Robert developed an educational program called, “Blues For Schools.” This program has taken him into classrooms all over the country. www.revrobertjones.com
