Gayelynn McKinney & McKinfolk
Gayelynn McKinney & McKinfolk

DATE:
April 18, 2018 - April 21, 2018

LOCATION:
97 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe, MI 48236

TIME:
Wed. & Thur. Apr. 18 & 19
Seatings: 6pm-8pm & 8:30pm-10:30pm No Cover
Reservations Recommended
Fri. & Sat. Apr. 20 & 21
Seatings: 6pm-8pm & 8:30pm-10:30pm $15 Cover
Reservations Recommended


DESCRIPTION:
Drummer Gayelynn McKinney -who you may know from her all-women jazz group Straight Ahead, or her recent work with Aretha Franklin- grew up in a magical place for musical development to be nurtured: the home of beloved Detroit pianist, composer, educator, and Tribe member Harold McKinney. 

McKinney's mother, the late Gwendolyn Shepherd McKinney, was an accomplished musician herself- an opera singer before "Dad sucked her into jazz," Gayelynn recalls mischievously. It was Gwendolyn that bought McKinney her first drumset at age 2.