When I Need to Smile

Photo Gallery

The Early Years

A Music Career at 75

The Demo

Mack Avenue Records

The Detroit Jazz Festival

On a Mission

Tributes

Photo Gallery / The Early Years

Family Musical Influence

In New York

Early Jazz Influences

A Son's Memory

Photo Gallery / A Music Career at 75

Writing the Music

Rewriting the Lyrics

Photo Gallery / The Demo

In the Studio

Recording "When I Need to Smile"

Photo Gallery / Mack Avenue Records

A Passion for Jazz

Recruiting Eugene Maslov

Searching for Musicians

Hiring Artists

Figuring Out Who You're Going to Be

Brilliant Music

Great Talent

He Loved the Way I Sounded

Do As Much As We Can for the Artists

Photo Gallery / The Detroit Jazz Festival

The Festival Can't Go Away

Making the Investment

People Come From Near and Far

Photo Gallery / On a Mission

Coats in the Front Room

Extraordinary

She's On a Mission

Our City is a Much Better Place

A Chance to Create New Wealth in People

Photo Gallery / Tributes

Stanley Jordan, American Jazz, Jazz Fusion Guitarist and Pianist

Sean Jones, Trumpeter, Mack Avenue Recording Artist

Johnnie Bassett, Blues Vocalist/Guitarist, Mack Avenue Recording Artist

Kirk Whalum, Saxophonist, Mack Avenue Recording Artist

Christian McBride, American Jazz Bassist

Sol Garrett, Friend

Gerald Wilson, Jazz Trumpter, Big Band Leader, Composer/Arranger

Denny Stilwell, President Mack Avenue Records

Bob McCabe, Honorary Chairman, Detroit Jazz Festival

Tom Robinson, CEO, Mack Avenue Records