A Southeast Michigan-based ensemble won its first Grammy this year and will play two concerts – one of them free – in metro Detroit this weekend.

Plasma cutters are ridiculously cheap these days ... the core is split in two and epoxied back together with a small magnetic reed switch bridging the gap. A simple 24 VDC power supply runs ...

He made records with other leaders, among them Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson. With the latter, he appeared on sessions accompanying Billie Holiday. He was also leader of one of the small groups ...