March, 2019
PD9 New Release!
Kings of Kansas City Swing: Bennie Moten & Count Basie on Eastlawn Records.
April, 2019
2018 Detroit Music Awards
Our seventh Detroit music award win! Outstanding Traditional Jazz Artist/Group - Planet D Nonet.Congratulations Justin Jozwiak, Jim Holden, Goode Wyche III, James O'Donnell, Charlie Miller, Tbone Paxton, Michael Zaporski, Jeff Cuny, Sean Perlmutter & RJ Spangler!
The recent "Record Store Day" seemed like a good way to tie in to my latest recording, a 45 rpm 7" vinyl RECORD (avail as an EP & as download as well) by my group, the RJ Spangler Trio (Ralph Tope & Duncan McMillan, wsg's Keith Kaminski & Akunda Hollis). Funky Detroit organ jazz.
Planet D Nonet
Detroit's Down and Dirty Swing Band
Detroit Music Award 2016 Nomination - Outstanding Traditional Jazz Artist/Group
The PLANET D NONET "a down & dirty little swing band from Detroit" was founded by drummer RJ Spangler and trumpeter James O’Donnell. The Planet D Nonet is about swing, blues, space-age jazz and classic American songs all served with plenty of good humor with an eye toward turning people onto this kind of music. Check it out...
Planet D Nonet - Video
Planet D Nonet performance at the Michigan Jazz Festival at Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Mich. 7-16-17. Filmed by Laura Wyman for Wyman Video.
CARAVAN - Planet D Nonet
JUST SITTIN' AND A-ROCKIN' - Planet D Nonet
SMADA - Planet D Nonet
Planet D Nonet - Discography
- "A Salute to Strayhorn" (Detroit Music Factory, 2016)
- "PD9 Township Jazz Project" (Eastlawn, 2015)
- "PD9 Township Jazz Project - Duderstadt Session" (Eastlawn, 2015)
- "Just A Sittin & A Rockin' w/ T-Bone Paxton" (Eastlawn, 2014)
- "Rays Of The Sun" (Eastlawn, 2013)
- "Swingin' The D (Detroit Music Factory, 2013)
- "Old School" (Eastlawn, 2012)
- "Blowin' Away The Blues, Vol 2" (Eastlawn 2011)
- "We Travel The Space-ways" (Eastlawn, 2010)
- "Viper Madness Suite w/ John Sinclair" (No Cover, 2010)
- "Blues, Ballads & Beyond" (Eastlawn, 2010)
- "Blowin' Away The Blues" (Eastlawn, 2010)
- "Country Girl b/w Honey Dripper (45 rpm, Eastlawn, 2009)
Gigs/Calendar - Planet D Nonet
- Saturday, November 9, The Planet D Nonet, The Urban Beat in Lansing (swing). https://www.urbanbeatevents.com/
- Wednesday, November 20, 7 pm, Planet D Nonet play a swing dance at Mr B's in Royal Oak. (swing) http://mrbspub.com/
- Sunday, November 24, Planet D Nonet, Blue Goose, 4 pm, http://bluegooseinn.net/joomla30/index.php
- Friday, November 29, Planet D Nonet at Cliff Bell's in Detroit. (swing). www.cliffbells.com
Spangler Jazz & Blues Productions represents: Airey B & her Blues Boys & T-Bone Paxton.
To book the Planet D Nonet contact Aileen Rohwer at Great Lakes Performing Artist Associates. greatlakespaa.org
Featured Video
Planet D Nonet
Planet D plays swing-alicious jazz, booty-shaking big band, funk-atrocious fusion and some tribal-y tunes. And everything served Detroit-flavored.
Planet D Nonet
Meet the Band
Justin Jozwiak / alto sax & cl, Jim Holden / tenor sax & cl, Goode Wyche III / baritone sax, James O'Donnell / trumpet, vox & co-leader, Charlie Miller / trumpet, John "Tbone" Paxton / trombone & vox, Michael Zaporski / piano, Jeff Cuny / string bass, RJ Spangler / drums & leader.
RJ Spangler
Drums, Co-Leader
James O'Donnell
Trumpet, Vocals, Co-leader
John T-Bone Paxton
Trombone, Vocals
Goode Wyche III
Baritone Sax
Justin Jozwiak
Alto Sax, Clarinet
Jim Holden
Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Charlie Miller
Trumpet
Michael Zaporski
Piano
Jeff Cuny
String Bass
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