May 2023
Blues to be There is exactly how this made me feel. I wanted to be there listening to this band. Even more so than when I first heard Ellington's original recording of the title tune on Duke's legendary Newport 56 recording - the one where Gonsalves gets a bit long-winded! This is magical and the soloists know when to take the mouthpiece out of their gob!-Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here
APR, 2023
2023 Detroit Music Awards
Our TENTH Detroit music award win! Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group - Planet D Nonet and for our Buddy Johnson recording.
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 2023 Winner - Outstanding Traditional Jazz Artist/Group & Outstanding Jazz Recording (Tribute to Buddy Johnson)
The PD9 performs Harlem Jive by Fats Waller, swing era tunes by Duke Ellington, Benny Moten, Count Basie and Fletcher Henderson as well as the jumpin' jive of Louis Jordan. Cofounded by RJ Spangler & James O'Donnell in 2007, this band is about to celebrate 15 years of bringing swing music to SE Michigan listeners and swing dancers. In that time the band has performed in 10 states including some memorable gigs in New Orleans. In addition to the vocals of trumpeter James O'Donnell, the band also features the vocals of trombonist John "Tbone" Paxton and often featured artist Camille Price.
saxophones: Alex Colista, Christopher Tabaczynski & Goode Wyche III, brass: James O'Donnell, Charlie Miller & Tbone Paxton, rhythm: Michael Zaporski, Trevor Lamb, Sean Perlmutter & RJ Spangler
Blues to be There is exactly how this made me feel. I wanted to be there listening to this band. Even more so than when I first heard Ellington's original recording of the title tune on Duke's legendary Newport 56 recording - the one where Gonsalves gets a bit long-winded! This is magical and the soloists know when to take the mouthpiece out of their gob!
Detroit's RJ Spangler and band have done it again. Fresh off a Louis Jordan tribute album in its Live at the Scarab Club series, the band digs even deeper for fans of 1940s-era proto-R&B with a tribute to Buddy Johnson. Planet D Nonet's tribute is so impeccably played, and so crisply recorded, it's a surprise to hear the crowd cheer and remember this is a live set – especially as Johnson's music walks the chalk line between jazz's classy airs and pre-rock raunch. This lovingly curated series is a service to pre-existing hepcats, but, more importantly, to those cats who have yet to be hepped. If you're "crazy 'bout a saxophone," this is for you.
"Knocked out by your consistently brilliant musicianship. Buddy Johnson tribute album is a strong move, and I'm spreading the word."
Planet D Nonet - Video
Live @ The Dirty Dog - Planet D Nonet - Such Sweet Thunder
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Live Stream from the Dirty Dog - Planet D Nonet
Don't Let the Sun Catch Your Cryin' - Planet D Nonet
Live Stream from the Dirty Dog (Feb 4, 2022) - Planet D Nonet
Planet D Nonet - Discography
- Planet D Nonet - Blues To Be There: A Salute to Duke Ellington - Eastlawn 2023
- Planet D Nonet - Tribute to Buddy Johnson - Eastlawn 2022
- John Sinclair/Planet D Nonet Monk's Dream Eastlawn 2020
- Planet D Nonet Kings of Kansas City Swing: Bennie Moten & Count Basie Eastlawn 2019
- "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
- Thursday, May 11, Planet D Nonet at a private event
- Saturday, May 13, Planet D Nonet CD Release Event at Urban Beat in Lansing's Old Town. 7pm. https://www.urbanbeatevents.com/our-events/2023/5/13/planet-d-nonet-cd-release
- Friday, May 19, Planet D Nonet CD Release Event at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor at 7:30pm. https://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/event/planet-d-nonet-blues-to-be-there-a-salute-to-duke-ellington/
- Sunday, May 28, the Planet D Nonet at the Cadieux Cafe, 4pm. http://cadieuxcafe.com/
- Wednesday, May 31, the Planet D Nonet at the Rec Bowl in Mt Clemens at 6:30pm. https://recbowl.com/
- Saturday, June 10, the Planet D Nonet at Jazzin' at the Vanity Festival in Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmer's neighborhood. 3pm https://www.jazzinatthevanity.com/events
- Sunday, June 11, the Planet D Nonet the Rent Party at Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2IAuOpatmk
- Sunday, June 18, The Planet D Nonet at the 2nd Annual Jazz Concert at St James Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Farms. https://www.stjamesgp.org/
- Sunday, June 25, the Planet D Nonet at the Cadieux Cafe, 4 pm. http://cadieuxcafe.com/
- Friday, June 30, the Paxton/Spangler Band at Gumbo's in Mt Clemens. 6 to 9 pm. https://www.gumbosmtclemens.com/
- Friday, July 7, the Planet D Nonet perform the Music of Duke Ellington at the DSO in their Strickland Outdoor Concert Series. https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/calendar
- Sunday, July 23, The Planet D Nonet at Gull Landing, Pentwater, MI, 6pm. https://gulllanding.com/
- Monday, July 24, the Planet D Nonet at "Jammin Mondays" on Betsie Bay" Waterfront Park Amphitheater, Elberta, MI, 7pm https://www.facebook.com/people/Jammin-Mondays-on-Betsie-Bay/100083608920741/
- Tuesday, July 25, Planet D Nonet, "Manistee Shoreline Showcase" First Street Beach, Manistee, MI, 7pm. http://www.manisteeshorelineshowcase.org/
- Wednesday, July 26, the Planet D Nonet at Ludington's Waterfront Park, in Ludington, MI, 7 pm. https://www.ludingtonartscenter.org/laca-summer-concert-series
- Thursday, July 27, the Planet D Nonet at the Rotary Pavilion, Cadillac, MI, 7 pm. https://cadillacmichigan.com/upbeat-2022/
- Friday, July 28, the Planet D Nonet at Reed City "CrossRoads Picnic ShowCase" Rambadt Park, 7pm https://www.infomi.com/city/reedcity/rambadt.html
- Saturday, July 29, the Planet D Nonet at the Wenger Pavilion in Baldwin, MI 7pm https://www.baldwinsummerconcerts.org/
- Sunday, July 30, the Planet D Nonet at the American Music Festival in Three Oaks, MI, 7pm. https://www.schoolofamericanmusic.com/upcoming-events
- Sunday, August 6, the Planet D Nonet perform a 90 minute concert for the Warren Cultural Commission in front of Warren City Hall. at 7pm. https://www.cityofwarren.org/events/
Planet D Nonet UP Tour:
- 8/17 Orpheum Theater, Hancock, https://www.facebook.com/theorpheumhancock/
- 8/18, Whirl-I-Gig (Bowling Alley), L'Anse, MI, https://www.facebook.com/whirligiglanse/
- 8/19, Historic Thunder Bay Inn, Big Bay, MI, https://bigbayinn.wordpress.com/
- 8/20, Mount Shasta Lodge, Michigamme, MI, https://mtshastadining.com/
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- Saturday, August 26, the Planet D Nonet at Kercheval After Six in Grosse Pointe Park, https://www.grossepointepark.org/i_want_to/find_learn_about/after_6_on_kercheval.php
- Sunday, August 27, the Planet D Nonet at the Cadieux Cafe, 4pm. http://cadieuxcafe.com/
- Monday, August 28, the Planet D Nonet at Wahby Park in St Clair Shores, 7 pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/140834516127800
- Wednesday, August 30, the Planet D Nonet at the Rec Bowl in Mt Clemens at 6:30pm. https://recbowl.com/
- September 9, the Planet D Nonet at the Wheatland Music Festival. https://www.wheatlandmusic.org/
- Friday, September 15, the Planet D Nonet at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe. http://www.dirtydogjazz.com/
- Saturday, September 16, the Planet D Nonet at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafewsg Kasan Belgrave in Grosse Pointe. http://www.dirtydogjazz.com/
- Sunday, September 24, the Planet D Nonet at the Cadieux Cafe, 4 pm. http://cadieuxcafe.com/
- Sunday, October 29, the Planet D Nonet at the Cadieux Cafe, 4 pm. http://cadieuxcafe.com/
- Thursday, November 16, the Planet D Nonet at Cliff Bell's Jazz Club https://cliffbells.com/
- Friday, November 17, the Planet D Nonet at Cliff Bell's Jazz Club https://cliffbells.com/
- Saturday, November 18, the Planet D Nonet at Cliff Bell's Jazz Club https://cliffbells.com/
- Sunday, November 19, the Planet D Nonet at Cliff Bell's Jazz Club https://cliffbells.com/
- Friday, November 24, the Planet D Nonet at the Blue Llama in Ann Arbor, https://bluellamaclub.com/
- Sunday, November 26, the Planet D Nonet at the Cadieux Cafe, 4 pm. http://cadieuxcafe.com/
- Sunday, December 17, the Planet D Nonet at the Cadieux Cafe, 4 pm. http://cadieuxcafe.com/
Spangler Jazz & Blues Productions represents: Airey B & her Blues Boys & T-Bone Paxton.
To book the Planet D Nonet contact Amanda Stanger-Read at Great Lakes Performing Artist Associates: glpaaoffice@gmail.com greatlakespaa.org
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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
Alex Colista / alto sax & cl, Christopher Tabaczynski, tenor saxophone, clarinet, Goode Wyche III / baritone sax, clarinet James O'Donnell / trumpet, vox & co-leader, Charlie Miller / trumpet, flugelhorn, John "Tbone" Paxton / trombone & vox, Michael Zaporski / piano, Trevor Lamb / string bass, RJ Spangler / percussion & leader, Sean Perlmutter, drums.
RJ Spangler
Drums, Co-Leader
James O'Donnell
Trumpet, Vocals, Co-leader
John T-Bone Paxton
Trombone, Vocals
Goode Wyche III
Baritone Sax
Alex Colista
Saxophones, Clarinet
Christopher Tabaczynski
Saxophones, Clarinet
Charlie Miller
Trumpet
Michael Zaporski
Piano
Trevor Lamb
String Bass
Sean Perlmutter
Drums
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