This year marks the 30th annual Michigan Jazz Festival and every year it continues to evolve. This year, a new form of art is introduced: tap dancing.
Pianist Michael Jellick and tap dancer Claudia Rahardjanoto joined Music Monday on “Live in the D” for a preview performance.
“I performed two years ago at the Michigan Jazz Fest as a soloist and actually had Claudia step in for a song, and this is the first time we’re going to bring tap as a whole set to the Michigan Jazz Festival,” Michael said.
Claudia, who has performed all over the world, shared that this is a surreal experience to perform here in Detroit.
“It’s really special to bring tap dance everywhere around the world, but specifically bringing it to Michigan and the Metro-Detroit area is very near and dear to my heart,” Claudia said.
The Michigan Jazz Festival takes place on Sunday, July 20th at Schoolcraft College in Livonia.
Please click the video above to view the full performance.