Ron Brooks is a jazz musician, a band leader and a mentor. He founded the legendary Bird of Paradise Jazz club, that, for more than 20 years, brought the greatest jazz musicians to Ann Arbor. Ron will receive Creative Washtenaw’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement medal at THE pARTy! on September 30. He joins Deb Polich to talk about his career and legacy on this edition of "creative:impact."

creative:impact - Ron Brooks is the Mayor of Ann Arbor Jazz

89.1 WEMU is proud to report an expansion of local content that will take you behind the scenes of the creative industries in Washtenaw County. This new feature will explore the impacts, often unseen, these efforts have on our quality of life. Deb Polich is President and CEO of The Arts Alliance and WEMU's lead content partner on this project. creative:impact will air at 7:50am and 9:50am each Tuesday as part of Morning Edition.

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creative:impact - Ron Brooks is the Mayor of Ann Arbor Jazz

creative:impact - Ron Brooks is the Mayor of Ann Arbor Jazz