This week, I’m excited to introduce more listeners to one of the four artists set to perform on Aug. 13 at Batch Brewing for our annual Sounds Like Detroit Showcase. KTCHN composes and performs transcendent and dreamily epic jazz-adjacent suites adorned with celestial vocals and enchanting melodic motifs with their piano at the center of it all.

KTCHN is otherwise known as Kazza, a Detroit-based interdisciplinary artist, musician. and educator. On the show, we talked about their experience working as a pianist, vocalist, composer, producer, and visual artist. We also spoke about Kazza’s key influences, including many prog-inclined artists like Hiatus Kaiyote and more, along with their formative experiences growing up in a musical family and what it inspired the song that won them a spot at Sounds Like Detroit, a 7-miute epic titled “Willow,” which featured a full ensemble.

Stay tuned to MI Local, because in the coming weeks I’ll be welcoming all of the artists on the lineup to the studio, including Aisha Ellis, Michelle Held, and Jubilee Jackson. Get your tickets now, and join me at Batch Brewing on Aug.13 to celebrate these talented local artists!

Also on the show this week, new groovy sounds from local indie-pop artist Jacob Sigman, and mystic-folk vibes coming out of Ann Arbor from Naomi Wolfe! We also belatedly spun a bit of a patriotic-themed ballad for America’s 250th, from the northwest Michigan based Americana maven, May Erlewine! All that, and a few updates on shows you can catch around the region.

Thanks for listening!