Projects & Props

Over our 6+ years of being together as a group we have racked up several projects and accolades

Gateway Drug

Released in 2023, this is debut album features original compositions by bandleader, Tariq Gardner, along with improvised music in studio and a composition by bassist, Caelin Amin.

Vice Tape

In 2024 The Trio Configuration of Evening Star dropped this project featuring Detroits own Poet Extraordinaire Joel Fluent Greene. This projects features original music written to highlight his poetry in this live record. Available on Cassette tape.

Awards & Recognition

Winner — NPR Detroit (WDET) “Sounds Like Detroit” Contest (2025)
Featured artist in NPR Detroit’s official music showcase

Festivals

Detroit International Jazz Festival
Farm Block Festival
Great Lakes Jazz Festival (Toledo)

Special Events & Cultural Programming

Story Fest Detroit
Detroit Institute of Arts — FJC Gala

Select Venues

Cliff Bell’s (Detroit, MI)
Blue Llama Jazz Club (Ann Arbor, MI)
The Alluvion (Traverse City, MI)