Jazz Brunch Featuring the Dave Bennett Band
Sunday Brunch. Fueled by Jazz.
Jazz Brunch returns to The War Memorial as a beloved seasonal tradition, welcoming acclaimed clarinetist Dave Bennett for one vibrant morning where live jazz is paired with exceptional food and drink.
A longtime audience favorite, Bennett’s dynamic clarinet style draws from classic jazz, swing, and American standards, setting an upbeat tone for a relaxed and social gathering in the lakefront ballroom. Guests enjoy brunch before settling in for a midday concert overlooking Lake St. Clair.
With thoughtfully prepared cuisine, flowing Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s, and music that carries the morning, Jazz Brunch offers an effortless way to gather, linger, and enjoy live jazz in a setting designed to be savored.
Your Morning
10:45am: Doors open
11:00am: Gourmet brunch is served upon your arrival
Mimosa and Bloody Mary Bar
Custom Omelet Station
Curated brunch offerings prepared by The War Memorial’s Executive Chef
12:00pm: Featured Performance from the Dave Bennett Band
Ticket Options
Single Tickets
VIP Ticket: $95 Includes Bottomless Mimosa or Bloody Mary
General Admission: $80
Reserved Table of 8
VIP Table of 8: $720 Includes Bottomless Mimosa or Bloody Mary
Table of 8: $625
Seating for this event is general admission, with the option to purchase a reserved table of eight for those who wish to be seated together.
*Your ticket price includes a 24% gratuity and 6% Michigan sales tax.
About Dave Bennett
“Dave Bennett is a genuine clarinet phenomenon. His music enthralls audiences with toe-tapping swing, moody blues, and emotional ballads.”
Dave Bennett doesn’t fit the mold.
For starters, you don’t find many jazz clarinet players who name Alice Cooper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Chris Isaak among their influences. You also won’t find many musicians who are equally conversant with the music of Benny Goodman (the “King of Swing”) and Roy Orbison (“The Soul of Rock and Roll”).
Bennett is a clarinet virtuoso who plays electric guitar, piano, drums, AND vocalizes. Saluting Swing to Rock: covering music from the Swing Era to early Rockabilly and Country, to Elvis Presley and more. Leading His Tribute to Benny Goodman, Dave has been a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops (2013) and has played the show with 35 other US and Canadian orchestras including Nashville, Detroit, Rochester, Omaha, Toronto, Vancouver, Orlando, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Portland, OR and Portland, ME, and Houston. Fifty performing arts centers across the USA have had success with his presentations.
An annual fixture at several American music festivals, Dave’s “Rockin the ‘50s” show always brings down the house! Dave pays tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis (piano and vocals), and Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley (electric guitar and vocals). Dave’s original compositions are influenced by the style of Roy Orbison, the “Soul of Rock and Roll”. Some of his annual “roots music” presenters include The Elkhart Jazz Festival, The Suncoast Classic Jazz Festival, The Arizona Classic Jazz Festival, The Southeast Clambake Music Festival, and The Redwood Coast Music Festival.
Dave has been featured on NPR Radio’s “Jazz at Riverwalk.” He made his European debut in 2008 at the The Bern Jazz Festival (Switzerland) in a combo with jazz legends and Benny Goodman band alumni guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and vibraphonist, the late Peter Appleyard.
Dave is a Mack Avenue Records artist. His 2013 CD “Don’t Be That Way” met with critical acclaim.
His second release, Blood Moon, which features five originals and six pop/jazz covers, hit the No 24 on the Billboard Jazz chart in 2018.