Notable Venues:
Blue Llama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Cliff Bells Jazz Club in Detroit, Michigan
The Alluvion in Traverse City, Michigan
Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Smalls Jazz Club in New York City, New York
Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Roxy Bar in New York City, New York
Detroit Jazz Festival(2024,2025) in Detroit, Michigan
Introduce your brand
Born in Detroit, possessing familial roots in Harlem, and known for his big sound on the bass, Langston Marcelles Kitchen is the winner of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, Essentially Ellington Regional Best Musicianship Award, and the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Combo Competition. He is a Geri Allen Fellow and jazz major at Michigan State University, under the tutelage of University Distinguished Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies, Rodney Whitaker. Within a short period of time, he has begun to master his instrument and has studied under some of the most respected jazz musicians, including Robert Hurst, Xavier Davis, Sean Dobbins, and Marcus Printup and has performed with Michael Dease, Dan Wilson, Xavier Davis, Walter Blanding, Ulysses Owens Jr, and Randy Napoleon. In the words of Louis Armstrong, “To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!” Kitchen loves jazz and is driven by his pursuit to play with conviction, purpose, and feeling. He has performed at Smalls Jazz Club, the Detroit Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival at Caramoor, East Lansing Summer Solstice, the Roxy Bar, City Opera House, the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, Cliff Bell’s and Blue Llama Jazz Club.