Rodney Whitaker

Join us as we kick off our 31st year on the shores of Lake Cadillac in the Rotary Arts Pavilion!
This year we need your help more than ever. While we are so appreciative of our partners, we are always in need of sponsorships. Please support our 31st year so we can keep the Thursday night tradition of music in the park for years to come!
Internationally renowned bassist and Origin Records recording artist, Rodney Whitaker, currently holds the titles of Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University where he has built one of the leading jazz degree programs and performing faculty in the world. He is considered one of the leading performers and teachers of the jazz double bass in the United States. He is also the Artistic Director of the Michigan State University Professors of Jazz, former Artistic Advisor of Jazz @ Wharton Center, Director of Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Civic Jazz Orchestra and a former member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Whitaker received his first national recognition performing with the Harrison/Blanchard Quintet
Please join us and grab a beverage from the Downtown Cadillac Social District, grab a picnic basket and don't forget to bring the kids!