Brad & Alyson Phillips

For more than 15 years, Brad Phillips has performed as a sideman for some of Michigan’s most prevalent singer/songwriter acts. From Jeff Daniels to The Verve Pipe to the Celtic-fusion super-group Millish. He has also appeared with May Erlewine, Joshua Davis and played violin for Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Pat Metheny, and Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Brad earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, where he is now faculty as a lecturer in the department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation. He is also a resident artist at the Purple Rose Theatre Company, where he has worked as a composer, sound designer, and actor.

Joining Brad on The Ark stage is his daughter, Alyson Phillips. Together they will be playing the songs that they have bonded over through the years with an all star band featuring Chris DuPont, Drew De Four, Brennan Duncan Andes, Keith Billik and Mike Shea.