2025 Detroit Jazz Festival to feature Chucho Valdés and Paquito D’Rivera, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Barron, John Scofield and more!
DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival, tonight announced this year’s exciting lineup during a livestreamed preview event at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center on the campus of Wayne State University. The evening featured live performances from the 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran, and the Detroit Jazz Festival All-Stars Generation Quintet.
“We’re excited to once again bring an eclectic array of jazz luminaries to the stages of the Detroit Jazz Festival in downtown Detroit on Labor Day weekend,” said Chris Collins, president and artistic director, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation. “We look forward to celebrating our 46th year as a free festival that brings the magic of jazz to our faithful fans in Detroit, around the state and across the globe without any barriers.”
The 2025 partial lineup:
Friday, Aug. 29
- Special Performance by the 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran (TBA)
- Keyon Harrold ‘Foreverland’
Saturday, Aug. 30
- Maria Schneider Orchestra
- Kenny Barron
- Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
- Chris Potter Trio featuring Matt Brewer and Kendrick Scott
- John Pizzarelli
- Endea Owens & The Cookout
- Herlin Riley Quartet
- Tatiana Eva-Marie & The Avalon Jazz Band
Sunday, Aug. 31
- Special Performance by the 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran (TBA)
- Chucho Valdés and Paquito D’Rivera Reunion Sextet
- Branford Marsalis Quartet
- Connie Han Trio
- Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos
- Lakecia Benjamin
- Walter Smith III Quartet
Monday, Sept. 1
- Special Performance by the 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran (TBA)
- The John Scofield Trio featuring Vicente Archer & Bill Stewart w/ Special Guest Nicholas Payton
- Kris Davis
- James Francies Trio
- 2025 Kresge Eminent ArtistAward Winner: Marion Hayden Legacy Ensemble with Special Guest Kamau Kenyatta”
The Detroit Jazz Festival will be held in downtown Detroit on Aug. 29 – Sept. 1 (Labor Day weekend).
About the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation
Under the leadership of President and Artistic Director Chris Collins, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization that presents jazz and educational workshops throughout the year. The Foundation produces the Detroit Jazz Festival, which is the signature event for the Foundation and the largest free jazz festival in the world. The Festival is also a major tourist attraction for the City of Detroit, with 26 percent of its audience coming from out of state. For more information, visit detroitjazzfest.org.
The Detroit Jazz Festival is supported by the Gretchen C. Valade Endowment for the Arts, a private foundation generously created by the late Angel of Jazz, Gretchen C. Valade. The Foundation also receives grant funding from the DTE Foundation, Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation, Kresge Foundation, the Knight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest and the Carolyn and Mel Wanzo Music Legacy Endowment. Hundreds of individuals also contribute to the Festival through membership and donations.
Major corporate partners include Rocket Companies, Carhartt, JPMorgan Chase, AARP, Absopure, and Kia.
Media partners include Fox 2 Detroit, 760 WJR, WEMU-FM, DownBeat, WDET-FM 101.9, WRCJ 90.9 FM, Channel 22, City of Detroit’s new arts and entertainment channel, and Detroit Public Television.
For more information, visit:
Website – www.detroitjazzfest.org
Facebook — @DetroitJazzFestival
Twitter — @DetroitJazzFest
Instagram — @DetroitJazzFest
