IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2025
CONTACT: Detroit Jazz Festival Media Team
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2025 Full Lineup, Schedule Announced – 4 Stages of Free Jazz throughout Labor Day Weekend
DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival, today announced this year’s full 2025 lineup and schedule for Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29 – Sept. 1. Four stages will present an exciting and eclectic array of jazz luminaries in Detroit’s downtown and in midtown on the campus of Wayne State University. “We are thrilled to kick off our 46th year as a free festival and continue our mission of providing inspiring jazz performances to our faithful fans around the globe without any barriers,” said Chris Collins, president and artistic director, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation.
Full schedule and lineup:
Friday, Aug. 29
Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
6:00 pm Dr. Valade’s Brass Band Featuring Shannon Powell
7:00 pm Keyon Harrold ‘Foreverland’
9:00 pm 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran w/ Jeff Mills
Detroit Jazz Hall located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
10:30 pm Emmet Cohen Trio (Midtown After Hours Special)
Saturday, Aug. 30
Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
2:30 pm Wayne State University Jazz Warriors Big Band
4:45 pm Herlin Riley Quartet
7:00 pm CHRIS POTTER TRIO Featuring Matt Brewer and Kendrick Scott
9:15 pm Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
JPMorgan Chase Main Stage
2:45 pm Zen Zadravec
4:30 pm John Pizzarelli
6:30 pm Kenny Barron Voices featuring Tyreek McDole
8:45 pm Maria Schneider Orchestra
Absopure Waterfront Stage
2:30 pm William Hill III
4:00 pm GSL
5:45 pm Allen Dennard Quartet
7:00 pm Tatiana Eva-Marie “Paris Je Taime!”
9:15 pm Endea Owens & The Cookout
Detroit Jazz Hall located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00 pm High School Showcase
10:30 pm James Carter Organ Trio (Midtown After Hours Special)
Sunday, Aug. 31
Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
2:30 pm Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra/Bebop
4:45 pm Lakecia Benjamin
7:00 pm Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos
9:15 pm Branford Marsalis Quartet
JPMorgan Chase Main Stage
2:45 pm Randy Napoleon and Waking Dream
4:30 pm Connie Han Trio
6:30 pm 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran presents the music of Duke Ellington featuring the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Jazz Orchestra
8:45 pm Chucho Valdés & Paquito D’Rivera Reunion Sextet
Absopure Waterfront Stage
2:30 pm J.C. Heard JazzWeek All-Stars
4:00 pm Detroit Jazz Queens – Paying Homage to Those Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand “Ella, Nancy, Dinah, Etta”
5:45 pm Ian Fink
7:30 pm Zambra (featuring Devon Gates, Ria Modak, Angela Varo, Bahar Badieitabar and Queralt Giralt)
9:15 pm Walter Smith III Quartet
Detroit Jazz Hall located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00 pm High School Showcase
10:30 pm Rodney Whitaker Sextet Performs the Music of Joe Henderson (Midtown After Hours Special)
Monday, Sept. 1
Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
1:30 pm Nick Collins Sextet
3:00 pm Louis Jones III & The Flood
4:45 pm John Scofield Quartet featuring Vicente Archer, Bill Stewart and Nicholas Payton
JPMorgan Chase Main Stage
1:00 pm University of Michigan
2:30 pm Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake
4:15 pm James Francies Trio
6:00 pm 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran and the Bandwagon w/ special guests Meshell Ndegeocello and Akili Bradley
Absopure Waterfront Stage
1:30 pm Tiffany Gridiron & Friends
3:15 pm Collegiate Combo Competition Winner
5:00 pm Marion Hayden and Legacy with special guest Kamau Kenyatta
Detroit Jazz Hall located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00 pm Detroit Public Schools Community District Showcase
The Detroit Jazz Festival will be held in downtown and midtown Detroit on Aug. 29 – Sept. 1 (Labor Day weekend).
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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 PBS.
For more information, visit:
Website – www.detroitjazzfest.org
Facebook — @DetroitJazzFestival
Twitter — @DetroitJazzFest
Instagram — @DetroitJazzFest
