Friday August 29th
CARHARTT AMPHITHEATER STAGE (Hart Plaza)
6:00 p.m. Dr. Valade’s Brass Band Featuring Shannon Powell
7:00–8:15 p.m. Keyon Harrold ‘Foreverland’
9:00–10:15 p.m. 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran and Jeff Mills with special guest Jessica Care Moore
DETROIT JAZZ HALL located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
10:30 p.m.– Emmet Cohen Trio midnight (Midtown After Hours Special)
Saturday, August 30th
CARHARTT AMPHITHEATER STAGE (Hart Plaza)
2:30–3:45 p.m. Wayne State University Jazz Warriors Big Band under the direction of Professor Vincent Chandler
4:45–6:00 p.m. Herlin Riley Quartet
7:00–8:15 p.m. CHRIS POTTER TRIO Featuring Matt Brewer and Kendrick Scott
9:15–10:30 p.m. Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
JPMORGAN CHASE MAIN STAGE (Cadillac Square)
2:45–3:45 p.m. Zen Zadravec
4:30–5:45 p.m. John Pizzarelli
6:30–7:45 p.m. Kenny Barron Voices featuring Tyreek McDole
8:45–10:00 p.m. Maria Schneider Orchestra
ABSOPURE WATERFRONT STAGE (Hart Plaza)
2:30–3:30 p.m. William Hill III
4:00–5:00 p.m. G S L (Gayelynn Sequoia Laura)
5:45–6:45 p.m. Allen Dennard Quartet
7:00–8:15 p.m. Tatiana Eva-Marie “Paris Je Taime!”
9:15–10:30 p.m. Endea Owens & The Cookout
DETROIT JAZZ HALL located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00–3:30 p.m. High School Showcase – University of Detroit Jazz Orchestra, Ludington High School Jazz Ensemble, Notre Dame Preparatory High School Jazz Band, Utica High School Jazz Band, Northville High School Jazz Ensemble
10:30 p.m.– James Carter Organ Trio
midnight (Midtown After Hours Special)
Sunday, August 31st
CARHARTT AMPHITHEATER STAGE (Hart Plaza)
2:00–2:50 p.m. Downbeat Blindfold Test
3:20–4:30 p.m. Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra I Bebop Spartans under the direction of Professor Rodney Whitaker
5:15–6:30 p.m. Lakecia Benjamin
7:15–8:30 p.m. Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos
9:15–10:30 p.m. Branford Marsalis Quartet
JPMORGAN CHASE MAIN STAGE (Cadillac Square)
2:45–3:45 p.m. Randy Napoleon and Waking Dream
4:30–5:45 p.m. Connie Han Trio
6:30–7:45 p.m. 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran presents the music of Duke Ellington featuring the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Jazz Orchestra
8:45–10:00 p.m. Chucho Valdés & Paquito D’Rivera Reunion Sextet
ABSOPURE WATERFRONT STAGE (Hart Plaza)
1:30–2:15 p.m. J.C. Heard JazzWeek All-Stars featuring the 2025 Youth Jazz Vocal Competition Winner Kyla Deboes
2:20–3:05 p.m. Tottori Jazz Mission – Takumi Inoue Quartet featuring Himiko Kikuchi
3:05–3:45 p.m. Tottori Jazz Mission / J.C. Heard JazzWeek All-Stars International Jam
4:15–5:15 p.m. Detroit Jazz Queens – Paying Homage to Those Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand “Ella, Nancy, Dinah, Etta”
5:45–6:45 p.m. Ian Fink
7:30–8:30 p.m. Zambra (featuring Devon Gates, Ria Modak, Angela Varo, Bahar Badieitabar and Queralt Giralt)
9:15–10:30 p.m. Walter Smith III Quartet
DETROIT JAZZ HALL located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00–3:30 p.m. High School Showcase – Grosse Ile High School Jazz Band, East Kentwood High School Jazz 1, Meridian High School Jazz Ensemble, Rochester Adams High School, Northview High School Jazz Ensemble
10:30 p.m.– Rodney Whitaker Sextet Performs the Music of midnight Joe Henderson (Midtown After Hours Special)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
CARHARTT AMPHITHEATER STAGE (Hart Plaza)
1:30–2:30 p.m. Nick Collins Sextet
3:00–4:00 p.m. Louis Jones III & The Flood
4:45–6:00 p.m. John Scofield Quartet featuring Vicente Archer, Bill Stewart and Nicholas Payton
JPMORGAN CHASE MAIN STAGE (Cadillac Square)
1:00–2:00 p.m. University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Professor Ellen Rowe and University of Michigan Jazz Trombone Ensemble under the direction of Professor Dennis Wilson
2:30–3:30 p.m. Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake
4:15–5:15 p.m. James Francies Trio
6:00–7:15 p.m. 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran and the Bandwagon w/ special guests Meshell Ndegeocello and Akili Bradley
ABSOPURE WATERFRONT STAGE (Hart Plaza)
1:30–2:30 p.m. Tiffany Gridiron & Friends
3:15–4:15 p.m. Collegiate Combo Competition Winner Sonder
5:00–6:15 p.m. Marion Hayden and Legacy with special guest Kamau Kenyatta
DETROIT JAZZ HALL located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00–2:30 p.m. Detroit Public Schools Community District Showcase – Duke Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art @ Beckham Academy, Renaissance High School, Detroit School of the Arts
