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Detroit Jazz Festival 2021

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Jazz Titan Joe Lovano Named 2026 Artist-in-Residence

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Jazz Titan Joe Lovano Named 2026 Artist-in-Residence Open Artist Submission due June 1  DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is proud to announce Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and producer Joe Lovano as the 2026 Detroit Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence. Known as a Titan in Jazz, Lovano is fearless in finding new modes of artistic expression. With...

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Detroit Jazz Festival Announces Consolidated Hart Plaza Footprint

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DETROIT, MI — The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival announced today that all three of its downtown stages will be consolidated within Hart Plaza for future festivals. The updated footprint enhances the audience experience, improves mobility, and strengthens the Festival’s long-term ability to remain free and accessible to the public....

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Detroit Jazz Festival Expands Global Audience

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  Detroit Jazz Festival Expands Global Audience 300K+ Jazz Fans Flock to Downtown, Midtown Performances   DETROIT – The 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival saw an approximate 30 percent uptick from last year in the number of countries within its global livestream audience and more than 300,000 in-person attendees gather during the annual Labor Day weekend...

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Detroit Jazz Festival 2025 Program Schedule

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Updated: Aug. 26th Download a printable PDF   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...

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2025 Detroit Jazz Festival Lineup Announcement

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UPDATE: Click Here for FULL 2025 LINEUP and Schedule 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...

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Jazz Goes to College

2025 Jazz Goes to College Scholarship presented by IATSE Local 38

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DESCRIPTION: The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 38 have teamed up to celebrate the opportunity inherent in Michigan’s Theatre- and Music-tech college programs. Music- and Theater-tech programs encompass a curriculum of study, specific to non-performance majors. These skill sets in stagecraft, from carpenters to electricians, from board operators to...

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Angel of Jazz pin 2024

Earn Your Wings 2024

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Celebrate the ongoing legacy and giving spirit of our Angel of Jazz, the late Gretchen C. Valade, by supporting the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s “Angel of Jazz Campaign” and receive a custom Angel of Jazz commemorative pin you can wear throughout the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. Each pin represents the love, dedication and memory of...

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For over 40 years, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has celebrated Detroit’s rich history of jazz music by providing year-round concerts and educational programming, and of course, organizing the world’s largest free Jazz festival, featuring world-class talent, over Labor Day weekend.

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