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We’re excited to announce the release of the exclusive J.C. Heard Limited Edition Art Print! This hand-numbered, embossed art print features original signatures from over twenty jazz legends and is limited to just 100 copies. Celebrate the legacy of one of jazz’s greatest drummers and support future generations of musicians—all proceeds benefit the J.C. Heard...
Main Festival
The 45th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival is happening now, and what better way to commemorate this iconic event than with the official festival poster? This year’s poster, now available for purchase, features the captivating work of Jess Fendo, a talented young artist who is quickly becoming a prominent figure in Detroit’s vibrant art scene. Jess...
LIVE Event, Press Release
Due to the impending severe weather conditions projected to impact Hart Plaza during tonight’s scheduled performances and acting out of an abundance of caution and the safety of our patrons and artists, we have decided to present both concerts, Translinear Light The Music of Alice Coltrane, and Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band as livestreamed...
Main Festival, Press Release
DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival, today announced this year’s full lineup and schedule for Labor Day weekend. “We’re excited to present the full lineup for this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival,” said Chris Collins, president and artistic director, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation. “The artists scheduled to perform...
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The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is pleased to announce a call for poster design submissions for the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival (August 30th – September 2nd). This call for artists offers professional artists at any stage in their career the opportunity to submit 1 to 2 original poster examples. Must live in the City of...
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The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation celebrates the excellence and opportunity inherent in Michigan’s college and university jazz programs. Where once jazz was viewed as an inappropriate area of study in Colleges and Universities, now jazz degree programs and ensembles are a central part of many music departments nationwide. These programs are led by some of...
Main Festival, Press Release
Updated: August 30, 2024 Download a printable PDF Friday, August 30 CARHARTT AMPHITHEATER STAGE - Hart Plaza UPDATE - Moved to online only due to weather. More details here. Beging 8:30PM Dr. Valade’s Brass Band featuring Herlin Riley TRANSLINEAR LIGHT - The Music of Alice Coltrane featuring Ravi Coltrane with special guests Brandee Younger, Reggie Workman, and the Detroit Jazz Festival Chamber Orchestra 2024 Artist-In-Residence Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band MIDTOWN AFTER HOURS SPECIAL - Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Flash Point Quintet, Srisley, The Birdman Sextet, The Jauron Perry Quintet Saturday, August......
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2024 Lineup Announced DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival, tonight announced this year’s lineup during a free livestream preview event that included live performances from the 2024 Artist-In-Residence Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, and the One-World Jazz Orchestra, a collaboration between the Berklee Global Jazz Institute...
Main Festival, News
For many years, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation offered a special opportunity for jazz lovers to contribute to the Detroit Jazz Festival, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Donors were known as “Guardians” and those who joined were a proud group, eager to support this cherished musical event which provided VIP hospitality benefits and recognition. We are pleased...
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The One-World Jazz Orchestra, co-led by Danilo Pérez (Founder and Director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute), Marco Pignataro (Managing Director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute), and Chris Collins (Valade Chair in Jazz at Wayne State University and President/Artistic Director of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation), brings together aspiring artists from Berklee’s Global Institute...
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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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