DJF Editor, Author at Detroit Jazz Fest

Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage Announces 2022 Lineup

April 30, 2022July 11, 2022

DJF Editor 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival

7 min

DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival in the world, tonight announced its lineup for Labor Day weekend during a livestream preview event that included a live performance from the 2022 Artist-in-Residence Chucho Valdés. The Festival is expected to be back live, in-person in...

2022 Artist-in-Residence Announcement

April 5, 2022July 11, 2022

DJF Editor 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival, Artist-in-Residence, Chucho Valdés

4 min

Acclaimed Cuban Pianist Chucho Valdés to serve as Artist-in-Residence at the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation proudly presents Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés, the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz, as its Artist-in-Residence for the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage to be...

THE GUARDIAN #14

February 7, 2022October 26, 2022

DJF Editor

3 min

Save the Date! 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival Preview Event Saturday, March 26 The 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival Preview Event has been scheduled for Saturday, March 26, taking place at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center on Wayne State University’s campus. As more information becomes available, we will be sure to provide updates through Detroit...

Virtual Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Tops 2M Viewers

September 20, 2021June 13, 2022

DJF Editor Chris Collins, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Detroit Jazz Festival, Gretchen Valade, Herbie Hancock, Rocket Mortgage, Virtual Detroit Jazz Festival

7 min

DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage attracted a virtual global audience of more than two million viewers/listeners during Labor Day weekend, doubling the number of jazz fans who clicked on last year’s first-ever virtual jazz festival. The Festival also saw a nearly 40 percent increase in the number of countries with...

THE GUARDIAN #13

August 25, 2021June 13, 2022

DJF Editor

4 min

Due to the ongoing construction improvements on Hart Plaza, and our goal to keep the Festival safe, live and free for everyone, the 42nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage has pivoted to a virtual live format that will be streamed and broadcast “live” for free this Labor Day weekend. Click here, to...

Detroit Jazz Festival Presented By Rocket Mortgage Pivots To Virtual

August 17, 2021June 13, 2022

DJF Editor Detroit Jazz Festival, Largest Free Jazz Festival, Virtual

5 min

DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival in the world, today announced a pivot to a virtual format that will be streamed and broadcast “live” for free this Labor Day weekend. The Festival begins on Friday, Sept. 3 and runs through Monday, Sept. 6....