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Stay Informed 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival Artist Lineup Announced Herbie Hancock and the Detroit Jazz Festival 2021 Artist in Residence DeeDee Bridgewater will kick off the 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival on September 3rd. Catch your favorite live performances featuring Omar Sosa, Gregory Porter, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Kurt Elling. Stayed tuned for an encore broadcast...
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DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, 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 live performances from the 2021 Artist-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater, and celebrated Cuban pianist Omar Sosa. The Detroit Jazz Festival Livestream Preview Event presented...
The Guardian News
Stay Informed Get Ready for Detroit Jazz Festival Livestream Preview Event Innovation exists at the core of artistic expression, and it carries us through changing times. This year, the Detroit Jazz Fest Foundation’s Livestream Preview Event will take on a new format as a virtual event on the evening of Wednesday, April 7. Stay...
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Full Live Performances from 2021 Artict-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater & Cuban pianist Omar Sosa. 2021 LINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED
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View full press release here: Detroit Jazz Festival Kicks Off with Livestream Preview Event on April 7
The Guardian News
Stay Informed Get Ready for Detroit Jazz Festival Livestream Preview Event Innovation exists at the core of artistic expression, and it carries us through changing times. This year, Detroit Jazz Fest Foundation’s Livestream Preview Event will take on a new format as a virtual event on the evening of Wednesday, April 7. Stay tuned...
The Guardian News
Stay Informed Season’s Greetings from the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation! What are your holiday plans this year? We’d love to see how you’re celebrating. Tag us on social media using #detroitjazzfest wearing your festival gear. As we safely celebrate the holidays at home, relax with the healing power of jazz. Whether alone or...
Artist in Residence
DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL 2021 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER WILL LEAD A LIVE DISCUSSION WITH THREE GENERATIONS OF NOTED WOMEN LEADERS IN JAZZ FEATURED ARTISTS: DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER GRAMMY AND TONY-AWARD WINNING JAZZ VOCALIST MARION HAYDEN DETROIT-BASED JAZZ BASSIST/BAND LEADER CO-FOUNDER, STRAIGHT AHEAD GAYELYNN McKINNEY DETROIT-BASED JAZZ DRUMMER/BAND LEADER C0-FOUNDER, STRAIGHT AHEAD HANNAH MARKS BASSIST/LEADER HEARTLAND...
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The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation presents our new series, Jazz from the Cellar, and we invite you to tune in starting November
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Inaugural event attracts global audience Viewers from 32 countries participated in the festival DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage attracted a virtual global audience of nearly one million listeners/viewers during Labor Day weekend. Jazz enthusiasts — from across the country and in more than 30 countries – enjoyed the first-ever...
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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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