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Detroit Jazz Festival 2021

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Press Release: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Garrett, Omar Sosa, Gregory Porter, Abdullah Ibrahim Headline 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival

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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...

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THE GUARDIAN #10

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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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THE GUARDIAN #9

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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...

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THE GUARDIAN #7

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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...

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THE DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS A LIVE VIRTUAL CHAT WITH WOMEN LEADERS IN JAZZ!

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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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Virtual Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Garners Nearly One Million Viewers

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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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THE GUARDIAN #6

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Stay Informed The 2020 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage was a huge success! Live streamed and broadcast on the Detroit Jazz Fest LIVE! app, Facebook, YouTube, Instagra, Detroitjazzfest.org, WJBK FOX 2 via fox2detroit.com, WDET 101.9 FM, WEMU 89.1 FM, and Detroit A&E Channel 22.  Select performances also aired on Detroit Public Television and WRCJ...

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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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