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Detroit Jazz Festival 2021

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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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2025 Full Lineup, Schedule Announced

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2025           CONTACT:  Detroit Jazz Festival Media Team djffmedia@detroitjazzfest.org       (313) 530-7860 2025 Full Lineup, Schedule Announced – 4 Stages of Free Jazz throughout Labor Day Weekend DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival, today announced this year’s full 2025 lineup and schedule...

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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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2024 Detroit Jazz Festival Free Livestream Reached 2M Global Audience

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DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free jazz festival, reached a global livestream audience of more than 2M unique viewers (see graph) during Labor Day weekend according to Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation President and Artistic Director Chris Collins.  The data was confirmed by Calmetrics Inc., an analytics service provider based in New...

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JC Heard limited edition poster with autographs of jazz legends

New Release: Limited Edition J.C. Heard Art Print Now Available!

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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...

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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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