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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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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...
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The Detroit Jazz Festival news team sits down with Chris Collins, President & Artistic Director, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation for some questions on the artist selection process. Click Here for 2024 Open Artist Submission Form Q: Take us through the process as you screen audition applications for the festival. How do you handle the incoming...
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Detroit – The 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, the world’s largest free jazz festival, continued to attract a livestream global audience of approximately 1.5M listeners/viewers from 23 countries (see graph) during the past Labor Day weekend according to Chris Collins, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation president and artistic director. The data...
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DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival in the world, today announced the Dirty Dog Jazz Café as the presenting sponsor of this year’s Festival to be held in downtown Detroit on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 – 4. Celebrating its 15th year, the Dirty Dog Jazz Café’s...
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With a very heavy heart, we are saddened to announce the passing of Our Angel of Jazz, Gretchen C. Valade. We join the world in mourning her death, and celebrate her lifelong contributions to the Detroit community, specifically her unwavering commitment to the propagation of Detroit’s jazz legacy and the preservation of the Detroit Jazz...
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Congratulations! The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation celebrates the artistry, craftsmanship and discipline of this year’s winners. Taylor Sims 2022 Youth Jazz Vocal Competition Winner Renaissance High School [human music] 2022 Collegiate Combo Competition Winner Manhattan School of Music
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VIP Passes are now on sale. OPENING NIGHT PARTY PRESENTED BY KIA $200 Friday Night Only / Per Person Party Begins at 5pm (Includes a $100 donation to the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation / Per Ticket) Kick off Labor Day Weekend at the Detroit Jazz Festival’s Opening Night Party Presented by Kia with...
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The Detroit Jazz Festival is proud to support and celebrate Juneteenth. More on the historical legacy and significance of Juneteenth can be found here: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth
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Statement from Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation The recent killing of George Floyd, among countless other Black Americans, has reignited the issues of race and inequality in our world. Their senseless deaths have reopened the world’s eyes to our ongoing struggles with society’s inequalities and injustices. The Detroit Jazz Festival family stands with those who are...
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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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