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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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2017 DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL presented by Quicken Loans SCHEDULE JPMorgan Chase Main Stage (Campus Martius) Carhartt Amphitheater Stage (Hart Plaza) Absopure FRIDAY, SEPT. 1 6:30 p.m. Dr. Valade’s Brass Band, featuring New Orleans jazz legend, Shannon Powell 7:00–8:15 p.m. 2017 Artist-in-Residence Wayne Shorter Quartet...
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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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