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Download the 2023 event schedule here: 2023 Detroit Jazz Fest Event Schedule Discover more about the 2023 Artist with our artist showcase and bios. Updated Aug. 27, 2023...
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NEA Jazz Masters Regina Carter, Louis Hayes, Kenny Garrett Headline 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival DETROIT – The newly minted recipients of the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship – Regina Carter, Louis Hayes, and Kenny Garrett (all from Detroit) along with a stellar roster of jazz artists from around the world will hit the Detroit Jazz...
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Detroit’s Karriem Riggins to serve as Artist-in-Residence at the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival DETROIT The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is honored to present Karriem Riggins as its Artist-in-Residence for the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival. Riggins is a renowned jazz musician, producer, DJ, and EMMY Award winner from Detroit, Michigan. As the 2023...
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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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Download the 2022 event schedule here: 2022 Detroit Jazz Fest Event Schedule Discover more about the 2022 Artist with our artist showcase and bios. Updated Sept. 3 2022...
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DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage, 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 a live performance from the 2022 Artist-in-Residence Chucho Valdés. The Festival is expected to be back live, in-person in...
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Acclaimed Cuban Pianist Chucho Valdés to serve as Artist-in-Residence at the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation proudly presents Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés, the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz, as its Artist-in-Residence for the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage to be...
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DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage attracted a virtual global audience of more than two million viewers/listeners during Labor Day weekend, doubling the number of jazz fans who clicked on last year’s first-ever virtual jazz festival. The Festival also saw a nearly 40 percent increase in the number of countries with...
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DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival in the world, today announced a pivot to a virtual format that will be streamed and broadcast “live” for free this Labor Day weekend. The Festival begins on Friday, Sept. 3 and runs through Monday, Sept. 6....
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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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