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Education

Collegiate Combo Competition

The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s Annual Collegiate Combo Competition celebrates the artistry, craftsmanship and discipline inherent in our college and university jazz programs.

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Promoter

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Connor Chapman

Community Manager

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UPDATE: at 9pm ET TONIGHT we will play a rewind of

UPDATE: at 9pm ET TONIGHT we will play a rewind of Jazz from the Cellar from March 17, 2023 - featuring Balance with 🎹 pianist Michael Malis and 🎷saxophonist Marcus Elliot. We hope you enjoy! Watch on our Facebook Live or on our website (link in bio).

As we count down to the 45th Detroit Jazz Festival

As we count down to the 45th Detroit Jazz Festival, enjoy this #TBT from 2006 and photographer Jeff Dunn – the Hot Club of Detroit, playing gypsy jazz on a festival stage, with the RenCen rising behind them.

A few moments from our press preview event last we

A few moments from our press preview event last week at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at @waynestate. We heard from WSU president @presidentespy, got reacquainted with some of our dearest friends and supporters, and heard from 2024 artist-in-residence @brianbladeofficial and the Fellowship Band, along with the One-World Jazz Orchestra. It was a special night, raising the curtain on a special festival. See you in Hart Plaza Labor Day weekend!

It's Jazz Appreciation Month! 🎷 And the most-ap

It's Jazz Appreciation Month! 🎷 And the most-appreciated jazz album of all time, as gauged by sales, is Miles Davis' 1959 masterpiece "Kind of Blue." If you're trying to get a friend hooked on this music, start with a gift of this album – it's still selling, and still sounds as cool and modern as the day it dropped. The lagniappe: Detroit-bred Paul Chambers plays bass. #jazzappreciationmonth

For many years, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundati

For many years, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation offered a special opportunity for jazz lovers to contribute to the Detroit Jazz Festival, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Donors were known as “Guardians” and those who joined were a proud group, eager to support this cherished musical event which provided VIP hospitality benefits and recognition. We are pleased to announce the Guardian program is back! Your donation will help to keep the Detroit Jazz Festival free for all and support important Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation programming. Find more information on how you can join this special group at the link in our bio.

Our friends at the @detroitfreepress and the @diad

Our friends at the @detroitfreepress and the @diadetroit's Detroit Film Theatre are screening the world premiere of “The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit” this weekend at the Freep Film Festival. Based on @mstryker63's “Jazz from Detroit,” the documentary interweaves performances, Detroit social history and appearances from some of the biggest names in the Motor City’s remarkable jazz legacy. You can see it at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Detroit Film Theatre. The film team and other special guests will be on hand for post-film conversations. Find more information about the film and tickets at the link in the @freepfilmfestival bio.

DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival, Wednesday night announced this year’s lineup during a free livestream preview event that included live performances from the 2024 Artist-In-Residence @brianbladeofficial & The Fellowship Band, and the One-World Jazz Orchestra, a collaboration between the @berkleeglobaljazzinstitute and @waynestate University's Jazz Program.

The preview event also served as a sneak peek for the new Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center (GCVJC) on the campus of Wayne State University. The GCVJC is scheduled to open to the public later in the Fall.

“This year’s lineup reflects a very dynamic and eclectic combination of next generation and legacy jazz musicians who reflect the diverse tapestry of jazz and its evolutions,” said Chris Collins, president and artistic director, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation. “We look forward to their energy and craftsmanship on our stages and seeing our faithful jazz fans in downtown Detroit on Labor Day weekend.”

Here’s a partial listing of this year’s Festival lineup:

* 2024 Artist-In-Residence Brian Blade
* Billy Childs Quartet, Special Guest Sean Jones
* Cameron Graves (pictured)
* Carmen Lundy (pictured)
* Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround Plus Special Guest
* Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott)
* Christian McBride
* Ghost-Note
* Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
* James “Blood” Ulmer Music Revelation Ensemble
* Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa ‘Where Are We’ Tour
* Kyle Eastwood – Eastwood Symphonic (pictured)
* Marquis Hill: Composers Collective
* Melanie Charles
* Mimi Fox Organ Trio
* Monty Alexander D-Day
* Nate Smith
* Pablo Ziegler Quintet Featuring Roberta Gambarini
* The Bad Plus
* The Vibraphone Summit: Warren Wolf - Joe Locke – Jason Marsalis & Chien Chien Lu
* TRANSLINEAR LIGHT The Music of Alice Coltrane featuring Ravi Coltrane (pictured) with Special Guest Brandee Younger
* Zig Zag Power Trio: Vernon Reid – Melvin Gibbs – Will Calhoun

The Detroit Jazz Festival will be held in downtown Detroit on Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 (Labor Day weekend).

The 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival Preview event will

The 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival Preview event will feature performances by artist-in-residence Brian Blade and a new collaboration, the One World Jazz Orchestra, co-led by festival president/artistic director Chris Collins and pianist Danilo Perez. Here's a hint of what to expect in Wednesday's livestream.

It's a busy, productive day at @waynestate, ahead

It's a busy, productive day at @waynestate, ahead of Wednesday's preview event. There's @daniloperezjazz and @ndw3 in practice as One World Jazz Orchestra, playing tonight at @cliffbells in Detroit, tomorrow at the preview and Thursday at the @bluellamajazzclub in Ann Arbor. Later on was 2024 artist-in-residence @brianbladeofficial, leading a master class for students and others. Remember, you can see performances by both One World and Blade FREE on the festival livestream Wednesday, April 10, from 5-7 p.m. on our YouTube channel or at our website, detroitjazzfest.org. Find the link in our bio!

Planning your week? Plan to spend 5-7 p.m. on Wedn

Planning your week? Plan to spend 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, watching the LIVESTREAM of the Detroit Jazz Festival's Press Preview. We'll be on the @waynestate campus, with performances from 2024 Artist-in-Residence @brianbladeofficial and the Fellowship Band, as well as the One-World Jazz Orchestra. There'll be a sneak peek at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, which will have its public grand opening in the fall. PLUS an early look at a partial festival lineup! You can see it on Facebook Live, our YouTube channel or at our website, detroitjazzfest.org (link in bio). #jazz #detroit

TONIGHT: It’s a Jazz After Hours Rewind, with so

TONIGHT: It’s a Jazz After Hours Rewind, with some veteran Detroit players in the house band: Cliff Monear, piano; Nick Calandro, bass; and Nate Winn, drums. We’ll also have Tim Blackmon sitting in on trumpet, and Tom Bartelmay, guitar. All at 9 p.m. Eastern here on Facebook Live, our YouTube channel or at our website, detroitjazzfest.org

TWO NIGHTS ONLY: The One-World Jazz Orchestra, co-

TWO NIGHTS ONLY: The One-World Jazz Orchestra, co-led by @daniloperezjazz (Founder and Director of the @berkleeglobaljazzinstitute), @marcopignataromusic (Managing Director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute), and Chris Collins (Valade Chair in Jazz at @waynestate and President/Artistic Director of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation), brings together aspiring artists from Berklee’s Global Institute and Wayne State University’s Jazz Program with special guests, to present new music that fuses jazz with diverse root-musics, styles and instrumentation from across the globe. This rich environment of sharing, collaboration, diversity and performance results in music that belongs to everyone and unites us all as a one-world culture.

APRIL 9 @ @cliffbells
7:30 pm and 9:30 pm sets
For reservations: CliffBells.com
or call 313.961.2543

APRIL 11 @ @bluellamajazzclub
7:00 pm and 9:00 pm sets
For reservations: BlueLlamaClub.com
or call 734.372.3200

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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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