Detroit Jazz Festival 2026 – Sunday, Sept. 6th

1:15 pm           Downbeat Blindfold Test

3:00 pm           The Search: Echoes of the Fallen, tribute to Karim Gideon

4:45 pm           Gabrielle Cassava

7:00 pm           2026 Artist-In-Residence Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints Featuring: Lawrence Fields, Yasushi Nakamura and Rudy Royston

9:15 pm           Take 6

1:15 pm           J.C. Heard JazzWeek All Stars

3:15 pm           Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet

4:45 pm           Catherine Russell

6:45 pm           Sequoia “REDWOOD” Snyder and INNER KNOWING

8:45 pm           Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap

1:45 pm           Wayne State University “Jazz Warriors” Big Band directed by Professor Vincent Chandler AND Wayne State University Advanced Vocal Jazz Quartet directed by Cayla Stus

3:30 pm           Luca Ciarla solOrkestra

5:20 pm           2026 Legacy Artist: Jaribu Shahid Salute to the AACM

7:15 pm           Instant Alter featuring Natasha Agrama Clarke and Emilio Modeste

9:10 pm           Vijay Iyer Trio with special guest, Adam O’Farrill

11:30 am         Taylor High School Jazz Band, Utica High School Jazz Band, Jackson Northwest High School Jazz Band, Northville High School Jazz Ensemble, Meridian High School Jazz Ensemble

10:45 pm         Nduduzo Makhathini (Midtown After Hours Special)