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Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Stage - After hours show tonight - 10:45PM

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47th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival Schedule - listing stages, artist, and times across all four days of the 2026 event.

2026 Artists

AFRICAN RHYTHMS ALUMNI QUINTET

AFRICAN RHYTHMS ALUMNI QUINTET

Austin DiPietro's Borderland Ensemble

Borderland Ensemble

Roberta Gambarini

Roberta Gambarini

Teiku

Teiku

Jaribu Shahid Salute to the AACM

Jaribu Shahid

Sequoia “REDWOOD” Snyder playing piano

Sequoia “REDWOOD” Snyder and INNER KNOWING

Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet

Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet

The Search - Echoes of the Fallen – A Tribute to Karim Gideon

The Search: Echoes of the Fallen

Jill Opal & The Bill Meyer Group

Jill Opal

LoEnd Quintet playing at Dirty Dog Cafe, Detroit

LoEnd Quintet

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Vermilion Field (Takatsuki Jazz Street Representative Band)

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Dave Douglas

Asante Santi Debriano

Asante Santi Debriano

will calhoun

Will Calhoun

Cyrille Aimée

Cyrille Aimée

Dr Valade's Brass Band

Dr Valade’s Brass Band

Joe Lovano Nonet

Joe Lovano

Dee Dee Bridgewater and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Dee Dee Bridgewater

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Cindy Blackman Santana

Cindy Blackman Santana

Catherine Russell

Catherine Russell

Bob James

Bob James

Tia Fuller by Jerris Madison

Tia Fuller featuring Shamie Fuller-Royston – “Fuller Sound”

The Django Festival Allstars Featuring Samson Schmitt, Ludovic Beier, Pierrre Blanchard with Special Guest Grace Kelly

The Django Festival Allstars

TAKE 6

Take 6

Skylar Tang close up playing trumpet

Skylar Tang

Ron Carter & Foursight

Ron Carter & Foursight

Ravi Coltrane

Ravi Coltrane Quartet

Luca Ciarla

Luca Ciarla solOrkestra

Kurt Elling

Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets

Joey Alexander Trio

Joey Alexander Trio

INSTANT ALTER featuring Natasha Agrama Clarke and Emilio Modeste

INSTANT ALTER featuring Natasha Agrama Clarke and Emilio Modeste

Himiko Kikuchi Tottori

Himiko Kikuchi Tottori Young Lions Trio

Delvon Lamar Organ Trio

Delvon Lamar Organ Trio

Gabriel Cassava

Gabrielle Cavassa

Miles Electric Band

Miles Electric Band

Nduduzo Makhathini

Nduduzo Makhathini

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Artemis

Artemis

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Vijay Iyer Trio with special guest, Adam O'Farrill

Vijay Iyer Trio

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