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Congratulations to @al_kay313, trumpeter Allen Den

Congratulations to @al_kay313, trumpeter Allen Dennard, whose debut album, "Flashback," gets a shout-out in the Metro Times this week. It's been a busy year for this exciting young musician, playing in our Jazz Infusion ensemble, on the Detroit Jazz Festival main stage and elsewhere around the area. Link: https://www.metrotimes.com/music/detroit-jazz-musician-and-activist-allen-dennard-preps-debut-album-31724887

Happy Giving Tuesday from the Detroit Jazz Festiva

Happy Giving Tuesday from the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation!

As many of you know, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation produces the world’s largest admission free jazz festival and we could not continue this great tradition without the support of our donors and corporate partners.

We ask that you please consider making a gift to support the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation so we may continue to showcase to the world the positive attributes of the city of Detroit, propagate jazz through year-round community-based and educational programs, celebrate world-class jazz, and highlight many of the greatest jazz musicians from all around the world.

We have two easy ways to make a donation. You can visit https://detroitjazzfest.festivalpro.com/form/5431/57

Or use our Text-to-Give platform:

Text DJFF to 243725 and choose your gift amount and frequency (one-time or monthly gift).

Thank you for supporting the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation and have a terrific day!

#GivingTuesday2022 #jazz #nonprofit #support

Happy Thanksgiving! We're rolling down Woodward Av

Happy Thanksgiving! We're rolling down Woodward Avenue in Detroit with some of our favorite jazz artists, with a video greeting for our social-media friends from our president and artistic director, Chris Collins. That's Billie Holiday on the mic, of course, while the Dirty Dog, namesake of the jazz club/restaurant operated by our angel, Gretchen Valade, scratches an itch on the piano. If you can't join us live, watch on WDIV here in #Detroit. #jazz

Thank you for supporting the Detroit Jazz Festival

Thank you for supporting the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation!

As many of you know, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation produces the world’s largest admission free jazz festival and we could not continue this great tradition without the support of our donors and corporate partners.

Please look for our message next week on Giving Tuesday as we continue our year-round efforts to raise funds to support the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation.

Not only does the foundation host the Detroit Jazz Festival each year, but we manage many year-round community-based programs that foster the history and nurture the development of jazz, none of which would happen without the support of our donors and corporate partners.

We hope you have a terrific week and when you receive our message next week on Giving Tuesday, please consider making a gift to support the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation so we may continue to showcase to the world the positive attributes of the city of Detroit, celebrate world-class jazz, and highlight many of the greatest jazz musicians from all around the world.

The Foundation's Jazz Infusion project with Detroi

The Foundation's Jazz Infusion project with Detroit Public Schools Community District continued its band tour with a stop at the Detroit School of Arts High School last week. Our musicians – Chris Collins (saxophone), Chuck Newsome (guitar), Wesley Reynoso (piano), Allen Dennard (trumpet), Ralphe Armstrong (bass) and Gayelynn McKinney (drums) – played, answered questions, posed for pictures and otherwise planted seeds for jazz's next generation. All of this is made possible by the generosity of the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation. @detroitk12 #jazz #detroit #erbfamilyfoundation @chucknewsomeguitar @al_kay313 @ralphe.armstrong @wesleyreynoso @gayelynnmckinney

It's your last reminder to join us tonight for the

It's your last reminder to join us tonight for the return of Jazz From the Cellar, featuring the Zen Zadravec Quartet. It all starts at 9 p.m. ET live on WDET-FM in Detroit, on Facebook Live, or on YouTube.

The band plays on in the rollout of the New Jazz I

The band plays on in the rollout of the New Jazz Infusion Project in Detroit Public Schools. The musicians stopped at Martin Luther King High School this week, entertaining students and encouraging more of them to expand their musical horizons with jazz. Above, a student records the set on his phone and bassist Ralphe Armstrong and trumpeter Allen Dennard show their chops. All of this is made possible through the generosity of the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation. @detroitk12 @ralphearmstrong @al_kay313 #erbfoundation

Congratulations to saxophonist/composer Wayne Shor

Congratulations to saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter, whose “Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival" got two Grammy nominations this week. Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation President/Artistic Director Chris Collins tells the Free Press: “I remember that beautiful night in 2017 at the Detroit Jazz Festival. Like many momentous events, the vibe was heavy. ...The result was an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime set shaped by intuitive spontaneity, infused with love and embraced by the special audience and spirit of the Detroit Jazz Festival.” @wayneshorterofficial @candidrecords @detroitfreepress

The New Jazz Infusion rollout continues in Detroit

The New Jazz Infusion rollout continues in Detroit Public Schools Community District, as our band met with students at Cass Tech and Renaissance high schools. The young woman at the microphone watching Chris Collins play is Renaissance junior Taylor Sims, who won the Detroit Jazz Festival Youth Vocal Jazz Competition earlier this year, and performed at the festival in September. At Cass, bassist Ralphe Armstrong makes a point while trumpeter Allen Dennard listens. As always, we thank our funder this year, the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation. #jazz #detroit #erbfoundation @detroitk12 @renaissancehig3 @taylorsims_vb24

Make your Friday plans on Monday: Mark the return

Make your Friday plans on Monday: Mark the return of Jazz From the Cellar this coming Friday, Nov. 18 with the Zen Zadravec Quartet. Listen from 9-10 EST on YouTube, WDET or Facebook Live. Cool nights are made for jazz. Join us! #jazz #jazzfestival

One of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s mo

One of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s most rewarding programs, the New Jazz Infusion Project, launched Wednesday in Detroit Public Schools Community District. The Jazz Infusion places professional artists/educators in up to seven @detroitk12 middle and high schools. The program is designed to support students and teachers in schools with established and burgeoning jazz programs, to encourage young musicians to learn and grow through music. Many DPSCD graduates have gone on to become professional musicians, and the Detroit All-City High School Jazz Band gigged at the Jazz Festival earlier this year (and in past years). This year’s program is funded by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation.

Wednesday’s kickoff included a show for students at the Edward "Duke" Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art and brought together DJFF President and Artistic Director Chris Collins (saxophone) with fellow players Chuck Newsome (guitar), Tom Bartelmay (guitar), Allen Dennard (trumpet), Gayelynn McKinney (drums), and Ralphe Armstrong (bass).
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Jazz From the Cellar returns November 18 with the

Jazz From the Cellar returns November 18 with the Zen Zadravec Quartet! Stay tuned for details on how to watch.

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