Click 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival Lineup to view the announcements made for this year's event....
Read MoreClick here to view the press release announcing acclaimed Cuban Pianist Chucho Valdés as the 2022 Artist-in-Residence. 2022 Artist-In-Residence Announcement...
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Save the Date! 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival Preview Event Saturday, March 26 The 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival Preview Event has been scheduled for Saturday, March 26, taking place at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center on Wayne State University’s campus. As mo...
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Read MoreClick here to view in full release - Press Release - Detroit Jazz Festival Goes Virtual...
Read MoreView full press release here: Press Release - Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Combo Competition Announced...
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PDF available here: DJFF_All-Stars and Collegiate Combo at DD_for Wed...
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Download the 2021 event schedule here: DJFF 2021 Program_schedule...
Read MoreThe 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival is back, live in-person! VIP Credentials are now available for purchase at https://detroitjazzfest.festivalpro.com/form/WEGRQGGIDAUSLJNGIIIG/69 VIP hospitality and seating options for the 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival have been update...
Read MoreView full press release here: Detroit Jazz Fest Plans For In-Person Live Audiences...
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Detroit Jazz Festival All-Stars Generations Band The African Influence Celebrating Curtis Fuller and other Detroit Legends ...
Read MoreStay Informed 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival Artist Lineup Announced Herbie Hancock and the Detroit Jazz Festival 2021 Artist in Residence DeeDee Bridgewater will kick off the 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival on September 3rd. Catch your favorite live performances featu...
Read MoreView full press release here: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Garrett, Omar Sosa, Gregory Porter, Abdullah Ibrahim Headline 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival...
Read MoreStay Informed Get Ready for Detroit Jazz Festival Livestream Preview Event Innovation exists at the core of artistic expression, and it carries us through changing times. This year, the Detroit Jazz Fest Foundation’s Livestream Preview Event will take on a n...
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Full Live Performances from 2021 Artict-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater & Cuban pianist Omar Sosa. 2021 LINEUP TO BE ANNOUNCED...
Read MoreView full press release here: Detroit Jazz Festival Kicks Off with Livestream Preview Event on April 7 ...
Read MoreStay Informed Get Ready for Detroit Jazz Festival Livestream Preview Event Innovation exists at the core of artistic expression, and it carries us through changing times. This year, Detroit Jazz Fest Foundation’s Livestream Preview Event will take on a new forma...
Read MoreStay Informed Season’s Greetings from the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation! What are your holiday plans this year? We’d love to see how you’re celebrating. Tag us on social media using #detroitjazzfest wearing your festival gear. As we safely cele...
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DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL 2021 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER WILL LEAD A LIVE DISCUSSION WITH THREE GENERATIONS OF NOTED WOMEN LEADERS IN JAZZ FEATURED ARTISTS: DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER GRAMMY AND TONY-AWARD WINNING JAZZ VOCALIST MARION HAYDEN DETROIT-BASED JAZZ B...
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The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation presents our new series, Jazz from the Cellar, and we invite you to tune in starting November ...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2020-Virtual-Detroit-Jazz-Fest-Reaches-Global-Audience ...
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Stay Informed The 2020 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage was a huge success! Live streamed and broadcast on the Detroit Jazz Fest LIVE! app, Facebook, YouTube, Instagra, Detroitjazzfest.org, WJBK FOX 2 via fox2detroit.com, WDET 101.9 FM, WEMU 89.1 FM, ...
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Stay Informed Are you ready for some SAFE LIVE FREE JAZZ? It’s time for the 2020 Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage. Live performances will be streamed on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Detroitjazzfest.org, WJBK FOX 2 via fox2detroit.com, WDET 101.9 F...
Read MoreView full press release here: Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation, Detroit ACE Announce 2020 Poster Artist...
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The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation's Annual Collegiate Combo Competition celebrates the artistry, craftsmanship and discipline inherent in our college and university jazz programs. Hear the 2020 finalists and the winner and experience the creative spirit of a new gene...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2020 DJF LIVE VIRTUAL LINEUP...
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Stay Informed Stay Engaged Register for the Detroit Jazz Fest LIVE! The Detroit Jazz Fest LIVE! app provides real-time information and opportunities to participate in Festival activities throughout the year. Be the first to know about competitions, intimate pe...
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LIVESTREAM the performances on the Detroit Jazz Fest Live App (Google Play, Apple) or subscribe here: https://live.detroitjazzfest.com...
Read MoreView full press release here: Press Release -- Detroit Jazz Festival and City of Detroit Unveil Plans for Virtual Jazz Festival...
Read MoreStatement from Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation The recent killing of George Floyd, among countless other Black Americans, has reignited the issues of race and inequality in our world. Their senseless deaths have reopened the world’s eyes to our ongoing struggles w...
Read MoreStay Informed The 41st Detroit Jazz Festival artist lineup has been announced. The 2020 Artist-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater will ignite the stages with several performances this Labor Day weekend along with many other artists to be announced over the next few month...
Read MoreStay Informed On Monday, March 23, the 41st Detroit Jazz Festival artist lineup was announced via live stream on Detroit Jazz Fest LIVE! If you missed it, visit the Festival’s home page at https://www.detroitjazzfest.org to see the lineup for this year’s Festival...
Read MoreRead full press release here: For Website Press Page-2020 Lineup Release (formatted)...
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Stay Informed The new Donor Program for the 41st Annual Detroit Jazz Festival has launched. The Foundation has changed the pricing and format of the VIP Programs, creating more options for individuals to personalize their Festival experience. These changes help maintai...
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The 2020 Panama Homecoming is sold out but you can still watch the show with LIVESTREAM. LIVESTREAM Friday's performances on the Detroit Jazz Fest Live App (Google Play, Apple) or subscribe here: https://live.detroitjazzfest.com...
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Detroit Jazz Fest All-Stars Generations Band Panama Homecoming featuring Chris Collins, Chuck Newsome, Wesley Reynoso, Marion Hayden, and Nate Winn. (*Sean Dobbins- 2/14 and Tariq Gardner- 2/15). See the full schedule here >>...
Read MoreView full press release here: Beacon Park Jazz Concert Series ...
Read MoreRead full press release here: 2019 hometown and homecoming artists...
Read MoreView full press release here: 40th Reunion Lineup...
Read MorePioneer Bass Virtuoso to serve as 2019 Artist-in-Residence View full press release here: Detroit Jazz Festival 2019 Artist-in-Residence...
Read MoreView full press release here: Press Release -- Jazz Festival Recognized as Detroit's Greenest Outdoor Event...
Read MoreView full press release here: DJFF NEA Grant_Press Release...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2018 hometown artist release...
Read MoreView full press release here: DJF_2018InstrumentalCompetitionRelease_v2...
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Don't want to wait until the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation's main event Labor Day weekend? We don't blame you. That's why we put together these festival-themed playlists, inspired by this year's performers and the jazz legends who have inspired us all. Main Ev...
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We are thrilled to announce the official lineup for the 39th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, set for Labor Day weekend (8/31-9/3) 2018 in world-class Downtown Detroit. Get a breakdown of the festival schedule, and check out our festival-themed Spotify playlists to get ...
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Don't miss Chris Collins, Dwight Adams, Ian Finkelstein, Ralphe Armstrong & David Taylor at our next Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe Jam Session! Musicians of all ages can sit-in and share jazz at this time-honored tradition. The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation's Presiden...
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Spend an evening with the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundatin's Artist-in-Residence, Chick Corea, at the beloved Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe for an intimate solo performance. Tickets include a four-course dinner and piano set. There are only a few seats left, make sure to ge...
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In Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, we looked to influential artists to see how jazz has impacted their lives. We asked Danny Brown, a Detroit-born, award-winning rapper who is taking the world by storm, to offer some of his favorite jazz tunes — and from Co...
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Famed Detroit jazz musician Gayelynn McKinney of Straight Ahead shares a few of her favorite songs by women jazz artists in celebration of Womens History Month. Lose yourself in the beautiful melodies of Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Regina Carter and m...
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This year's Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation Artist-in-Residence is the legendary, 22-time Grammy winner Chick Corea. Enjoy this collection of beloved songs from this world-famous jazz artist. ...
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You can now follow the Detroit Jazz Festival on Spotify! Follow our profile for carefully curated playlists, Detroit artist recommended round-ups, themed lists, festival sets and much more! Check us out here: http://spoti.fi/2EQIQ5j ...
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The 39th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival is six months away, but the fun is just beginning. This month we're kicking-off our monthly Jam Session at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe, reuniting the beloved original members of Detroit's own Straight Ahead for four sold-out shows, a...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2018_AnniversaryReunionOfStraightAhead_4_6_2018...
Read MoreView full press release here: DJF 2017 Quicken Loans_8_10_2017...
Read MoreView full press release here:2017 NEA Grant release_July_13_2017...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2017 Detroit Jazz Festival Hometown Artist Lineup June_27_2017...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2017 DJF Artist Lineup release_4_19_2017...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2017 DJF Artist in Residence...
Read MoreView full press release here:2016 DJF overall release...
Read MoreView full press release here: DTE Energy Foundation...
Read MoreView full press release here: Quicken Presenting Sponsor Release...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2016 J C Heard Jazz [email protected] release_FINAL...
Read MoreView full press release here:Detroit Jazz Festival app release_07.15.2016...
Read MoreView full press release here: DJF 16 - Detroit Jazz Fest Headliners_4 17 16...
Read MoreView full press release here: 2016 DJF names Ron Carter Artist in Residence_FINAL...
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