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NEA Jazz Masters Regina Carter, Louis Hayes, Kenny Garrett Headline 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival DETROIT – The newly minted recipients of the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship – Regina Carter, Louis Hayes, and Kenny Garrett (all from Detroit) along with a stellar roster of jazz artists from around the world will hit the Detroit Jazz...
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Detroit’s Karriem Riggins to serve as Artist-in-Residence at the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival DETROIT The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is honored to present Karriem Riggins as its Artist-in-Residence for the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival. Riggins is a renowned jazz musician, producer, DJ, and EMMY Award winner from Detroit, Michigan. As the 2023...
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With a very heavy heart, we are saddened to announce the passing of Our Angel of Jazz, Gretchen C. Valade. We join the world in mourning her death, and celebrate her lifelong contributions to the Detroit community, specifically her unwavering commitment to the propagation of Detroit’s jazz legacy and the preservation of the Detroit Jazz...
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Congratulations! The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation celebrates the artistry, craftsmanship and discipline of this year’s winners. Taylor Sims 2022 Youth Jazz Vocal Competition Winner Renaissance High School [human music] 2022 Collegiate Combo Competition Winner Manhattan School of Music
Main Festival
Here’s the most recent Annual Report for the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation
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Download the 2022 event schedule here: 2022 Detroit Jazz Fest Event Schedule Discover more about the 2022 Artist with our artist showcase and bios. Updated Sept. 3 2022...
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VIP Passes are now on sale. OPENING NIGHT PARTY PRESENTED BY KIA $200 Friday Night Only / Per Person Party Begins at 5pm (Includes a $100 donation to the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation / Per Ticket) Kick off Labor Day Weekend at the Detroit Jazz Festival’s Opening Night Party Presented by Kia with...
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The Detroit Jazz Festival is proud to support and celebrate Juneteenth. More on the historical legacy and significance of Juneteenth can be found here: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth
Jazz from the Cellar
JAZZ FROM THE CELLAR May 20 2022 TOM BARTELMAY Tom Bartelmay is a guitarist, composer and bandleader based in Detroit, Michigan. His influences included artists such as Gyorgy Ligeti, Thelonious Monk, the Brian Blade Fellowship, Butcher Brown and the Grateful Dead. Today Tom’s work focuses on strong lyrical elements recontextualized through a variety of rhythmic...
LIVE Event
X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X – A CONVERSATION WITH COMPOSER ANTHONY DAVIS MAY 17 2022 Join Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation President and Artistic Director Chris Collins as he hosts an in-depth conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Composer Anthony Davis on his distinctly American opera focused on the life of one of the...
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