Detroit Jazz Fest
The world’s largest free Jazz festival
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The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is celebrating the excellence and opportunity inherent in Michigan’s college and university jazz programs. Where once jazz was viewed as an inappropriate area of study in Colleges and Universities, now jazz degree programs and ensembles are a central part of many music departments across the country. These programs are led...
News, Press Release
2025 Detroit Jazz Festival to feature Chucho Valdés and Paquito D’Rivera, Branford Marsalis, Kenny Barron, John Scofield and more! DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival, tonight announced this year’s exciting lineup during a livestreamed preview event at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center on the campus of...
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DESCRIPTION: The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 38 have teamed up to celebrate the opportunity inherent in Michigan’s Theatre- and Music-tech college programs. Music- and Theater-tech programs encompass a curriculum of study, specific to non-performance majors. These skill sets in stagecraft, from carpenters to electricians, from board operators to...
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DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is thrilled to present pianist, composer, and artist Jason Moran as the Artist-in-Residence for the 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival. Moran has released 18 solo recordings with Blue Note Records and Yes Records. In 2022, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was recently...
Main Festival
Celebrate the ongoing legacy and giving spirit of our Angel of Jazz, the late Gretchen C. Valade, by supporting the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s “Angel of Jazz Campaign” and receive a custom Angel of Jazz commemorative pin you can wear throughout the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival. Each pin represents the love, dedication and memory of...
Dirty Dog Event
Join the Detroit Jazz Festival All-Stars for five shows over three nights celebrating the music of Dave Brubeck (One of Gretchen’s Favorites) The band will be Performing Brubeck’s legendary compositions and memorable arrangements of the American Songbook from throughout his 72 year career- Including his classics Blue Rondo Ala Turk, Take Five, Tritonis and...
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DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free jazz festival, reached a global livestream audience of more than 2M unique viewers (see graph) during Labor Day weekend according to Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation President and Artistic Director Chris Collins. The data was confirmed by Calmetrics Inc., an analytics service provider based in New...
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We’re excited to announce the release of the exclusive J.C. Heard Limited Edition Art Print! This hand-numbered, embossed art print features original signatures from over twenty jazz legends and is limited to just 100 copies. Celebrate the legacy of one of jazz’s greatest drummers and support future generations of musicians—all proceeds benefit the J.C. Heard...
Main Festival
The 45th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival is happening now, and what better way to commemorate this iconic event than with the official festival poster? This year’s poster, now available for purchase, features the captivating work of Jess Fendo, a talented young artist who is quickly becoming a prominent figure in Detroit’s vibrant art scene. Jess...
LIVE Event, Press Release
Due to the impending severe weather conditions projected to impact Hart Plaza during tonight’s scheduled performances and acting out of an abundance of caution and the safety of our patrons and artists, we have decided to present both concerts, Translinear Light The Music of Alice Coltrane, and Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band as livestreamed...
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For over 40 years, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has celebrated Detroit’s rich history of jazz music by providing year-round concerts and educational programming, and of course, organizing the world’s largest free Jazz festival, featuring world-class talent, over Labor Day weekend.
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