Detroit International Jazz Festival

Sep 02 - Sep 05, 2011

32nd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival; Subtitled "We Bring You the World," the 2011 season will celebrate world influences on jazz, as well as its influence on the world. As is the tradition at the festival, Detroit’s significant jazz legacy will be front and center.

The initial lineup includes Jeff "Tain" Watts (world-renowned drummer and DJF 2011 Artist in Residence), Dave Holland, Vijay Iyer, Ivan Lins, Amina Figarova, Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, Kevin Eubanks - others tba.

For 31 years, the Detroit International Jazz Festival has attracted visitors and locals to an end-of-summer ritual on Labor Day Weekend that celebrates one of America's most important art forms. The festival boasts five stages and an average of 100 acts each year over four days in a city with a rich musical legacy. Sprawling over several city blocks in downtown Detroit, from Hart Plaza to Campus Martius, the festival also offers educational activities, giant puppets, fireworks, rare opportunities to meet the artists and much more.