The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has announced that Chucho Valdés will serve as Artist-in-Residence for the Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place in downtown Detroit … Read More “Chucho Valdés Named Artist-in-Residence for 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival”
The Detroit Jazz Festival, which for many years has been a free outdoor event in downtown Detroit, has just announced that it is going back … Read More “Detroit Jazz Festival Reverts to Virtual Format”
As jazz festival organizers around the world canceled their 2020 offerings or turned to the internet in the wake of the coronavirus, one major U.S. … Read More “Detroit Jazz Festival Bites Bullet, Moves Online”
At least five jazz festivals—two in the U.S. and three in Europe—have decided to brave the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and go forward with their events … Read More “Some 2020 Jazz Festivals Are Carrying On”
In the midst of a wave of coronavirus-related event cancellations and postponements, the Detroit Jazz Festival is moving ahead, at least for the moment. As … Read More “2020 Detroit Jazz Festival Lineup Is Announced, in Spite of Coronavirus”
Listen in on a conversation with vocalist Freda Payne on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Mack Avenue Music Group Jazz Talk Tent during the Detroit … Read More “A Conversation with Freda Payne in Detroit on Sept. 1”
Pioneering bass virtuoso Stanley Clarke will serve as the artist-in-residence during the 40th annual Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Quicken Loans, which is scheduled to … Read More “Detroit Jazz Festival Announces Stanley Clarke as Artist-In-Residence”
The Detroit Jazz Festival, scheduled for Labor Day weekend (Sept. 1-4) has announced that saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter is this year’s Artist-in-Residence. Shorter will … Read More “Detroit Jazz Festival Announces Wayne Shorter as 2017 Artist-in-Residence”
Terri Pontremoli’s contract not renewed; festival seeks to ‘move forward’
Hip-hop star will team with Detroit drummer Karriem Riggins
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