Detroit Jazz Festival

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.

Schedule:

Jpmorgan Chase Main Stage – Cadillac Square
12:15–1:15 P.M: Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra 1 – “The Bebop Spartans” Under The Direction Of Professor Rodney Whitaker
2:00–3:15 P.M: Collegiate Combo Competition Winner Presented By Central Michigan University
4:00–5:15 P.M: The Vibraphone Summit: Warren Wolf – Joe Locke – Jason Marsalis And Chien Chien Lu
6:00–7:15 P.M: Three Visitors Featuring Edward Simon, Scott Colley, Brian Blade And Special Guest Becca Stevens And The Detroit Jazz Festival String Octet
9:00–10:15 P.M: Kyle Eastwood – Eastwood Symphonic; Detroit Jazz Festival Symphony Orchestra

Carhartt Amphitheater Stage – Hart Plaza
12:00–1:00 P.M: Downbeat Blindfold
1:30–2:30 P.M: Haki!
3:15–4:30 P.M: James “Blood” Ulmer Music Revelation Ensemble
5:15–6:30 P.M: Chief Adjuah (Formerly Christian Scott)
7:15–8:30 P.M: Joshua Redman Group Ft. Gabrielle Cavassa ‘Where Are We’ Tour
9:15–10:30 P.M: Ghost-Note

Absopure Waterfront Stage – Hart Plaza
10:45 A.M: Msboa – Northview High School Jazz Band 11:15 A.M. Msboa – Rockford High School Jazz Band
11:45 A.M: University Of Detroit Jesuit High School Jazz Orchestra
1:00–2:00 P.M: Tottori Jazz Mission: The Bop’s And Student Meeting
2:45–3:45 P.M: Vince Abbracciante Nocturno – In Collaboration With The Italian Cultural Institute Of Chicago – Solo Accordion
4:15–5:30 P.M: Jk6; Takatsuki, Japan Jazz Street’s Exchange Band
6:15–7:15 P.M: Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet
8:00–9:15 P.M: Carmen Lundy

Midtown After Hours Special – Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center
10:30–11:30 P.M: Jon Cowherd Solo Piano