The Foundation receives grant funding from the Kresge Foundation, Fred A. The Festival is also a major tourist attraction for the City of Detroit, with 26 percent of its audience coming from out of state.
The Foundation produces the Detroit Jazz Festival, which is the signature event for the Foundation and the largest free jazz festival in the world. Under the leadership of President and Artistic Director Chris Collins, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization that presents jazz and educational workshops throughout the year. A final decision on the Festival’s format (in person or virtual) will be made in June/July.Ībout the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation The Detroit Jazz Festival will be held on Sept. Additionally, the livestreaming services features select performances throughout the year from the Foundation’s year-round initiatives, Festival schedules, maps and more.
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The full Festival schedule will be available as the event nears.Īlso returning this year is “Detroit JAZZ Fest LIVE!” For just $20, Festival attendees and out-of-towners unable to make it to the Festival can livestream performances from all four stages, all four days via their smartphone, tablet or desktop.
Alicia Olatuja – “Intuition: Songs From The Minds of Women”.2021 Artist-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Woodshed Network Ladies.Here’s a partial listing of this year’s Festival lineup: Other highlights include performances from Herbie Hancock, Gregory Porter, Abdullah Ibrahim, Omar Sosa and the Havana-Detroit Jazz Project and Kurt Elling’s Big Blind. “We look forward to continuing our tradition of showcasing a dynamic group of artists from various genres and generations, representing our embedded mission to present multiple facets of jazz in one festival setting.”īridgewater will headline multiple performances during the Festival including an opening set with protégé group, the Woodshed Network Ladies, and a closing night performance with her all-female big band. “Our 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival lineup reflects our ongoing mission to present true jazz artists and presentations that define our reputation and legacy across the globe,” said Chris Collins, president and artistic director, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation. The Gretchen Valade Jazz Center is scheduled to open Fall 2023. The event also revealed the anticipated site for Dee Dee Bridgewater ’s, an upcoming club style venue, dedicated to Bridgewater, located in the center’s downstairs. and the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation Guardians was held without an audience at the future home of the Gretchen Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University, in Midtown Detroit. The Detroit Jazz Festival Livestream Preview Event presented by Michigan Hispanic Collaborative, J.P. DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival in the world, tonight announced its lineup for Labor Day weekend during a livestream preview event that included live performances from the 2021 Artist-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater, and celebrated Cuban pianist Omar Sosa.