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40th
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
announce
Stanley
Clarke
as 2019
Artist-inResidence,
all-star
lineup
for
Labor
Day
Weekend
DETROIT
–
Reflecting
a
“reunion”
theme
that
returns
phenomenal
jazz
artists
and
performers
who have
taken
the
Festival
stage
over the
last 10
years,
including
five
former
Artists-in-Residence,
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Foundation
today
announced
a
spectacular
lineup
for the
40th
Annual
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
presented
by
Quicken
Loans.
The
Festival
also
brings
back
pioneer
bass
virtuoso
Stanley
Clarke
who will
serve as
the 2019
Artist-in-Residence.
Clark’s
scheduled
sets in
2014 and
2017
were
cancelled
due to
inclement
weather.
Quicken
Loans
also
returns
as the
presenting
sponsor
of the
world’s
largest
(and
best)
free
jazz
festival.
The
company
has held
its
presenting
sponsorship
status
since
2016.
“We’re
really
excited
about
the
exceptional
lineup
we’ve
assembled
for the
40th
year
celebration
which
reflects
a
reunion
of some
of the
most
inspiring
performers
and
performances
we’ve
had the
pleasure
of
hosting
over the
last 10
years at
the jazz
festival,”
said
Chris
Collins,
president
and
artistic
director
of the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Foundation.
“From
jazz
legends
to
up-and-coming
revolutionaries
and
Detroit
Homecoming
artists,
these
artists
have
become a
part of
our
extended
family
and it’s
only
appropriate
they
come
back to
headline
our
reunion
year.”
Highlight
performances
for this
year’s
Festival
include
Clarke’s
sets
focused
on his
highly
successful
“School
Days”
album
and a ‘Boyz
in the
Hood’
world
premiere
with the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Orchestra.
Also,
former
Artists-in-Residence
Ron
Carter,
Pat
Metheny,
Joshua
Redman,
Danilio
Pérez
and
Terence
Blanchard
will
take a
stage
for the
Festival.
Here
is a
partial
listing
of this
year’s
Festival
lineup:
Friday,
Aug. 30
-
Danilio
Pérez’s
Global
Big Band
featuring
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Orchestra
and
Guests
-
Artist-in-Residence:
Stanley
Clarke –
Back-to-
‘School
Days’
- The
Soul
Rebels
- Dr.
Valade’s
Brass
Band led
by New
Orleans
legend,
Shannon
Powell
Saturday,
Aug. 31
- Macy
Gray
- Ron
Carter
Quartet
-
Yellowjackets
with
Luciana
Souza
- Danilo
Pérez’s
Global
Messengers
- Joe
Lovano
Nonet
-
Untitled
Artist:
Cameron
Graves
with the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Generations
Alumni
Band
- Sheila
Jordan
- The
Soul
Rebels
- ELEW
Sunday,
Sept. 1
-
Artist-in-Residence:
Stanley
Clarke –
A night
of jazz
with the
Stanley
Clarke
Band
- Kenny
Garrett
Quintet
-
Terence
Blanchard
– AB2 –
Art
Blakey
Project
- Dee
Dee
Bridgewater
and the
New
Orleans
Jazz
Orchestra
- Pat
Metheny
Ron
Carter
Duo
-
John
Pizzarelli
Trio
-
Untitled
Artist:
Cameron
Graves
- Connie
Han
-
Red
Baraat
-
Veronica
Swift
-
Thornetta
Davis
Monday,
Sept. 2
-
Artist-in-Residence:
Stanley
Clarke –
‘Boyz in
the
Hood’
featuring
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
String
Orchestra
- Pat
Metheny:
Side Eye
- Chucho
Valdés –
Jazz
Batá
- Still
Dreaming
with
Joshua
Redman,
Ron
Miles,
Scott
Colley
and Dave
King
-
Luciana
Souza’s
Book of
Longing
featuring
Chico
Pinheiro
and
Scott
Colley
-
Marialy
Pacheco
o The
Four
Freshmen
and 5
Trombones
o
Michael
Jellick
Sextet
Artist
bios and
photos
are
available
at
detroitjazzfest.org.
The full
Festival
schedule
will be
available
as the
event
nears.
“On
Labor
Day
weekend,
there is
no
better
place in
the
world
than
downtown
Detroit,”
said
Gretchen
Valade,
chair of
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Foundation
Board of
Directors.
“We’re
truly
poised
for a
remarkable
festival
celebrating
40 years
of
tremendous
performers
and
performances.
We
welcome
our
guests
from
around
the
world to
enjoy
one of
the best
experiences
Detroit
has to
offer.”
Also
returning
this
year is
Detroit
JAZZ
Fest
LIVE!
For just
$10,
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.
Additionally,
the
livestreaming
service
features
select
performances
throughout
the year
from the
Foundation’s
year-round
initiatives,
Festival
schedules,
maps and
more.
Jazz
enthusiasts
that
purchased
Detroit
JAZZ
Fest
LIVE!
for the
2018
Festival,
will
need to
repurchase
the
livestream
service
for
2019.
Register
for the
livestream
at
https://live.detroitjazzfest.org.
Celebrating
40
years,
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
presented
by
Quicken
Loans
runs
Aug. 30
through
Sept. 2.
For
more
information,
visit:
Website
–
www.detroitjazzfest.org
Facebook
-- @DetroitJazzFestival
Twitter
-- @DetroitJazzFest
Instagram
-- @DetroitJazzFest
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