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Rocket
Companies
to
Celebrate
Detroit’s
Rich
Jazz
History
Through
Signature
Series
By
Patricia
Rodriguez
tellususa.com
DETROIT
– Rocket
Companies
to
Celebrate
Detroit’s
Rich
Jazz
History
Through
Signature
Series
The 2024
Detroit
Jazz
Festival,
known as
the
world's
largest
event of
its
kind,
will
feature
a
curated
series
sponsored
by
Rocket
Companies,
furthering
their
support
for the
city's
jazz
legacy.
Chris
Collins,
President
and
Artistic
Director
of the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Foundation,
has
created
the
Detroit
Signature
Series
to
commemorate
the
city's
jazz
history
and
showcase
emerging
and
well-known
local
musicians
over
four
days.
Joining
several
headliners
will be
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Orchestra,
featuring
some of
the best
orchestral
talent
in
Detroit.
With the
goal of
promoting
Detroit
and
offering
an
enriching
cultural
experience,
Rocket
Companies
has been
a
devoted
sponsor
of the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
for 13
consecutive
years.
With
over
300,000
in-person
attendees
and an
estimated
1.5
million
global
livestream
viewers
from
nearly
25
countries,
the 2023
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
was a
huge
success.
In the
words of
Laura
Grannemann,
Executive
Director
of the
Rocket
Community
Fund,
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
is a
cherished
tradition
that not
only
pays
homage
to jazz
musicians
from all
over but
also
showcases
the
dynamic
nature
of our
city.
Every
year,
the Jazz
Fest
attracts
a
worldwide
crowd to
downtown
Detroit.
The
Detroit
Signature
Series
artists
were
chosen
based on
an open
application
process.
“Jazz
and
Detroit
have
historically
shared a
very
special
relationship…many
legendary
jazz
artists
have
come
from the
rich,
diverse
culture
of
Detroit
and gone
on to
shape
the very
fabric
of this
music,”
said
Collins.
“The
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
is
honored
and
thankful
for the
longtime
support
of
Rocket
Companies
and
their
mission
to
celebrate
Detroit
and its
musicianship
by
featuring
many
artists
who were
born in
Detroit
or those
who
choose
to make
Detroit
their
home.”
Detroit
Signature
Series
performances:
Fri.,
Aug. 30
7:00 pm
TRANSLINEAR
LIGHT
The
Music of
Alice
Coltrane
featuring
Ravi
Coltrane
with
Special
Guest
Brandee
Younger,
and the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Chamber
Orchestra
Sat.,
Aug. 31
1:15 pm
Wendell
Harrison
and
Tribe
1:30 pm
The Ron
English
Crew
3:00 pm
Harmolodics
3:00 pm
Walter
White
Big Band
5:20 pm
J
Rowe/Jordan
Schug
Sextet
9:40 pm
Sean
Dobbins
Ensemble
Presents
The
World We
Know
Sun.,
Sept. 1
1:30 pm
HAKi!
6:15 pm
Russ
Macklem
Detroit
Quintet
6:00 pm
THREE
VISTORS
featuring
Edward
Simon,
Scott
Colley,
Brian
Blade
and
special
guest
Becca
Stevens
and The
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
String
Octet
9:00 pm
Kyle
Eastwood
–
Eastwood
Symphonic;
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Symphony
Orchestra
Mon.,
Sept. 2
2:00 pm
Anthony
Stanco
Quintet
2:00 pm
Kasan
Belgrave
Sextet
4:00 pm
OOPAPADA/Dr.
Prof.
Leonard
King
7:45 pm
BRIAN
BLADE &
THE
FELLOWSHIP
BAND
with the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Jazz
Orchestra
arranged
and
conducted
by Jim
McNeely
The
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
will be
held in
downtown
Detroit,
Aug. 30
– Sept.
2 (Labor
Day
weekend).
About
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Foundation
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.
The
Foundation
produces
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival,
which is
the
signature
event
for the
Foundation
and the
largest
free
jazz
festival
in the
world.
The
Festival
is also
a major
tourist
attraction
for the
City of
Detroit,
with 26
percent
of its
audience
coming
from out
of
state.
For more
information,
visit
detroitjazzfest.org.
The
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
is
supported
by the
Gretchen
C.
Valade
Endowment
for the
Arts, a
private
foundation
generously
created
by the
late
Angel of
Jazz,
Gretchen
C.
Valade.
The
Foundation
also
receives
grant
funding
from the
DTE
Foundation,
Fred A.
and
Barbara
M. Erb
Family
Foundation,
Kresge
Foundation,
the
Knight
Foundation,
National
Endowment
for the
Arts,
and Arts
Midwest.
Hundreds
of
individuals
also
contribute
to the
Festival
through
membership
and
donations.
Major
corporate
partners
include
Rocket
Companies,
Carhartt,
JPMorgan
Chase,
Absopure,
Kia and
AARP.
Media
partners
include
Fox 2
Detroit,
760 WJR,
WEMU-FM,
WDET
101.9
FM,
DownBeat,
WRCJ
90.9 FM,
Channel
22, city
of
Detroit’s
new arts
and
entertainment
channel;
and
Detroit
PBS.
For more
information,
visit:
Website
–
www.detroitjazzfest.org
Facebook
--
@DetroitJazzFestival
Twitter
--
@DetroitJazzFest
Instagram
--
@DetroitJazzFest
About
Rocket
Companies
Founded
in 1985,
Rocket
Companies
(NYSE:
RKT) is
a
Detroit-based
fintech
platform
company
consisting
of
personal
finance
and
consumer
technology
brands
including
Rocket
Mortgage,
Rocket
Homes,
Amrock
Title
and
Settlement
Services,
Rocket
Money
and
Rocket
Loans.
With 65
million
call
logs
each
year, 10
petabytes
of data
and a
mission
to Help
Everyone
Home,
Rocket
Companies
is well
positioned
to be
the
destination
for
AI-fueled
homeownership.
Known
for
providing
exceptional
client
experiences,
J.D.
Power
has
ranked
Rocket
Mortgage
#1 in
client
satisfaction
for
primary
mortgage
origination
and
mortgage
servicing
a total
of 22
times –
the most
of any
mortgage
lender.
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