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World's
Largest
Free
Jazz
Festival
Returns
to
Detroit
Labor
Day
Weekend
Star-studded
lineup
announced
for 46th
annual
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
featuring
Jason
Moran as
Artist-in-Residence
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- The
Detroit
Jazz
Festival,
billed
as the
world's
largest
free
jazz
festival,
will
return
to
downtown
Detroit
and the
Wayne
State
University
campus
for four
days of
stellar
performances
from
August
29
through
September
1, 2025.
The 46th
annual
festival
will
feature
four
stages
presenting
"an
exciting
and
eclectic
array of
jazz
luminaries
in
Detroit's
downtown
and in
midtown
on the
campus
of Wayne
State
University,"
according
to Chris
Collins,
president
and
artistic
director
of the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Foundation.
The
festival's
2025
Artist-in-Residence
is
acclaimed
pianist
and
composer
Jason
Moran,
who will
anchor
multiple
performances
throughout
the
weekend.
Moran's
appearances
include
a
special
collaboration
with
electronic
music
pioneer
Jeff
Mills on
Friday
night, a
Duke
Ellington
tribute
featuring
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Collegiate
Jazz
Orchestra
on
Sunday,
and a
closing
performance
with his
band the
Bandwagon
alongside
special
guests
Meshell
Ndegeocello
and
Akili
Bradley
on
Monday.
The
impressive
lineup
spans
jazz
legends
and
emerging
artists
across
multiple
generations.
Highlights
include
the
Maria
Schneider
Orchestra,
Kenny
Barron,
Hiromi's
Sonicwonder,
and the
Branford
Marsalis
Quartet.
The
festival
will
also
showcase
the
reunion
of Cuban
jazz
masters
Chucho
Valdés
and
Paquito
D'Rivera,
performing
together
in their
special
Reunion
Sextet.
Contemporary
jazz
voices
are
well-represented
with
performances
by Chris
Potter
Trio,
John
Scofield
Quartet,
Lakecia
Benjamin,
and Kris
Davis
Trio.
The
festival
also
emphasizes
Detroit's
rich
musical
heritage
through
local
artists
and
educational
showcases,
including
performances
by
Detroit
Jazz
Queens
and the
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District.
The
festival
will
utilize
four
main
venues:
the
Carhartt
Amphitheater
Stage,
JPMorgan
Chase
Main
Stage,
Absopure
Waterfront
Stage,
and the
Detroit
Jazz
Hall
inside
the
Gretchen
C.
Valade
Jazz
Center
at Wayne
State
University.
The Jazz
Hall
will
host
special
"Midtown
After
Hours"
performances
featuring
intimate
late-night
sets.
Educational
programming
remains
a
cornerstone
of the
festival,
with
high
school
showcases,
collegiate
competitions,
and
performances
by
university
jazz
ensembles
from
Wayne
State,
Michigan
State,
and the
University
of
Michigan.
"We are
thrilled
to kick
off our
46th
year as
a free
festival
and
continue
our
mission
of
providing
inspiring
jazz
performances
to our
faithful
fans
around
the
globe
without
any
barriers,"
Collins
stated
in
announcing
the full
lineup.
The
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
draws
significant
tourism
to the
city,
with
approximately
26
percent
of its
audience
traveling
from out
of
state.
The
festival
is
supported
by major
corporate
partners
including
Rocket
Companies,
Carhartt,
JPMorgan
Chase,
and
AARP,
along
with the
Gretchen
C.
Valade
Endowment
for the
Arts.
For over
four
decades,
the
Detroit
Jazz
Festival
Foundation
has
celebrated
Detroit's
pivotal
role in
jazz
history
while
presenting
world-class
talent
to
audiences
free of
charge.
The 2025
festival
promises
to
continue
this
tradition
with
performances
spanning
traditional
swing,
bebop,
fusion,
Latin
jazz,
and
contemporary
experimental
sounds.
Complete
schedules
and
additional
information
are
available
at
detroitjazzfest.org.
All
performances
are free
and open
to the
public.
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