Cultural institution offering year-round concerts & educational #jazz programming culminating in the world’s largest FREE jazz festival every Labor Day weekend
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We are saddened to learn of the passing of James "Blood" Ulmer, a visionary artist whose bold, genre-defying sound helped shape the evolution of modern #jazz. Ulmer played his final show at the Detroit Jazz Festival in 2024.
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ARTISTS, TIME IS RUNNING DOWN: Want a chance to perform for a sophisticated #jazz audience in the heart of a great American city at the peak of summer? Open artist submissions for the Detroit Jazz Festival close June 1. Find the application here: detroitjazzfest.festivalpro.…
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NEW NIGHT, NEW TIME (just this once): Another FREE live Jazz From the Cellar is TOMORROW, Thursday, May 14. Just one act -- the Leap Day Trio -- at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University. Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7, corner of Cass & Hancock. #jazzmusic
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ARTISTS! 🧑🎨 The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation is pleased to announce a call for poster design submissions for the 2026 Detroit #Jazz Festival.
$2K cash prize and perks. Find out more here: detroitjazzfest.festivalpro.…
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❗️HEADS UP! The May 14 taping of Jazz From the Cellar will be the ONLY one we do this month. Just one act at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University, the Leap Day Trio, and at a different time: 7 p.m. Everything else, same: FREE show, good vibes, nice people.
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GET CLOSER: Consider a Jazz Pazz, which gets you VIP seating and a private entrance, and that spectacular vantage point. Explore all our premium packages, which are discounted until June 1, here: detroitjazzfest.org/vip-expe…
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Before college #jazz players disperse for the summer, consider entering the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Combo Competition.
✳️ Finalists vie for $2K and a performance spot at the festival in September. #jazzmusic
➡️ Find the application here: detroitjazzfest.festivalpro.…
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TONIGHT: More FREE #jazz at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at @waynestate, two performances taped for future Jazz From the Cellar streaming. Doors at 5 p.m. at the corner of Cass & Hancock, with the NoW Trio going on first, at 5:30. Saxophonist Marcus Elliot goes on at 6:40.
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TONIGHT: #Jazz After Hours, from the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at @waynestate. This ensemble includes members of the Next Generation Detroit Jazz Initiative, supported by Carolyn Patrick-Wanzo, family and friends.
📌9 p.m. ET on Facebook Live, YT or detroitjazzfest.org
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ELEVATE YOUR EXPERIENCE: The Detroit Jazz Festival is the world's largest -- and best -- free jazz festival. With a VIP package, you can help us keep it free AND make your festival experience special. Available at a reduced price until June 1, so act now! detroitjazzfest.org/vip-expe…
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COME JOIN! Beat the Monday blues with another pair of FREE sets at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University on April 27. We'll be taping these shows for later streaming on Jazz From the Cellar, and we welcome our live audience. #jazzmusic
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TONIGHT! Come on down to the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University for some great live, FREE jazz. Details below. ⬇️ It's a great way to start your week! #jazzmusic
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TONIGHT: Jazz From the Cellar, with a set recorded at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at @waynestate -- Trio Diablo, with Chuck Newsome 🎸, David Taylor 🥁 and Dan Kolton 🎻. 9 p.m. ET on Facebook Live, YouTube or our website, detroitjazzfest.org. #jazzmusic
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nytimes.com/2026/04/08/arts/…
This New York Times article is a wonderful treat for all jazz lovers, but particularly those from Detroit. Some first-tier music recommendations from some first-tier artists and writers. Spend a few minutes with this gift link -- and enjoy! #jazzmusic
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APRIL IS Jazz Appreciation Month, and there's no better day in April to share this news than today, the birthday 🎂 of one of its greatest vocalists, Billie Holiday. (That's her sidekick, her beloved boxer, Mister. Photo c. 1947; Library of Congress.) #jazzmusic
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Check out the exciting lineup for the 2026 Detroit Jazz Festival, the largest (and best) FREE jazz festival in the world. Four days of #jazzmusic on four stages, no ticket required. detroitjazzfest.org/main-fes…
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TONIGHT! The festival's Preview Event will feature the major artists booked for 2026, and a special performance by this year's Artist-in-Residence, Joe Lovano. Come through at 5:30 for the livestream on Facebook Live, YouTube or our website, detroitjazzfest.org. #jazzmusic
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Catch the Detroit Jazz Festival's '26 Artist-in-Residence, Joe Lovano, in performance TOMORROW, 3/25, at the festival’s Preview Event at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at @waynestate. The FREE livestream starts at 5:30 p.m. on detroitjazzfest.org, Facebook Live & YouTube.
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TONIGHT: On Jazz From the Cellar, a set recorded last month at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at @waynestate w/Louis Jones III and the Flood: Allen Dennard, trumpet; Noah Jackson, bass; and Wyatt Forhan, piano.
✨9 pm ET on Facebook Live, YouTube or detroitjazzfest.org.
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