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Going again, both to visit our daughter and to check out the festival. It's FREE and if last year is any indication, it runs super smoothy. Worth a trip for sure! https://www.detroitjazzfest.org/main-festival/detroit-jazz-festival-2024-program-schedule/ https://www.detroitjazzfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DetroitJazzFest2024-schedule.pdf Three stages! OPENING NIGHT: FRIDAY 6:00 pm Dr. Valade’s Brass Band featuring Shannon Powell 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 9:00 pm 2024 Artist-In-Residence BRIAN BLADE & THE FELLOWSHIP BAND SATURDAY JPMORGAN CHASE MAIN STAGE – Cadillac Square CARHARTT AMPHITHEATER STAGE – Hart Plaza ABSOPURE WATERFRONT STAGE – Hart Plaza 1:15–2:15 p.m. Wendell Harrison and Tribe 12:00–1:00 p.m. Wayne State University Jazz Big Band 11:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m. MSBOA Showcase – High School Jazz Ensembles 3:00–4:15 p.m. Walter White Big Band 1:30–2:30 p.m. The Ron English Crew 1:15–2:15 p.m. Detroit-Tottori Young Lions Jam Session 5:00–6:15 p.m. The Bad Plus 3:15–4:30 p.m. Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround Plus Special Guest 3:00–4:15 p.m. Harmolodics 7:00–8:15 p.m. Nate Smith 5:15–6:30 p.m. Monty Alexander D-Day 5:20–6:05 p.m. J Rowe/Jordan Schug Sextet 9:00–10:15 p.m. Cameron Graves 7:15–8:30 p.m. Melanie Charles 6:35–7:35 p.m. Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet 9:15–10:30 p.m. Christian McBride & Inside Straight 8:05–9:10 p.m. Mimi Fox Organ Trio 9:40–10:40 p.m. Sean Dobbins Ensemble Presents The World We Know SUNDAY JPMORGAN CHASE MAIN STAGE – Cadillac Square CARHARTT AMPHITHEATER STAGE – Hart Plaza ABSOPURE WATERFRONT STAGE – Hart Plaza 12:15–1:15 p.m. Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra 12:00–1:00 p.m. Downbeat Blindfold 10:45 a.m. MSBOA – Northview High School Jazz Band 2:00–3:15 p.m. Collegiate Combo Competition Winner 1:30–2:30 p.m. HAKi! 11:45 a.m. University of Detroit Jesuit High School Jazz Orchestra 4:00–5:15 p.m. The Vibraphone Summit: 3:15–4:30 p.m. James “Blood” Ulmer Music Revelation Ensemble 1:00–2:00 p.m. Tottori Jazz Mission: The Bop’s 6:00–7:15 p.m. THREE VISITORS feat Edward Simon, Scott Colley, Brian Blade 5:15–6:30 p.m. Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott) 2:45–3:45 p.m. Vince Abbracciante Nocturno – Solo Accordion 9:00–10:15 p.m. Kyle Eastwood – Eastwood Symphonic; 7:15–8:30 p.m. Joshua Redman Group ft. Gabrielle Cavassa 4:15–5:30 p.m. JK6; Takatsuki, Japan Jazz Street’s Exchange Band 9:15–10:30 p.m. Ghost-Note 6:15–7:15 p.m. Russ Macklem Detroit Quintet 8:00–9:15 p.m. Carmen Lundy MONDAY JPMORGAN CHASE MAIN STAGE – Cadillac Square CARHARTT AMPHITHEATER STAGE – Hart Plaza ABSOPURE WATERFRONT STAGE – Hart Plaza 12:00–1:15 p.m. University of Michigan Jazz 12:15–1:15 p.m. J.C. Heard JazzWeek@Wayne All-Stars 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Detroit Public Schools Showcase 2:00–3:00 p.m. Anthony Stanco Quintet 2:00–3:15 p.m. Kasan Belgrave Sextet 2:15–3:15 p.m. Joe De Gregorio Trio 3:45–5:00 p.m. Zig Zag Power Trio: Vernon Reid – Melvin Gibbs – Will Calhoun 4:00–5:15 p.m. Marquis Hill: Composers Collective 4:00–5:15 p.m. OOPAPADA/Dr. Prof. Leonard King 5:45–7:00 p.m. Pablo Ziegler Quintet Featuring Roberta Gambarini 6:15–7:30 p.m. Billy Childs Quartet, Special Guest Sean Jones 6:15–7:15 p.m. Monika Herzig’s Sheroes 7:45–9:00 p.m. 2023 Artist-In-Residence Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band