Around the Town : Jazz

Detroit International Jazz Festival

Chris Stinson — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:07:00 GMT

What is the Detroit International Jazz Festival ? It is 4 days, 5 stages, hundreds of performers, a international audience of 500,000 and covers several blocks in downtown Detroit. The Detroit International Jazz Festival is America’s largest free...(read more)

Architecture & Music

Chris Stinson — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:07:00 GMT

Palmer Woods Music in Homes showcases the best of Detroit’s jazz, classical and world-music artists in the ambience of magnificent Palmer Woods living rooms. Eight evenings (and one morning) to treasure in Detroit’s wooded oasis, Palmer Woods...(read more)

Be Cool !!

Chris Stinson — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:42:00 GMT

If a weekend with Dianne Reeves, Les McCann,Esperanza Spalding, Christian McBride, Lalah Hathaway, Pat Martino, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Stanley Jordan, Roy Hargrove, and Derek Trucks sounds like heaven to you, you're in luck.

They all will be perfoming at the Detroit International Jazz Fest, on the river, August 29th through September 1.

Other happenings at the Jazz Fest:

Jam sessions at the Marriott
KidBop, a hip new area for wee-boppers and their families
The Pepsi Jazz Talk Tent with jazz historians Jim Gallert and Lars Bjorn
Gospel Monday
Performances by 30 jazz ensembles and orchestras from colleges, high schools and middle schools from all over the world including Troy's Boulan Park Middle School Jazz Band
Saturday night fireworks

For more informatinon visit please visit the Detroit Jazz Fest Web site.