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The Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, a state-of-the-art performance venue located at 4715 Cass Ave. on Wayne State University’s (WSU) campus in Midtown Detroit, is a partnership between WSU and ...
The Detroit Jazz Festival is back for another long Labor Day weekend of free first-class entertainment. It's expected to draw hundreds of thousands downtown across its four-day schedule.
The Detroit Jazz Festival will be held in downtown Detroit, Aug. 30-Sept. 2. Here’s a list of this year’s lineup, with more local artists to be announced later: 2024 Artist-In-Residence Brian ...
The festival again changed names in 2005, becoming the Detroit International Jazz Festival after Ford Motor Company removed its sponsorship. In January 2006 Gretchen Valade, Chairman of Mack Avenue Records founded the Detroit International Jazz Festival Foundation, which took over production and management of the festival. [ 1 ]
This annual festival celebrates the indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana, so the music encompasses every style associated with the city and the state: contemporary and traditional jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, Cajun music, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk music, Latin, rock, rap music, country music, and bluegrass.
Mack Avenue was founded in 1999 by Gretchen Carhartt Valade, a jazz fan and chair of the American apparel company Carhartt. The company is a sponsor of the Detroit Jazz Festival, to which Gretchen Valade donated $15 million in 2006. [1] Early Mack recording artists included Terry Gibbs, Oscar Castro-Neves, and George Shearing.
Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. Ten Mile Rd., Royal Oak. 248-541-5717. detroitzoo.org. Tickets start at $40; group discounts available. More: Detroit Zoo debuts new water tower art, redesigned logos and websites
Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival: Ann Arbor: Music: ... Detroit International Jazz Festival: August, 4th week: Detroit: Music: Active ... Upper Peninsula State Fair ...