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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 ]
The Chicago Jazz Festival is an admission-free, four-day annual jazz festival in Chicago's Millennium Park.It is run by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and programmed with the assistance of Jazz Institute of Chicago during Labor Day weekend, integrating international and local artists playing many forms of jazz music.
This is a list of notable jazz institutions and ... American Jazz Museum, ... Jazz Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Jazz Interactions, New York ...
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 ...
One of the Motor City’s biggest annual cultural events, the Detroit Jazz Festival, is back for another four-day, Labor Day weekend celebration downtown. 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival: What to know ...
Joe Daley (July 30, 1918 – March 5, 1994) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and music teacher. Daley was part of the Chicago jazz scene for 40 years. Musicians who studied with Daley include Grammy winners David Sanborn and Paul Winter, Emmy winner James DiPasquale, Richard Corpolongo, Chuck Domanico, and John Kl
The Jazz Institute of Chicago is a non-profit arts presenting organization that produces jazz concerts and runs educational programs. It was founded in 1969 by a small band of jazz fans, writers, club owners, and musicians to preserve the historical roots of Chicago music and to ensure that the music would still be heard.
“The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit” will premiere at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave.