What’s better than smooth jazz on a long weekend?
The Detroit Jazz Festival released its artist lineup for the 38th annual Labor Day Weekend celebration.
The world’s largest free jazz festival is held in Detroit every Labor Day Weekend.
Live sets will take place across four stages in downtown Detroit from Sept. 1-4.
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter will anchor the 2017 festival, but there will be many international stars coming to play.
Day-by-Day Festival Highlights:
Friday:
- Wayne Shorter Quartet featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade
- Miles Mosley
- Herbie Hancock
- George “Sax” Benson Detroit Jam Session
Saturday:
- HUDSON Jack DeJohnette Larry Grenadier John Medeski John Scofield
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Theo Croker Quintet
- Chucho Valdés Joe Lovano Quintet
- Donny McCaslin
- Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Miles Mosley + The West Coast Get Down
- Billy Childs Quartet: Rebirth
- Danilo Pérez: PanaMonkJohn Patitucci: The Electric Guitar Quartet
Sunday:
- Henry Butler & the Jambalaya Band
- Cameron Graves
- Benny Golson
- Sean Jones Quintet
- John Beasley: MONK’estra
- Kyle Eastwood Quintet
- Akihiro Nishiguchi Trio
- Kamasi Washington
- Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet
- Kat Edmonson
- Quintet: Wayne Shorter, Geri Allen, Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding and Terri Lyne Carrington
- Wide Angles: The Music of Michael Brecker -- Under the Direction of Gil Goldstein Featuring: Joe Lovano, Donny McCaslin, Rick Margitza, John Patitucci, Brian Blade and members of the DJF Orchestra
Monday:
- Vijay Iyer
- Regina Carter: Simply Ella
- Stanley Clarke
- New Light: The Music of Elvin Jones: Live @ The Lighthouse, featuring Dave Liebman, Gene Perla, Adam Niewood, Adam Nussbaum
- Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet
- Johnny O’Neal Trio
- Wayne Shorter Quartet with the Detroit Jazz Festival Symphony Orchestra perform Emanon
- The full Festival schedule will be available at www.detroitjazzfest.comas the event nears.
