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The '''Detroit International Jazz Festival''' (also known as the '''Detroit Jazz Festival''') is a [[jazz music]] festival held each year over [[Labor Day]] Weekend at [[Hart Plaza]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]], [[United States|U.S.]] and is the largest free jazz festival in North America. Until 2000, it was known as the '''Detroit-Montreux Jazz Festival'''. The festival again changed names in 2005, becoming the Detroit International Jazz Festival after Ford removed its sponsorship. Since then, the festival has struggled to remain free of charge. |
The '''Detroit International Jazz Festival''' (also known as the '''Detroit Jazz Festival''') is a [[jazz music]] festival held each year over [[Labor Day]] Weekend at [[Hart Plaza]] in [[Detroit, Michigan]], [[United States|U.S.]] and is the largest free jazz festival in North America. Until 2000, it was known as the '''Detroit-Montreux Jazz Festival'''. The festival again changed names in 2005, becoming the Detroit International Jazz Festival after Ford removed its sponsorship. Since then, the festival has struggled to remain free of charge. |
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Notable past performers have included [[Dave Brubeck]], [[Mulgrew Miller]], [[Manhattan Transfer]], [[Paquito d'Rivera]], [[Regina Carter]], [[Take 6]], and [[Tower of Power]]. 2012 performers include [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Chick Corea]], and [[Joe Lovano]].<ref name="2012performers">{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120402/ENT04/204020386 |title=Detroit Jazz Festival announces '12 lineup |date= |accessdate=2012-04-04}}</ref> |
Notable past performers have included [[Dave Brubeck]], [[Mulgrew Miller]], [[Manhattan Transfer]], [[Paquito d'Rivera]], [[Dave Holland]], [[Regina Carter]], [[Take 6]], and [[Tower of Power]]. 2012 performers include [[Wynton Marsalis]], [[Chick Corea]], and [[Joe Lovano]].<ref name="2012performers">{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120402/ENT04/204020386 |title=Detroit Jazz Festival announces '12 lineup |date= |accessdate=2012-04-04}}</ref> |
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| Detroit International Jazz Festival | |
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 Logo for the Detroit International Jazz Festival | |
| Genre | Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul |
| Dates | Labor Day Weekend August 31 - September 3, 2012 |
| Location(s) | Detroit, Michigan |
| Years active | 1980 to present |
| Founders | Robert McCabe, Detroit Renaissance |
| Website | Detroit Jazz Festival |
The Detroit International Jazz Festival (also known as the Detroit Jazz Festival) is a jazz music festival held each year over Labor Day Weekend at Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. and is the largest free jazz festival in North America. Until 2000, it was known as the Detroit-Montreux Jazz Festival. The festival again changed names in 2005, becoming the Detroit International Jazz Festival after Ford removed its sponsorship. Since then, the festival has struggled to remain free of charge.
Notable past performers have included Dave Brubeck, Mulgrew Miller, Manhattan Transfer, Paquito d'Rivera, Dave Holland, Regina Carter, Take 6, and Tower of Power. 2012 performers include Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, and Joe Lovano.[1]
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- ^ "Detroit Jazz Festival announces '12 lineup". Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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