2011 Detroit Jazz Festival
Hart Plaza
DETROIT		 313-963-7622

Detroit Jazz FestThe 32nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, September 2–5, is subtitled "We Bring You the World," celebrating world influences on jazz and the jazz influence on the world.

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Friday 2 September
Mack Avenue Waterfront Stage Education Stage Chase Main Stage MARRIOTT
  4:00
Detroit School of Arts Jazz Ensemble		    
6:30
Soul Rebels Brass Band Second Line		 5:15
Henry Ford Community College Big Band — with Gary Smulyan		    
    7:00
Jeff “Tain” Watts & The Drum Club		  
8:30
Soul Rebels Brass Band Second Line		   8:45
Sing the Truth: Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves, & Lizz Wright — with Geri Allen, Terry Lyne Carrington		  
      10:30
Berklee College Jam Session
       
Saturday 3 September
Carhartt Amphitheatrt
Main Stage		 Absopure PYRAMID STAGE Mack Avenue Waterfront Stage Jazz Education Stage JP Morgan Chase Stage Jazz Talk Tent

 

 

 

 11:00
Berklee Workshop: From el son montuno to La Timba

 

 

12:00
University of Michigan — with Bob Hurst, Geri Allen

12:00
Russ Miller Quartet

 12:00
Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets		 12:00
Jackson Middle School at Parkside Jazz Band		  

12:30
Drum Role: J. Watts, H. Hernandez, S. Ibarra,T. Allen, J. Locke & M. G. Nastos

1:15
DSO Civic Jazz Orchestra — with special guest Sean Jones

1:45
Luciana Souza: Brazilian Duos — with Romero Lubambo

1:30
Warren Wolf & Wolfpac

 1:00
Royal Oak High School Jazz Band		  

1:45
B3 Roar of the Groove
2:30
Rayse Biggs & friends

 

 

 2:00
Clarkston High School Jazz Band

2:45
Kimmie Horn

  

 

3:45
Soul Rebels Brass Band

 3:15
Curtis Fuller Sextet		 3:45
Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Jazz Band		   3:00
Effortless Mastery — with Kenny Werner
4:30
Sean Jones Quintet

 

 

  

4:30
Vertical Engine

 4:15
Meet the Artist: Luciana Souza — with Mary Kathryn Smith

 

 5:30
Berklee College Presents: Dayramir & Habana enTRANCE		 5:45
Toots Thielemans— with Kenny Werner		     5:15
Meet the Artist: Dave Holland & Jason Moran
        6:15
Chuck Jackson: A Return to Motown		 6:15
Meet the Artist: Mandrill — with Bobby Jackson
7:00
Sun Ra Arkestra		 7:15
Gerard Gibbs and ORGANized Crime		       7:00
Rhythm, Roots 7 Rhyme Poetry Jam Finals
    8:00
Jason Moran & the Bandwagon		   8:00
Deacon Jones Blues Revue		  
9:15
Dave Holland Octet		 9:00
Tony Monaco Trio		     9:30
Mandrill		  
           
Sunday 4 September
Carhartt Amphitheatrt
Main Stage		 Absopure PYRAMID STAGE Mack Avenue Waterfront Stage Jazz Education Stage JP Morgan Chase Stage Jazz Talk Tent

11:45
Wayne State University Big Band — with special guest Joe Lovano

 

 

 11:00
Dave Sharp Workshop: East Meets West

 

 

 

12:00
Hot Club of Detroit — with Cyrille Aimée

 12:15
Josh Duffee & His Orchestra		 12:15
Northville Jazz Ensemble		  

12:00
Jazz Beyond Nation & Gender: Anat Cohen and Amina Figarova

1:15
US Air Force Airmen of Note — with Joe Locke

 1:45
Keith Vreeland and Bad Dog

 

 1:30
Warren Mott Marauder Big Band		  

1:15
Savory Stuff — with Loren Schoenberg
 

 

2:15
Amina Figarova

  

2:15
Johnnie Bassett & Thornetta Davis

  

3:00
Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra — with Jeff “Tain” Watts

3:15
Dave Sharp’s Secret Seven

     3:45
Rahsaan Patterson		 3:00
Jean Goldkette —with Josh Duffee
4:30
Tribute to JC Heard

4:45
Anat Cohen Quartet

4:00
Regina Carter & Reverse Thread

  

 

 4:15
Meet the Artist: Joe Lovano — with Lois Gilbert

 

   5:45
Aaron Diehl (winner of piano competition)		 5:00
Cousino High School Jazz Ensemble		 6:00
Los Gatos		  
6:15
Eastern Michigan University — with Christian McBride		 6:30
Vinicius Cantuária		       6:00
Mr Rhythm: JC Heard — with Walt Szymanski and Eric Heard
7:45
Jeff “Tain” Watts 4		   7:30
Paquito D’Rivera Quintet		   7:30
Sammy Figueroa & the Latin Jazz Explosion		  
  8:00
Steve Wilson & Wilsonian’s Grain		        
9:30
Joe Lovano Us Five		 9:45
Richie Goods & Nuclear Fusion		 9:15
Vijay Iyer Trio		   9:30
Ivan Lins Quinteto		  
           
Monday 5 September
Carhartt Amphitheatrt
Main Stage		 Absopure PYRAMID STAGE Mack Avenue Waterfront Stage Jazz Education Stage JP Morgan Chase Stage Jazz Talk Tent
      11:15
Monroe High School Jazz Band		  

 

12:15
Detroit Jazz Festival High School All Stars

 12:00
Rafael Ricky Statin		 12:00
Oakland University Big Band — with Regina Carter

 

 12:00
Gospel Choirs: Larry Callahan SOG 7 Second Ebenezer Majestic Voices		 12:30
Trans Atlantic Jazz — with Maxine Gordon, Tad Hershorn

1:30
The New Gary Burton Quartet — with Julian Lage, Scott Colley, Antonio Sanchez

1:30
Sachal Vasandani

 1:45
Anthony Wilson Trio 		  1:45
The Steeles		  
3:15
Northern Illinois University Jazz Orchestra — with Paquito D’Rivera

3:15
Champian Fulton

3:30
Alex Graham

   3:00
Lowell Pye		 3:00
Norman Granz: Taking Jazz to the World — with Tad Hershorn
4:45
Kevin Eubanks 		4:45
Oblivion Project		   4:00
MYAF High School All Stars		 4:45
Karriem Riggins Ensemble with COMMON 		4:15
Meet the Artist: Gary Burton — with Michael G. Nastos
    5:15
Helen Sung & "Sung Without Words" 		    5:15
Cubano Be Cubano Bop: Paquito D'Rivera — with Bob Porter
6:30
Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra plays Christian McBride — with Ernie Andrews		 6:30
Kathy Kosins