The 45th Detroit Jazz Festival Announces its 2024 Lineup

The storied Detroit Jazz Festival, billed as the world’s largest free jazz extravaganza, announced the majority of its 2024 lineup during a live stream preview on Wednesday, April 10, from the soon-to-open Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center on Wayne State University’s campus.& The 45th & Festival will be held over the Labor Day Weekend (Friday, August 30 to Monday, September 2) in Hart Plaza and Campus Martius in downtown Detroit.& The lineup announced includes Grammy Award-winning drummer, composer, bandleader, and Louisiana native Brian Blade, who will also serve as the festival’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence.& Festival goers will get an opportunity to see and hear the highly talented, in-demand drummer in action when he performs multiple times under the musical banner “Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band.” “Brian Blade’s career, beginning with his Gospel roots in Shreveport, Louisiana, to his ascension to becoming one of the most acclaimed jazz drummers in the country, is a shining testament to his dedication and commitment to jazz and its evolutions,” said Chris Collins, president and artistic director of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation. “His legacy and contributions to this year’s Festival will be greatly appreciated by our fans and the entire global jazz community.” Other...