Schedule:

Friday, August 29, 2025

Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
6:00 p.m: Dr. Valade’s Brass Band Featuring Shannon Powell
7:00 p.m: Keyon Harrold ‘Foreverland’
9:00 p.m: 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran with Jeff Mills

Detroit Jazz Hall located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
10:30 p.m: Emmet Cohen Trio (Midtown After Hours Special)

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
2:30 p.m: Wayne State University Jazz Warriors Big Band
4:45 p.m: Herlin Riley Quartet
7:00 p.m: Chris Potter Trio Featuring Matt Brewer and Kendrick Scott
9:15 p.m: Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

JPMorgan Chase Main Stage
2:45 p.m: Zen Zadravec
4:30 p.m: John Pizzarelli
6:30 p.m: Kenny Barron Voices featuring Tyreek McDole
8:45 p.m: Maria Schneider Orchestra

Absopure Waterfront Stage
2:30 p.m: William Hill III
4:00 p.m: GSL
5:45 p.m: Allen Dennard Quartet
7:00 p.m: Tatiana Eva-Marie "Paris Je Taime"
9:15 p.m: Endea Owens and The Cookout

Detroit Jazz Hall located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00 p.m: High School Showcase
10:30 p.m: James Carter Organ Trio (Midtown After Hours Special)

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
2:30 p.m: Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra/Bebop
4:45 p.m: Lakecia Benjamin
7:00 p.m: Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos
9:15 p.m: Branford Marsalis Quartet

JPMorgan Chase Main Stage
2:45 p.m: Randy Napoleon and Waking Dream
4:30 p.m: Connie Han Trio
6:30 p.m: 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran presents the music of Duke Ellington featuring the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Jazz Orchestra
8:45 p.m: Chucho Valdés and Paquito D’Rivera Reunion Sextet

Absopure Waterfront Stage
2:30 p.m: J.C. Heard JazzWeek All-Stars
4:00 p.m: Detroit Jazz Queens – Paying Homage to Those Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand "Ella, Nancy, Dinah, Etta"
5:45 p.m: Ian Fink
7:30 p.m: Zambra (featuring Devon Gates, Ria Modak, Angela Varo, Bahar Badieitabar and Queralt Giralt)
9:15 p.m: Walter Smith III Quartet

Detroit Jazz Hall located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00 p.m: High School Showcase
10:30 p.m: Rodney Whitaker Sextet Performs the Music of Joe Henderson (Midtown After Hours Special)

Monday, September 1, 2025

Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
1:30 p.m: Nick Collins Sextet
3:00 p.m: Louis Jones III and The Flood
4:45 p.m: John Scofield Quartet featuring Vicente Archer, Bill Stewart and Nicholas Payton

JPMorgan Chase Main Stage
1:00 p.m: University of Michigan
2:30 p.m: Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst and Johnathan Blake
4:15 p.m: James Francies Trio
6:00 p.m: 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran and the Bandwagon w/ special guests Meshell Ndegeocello and Akili Bradley

Absopure Waterfront Stage
1:30 p.m: Tiffany Gridiron and Friends
3:15 p.m: Collegiate Combo Competition Winner
5:00 p.m: Marion Hayden and Legacy with special guest Kamau Kenyatta

Detroit Jazz Hall located inside the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University
12:00 p.m: Detroit Public Schools Community District Showcase

Date: August 29 - September 1, 2025

Location: Various Venues in Harper Woods, MI 48225

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