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Detroit International Jazz Fest, Sept 2nd-5th

North America's largest free jazz festival just got BIGGER....

The 26th Annual Detroit International Jazz Fest is takin' it to the streets - Woodward, to be exact -adding MORE stages and MORE music. Hart Plaza will still be swingin' but Blues, R&B, Gospel, Funk and MORE will be standard fare on the new Campus Martius and Woodward Avenue stages.

BIG news. It's all happening Labor Day Weekend, September 2-5. Music and food fans can stroll and hang out at the BIG street fair on Woodward Avenue, complete with:

* Garden picnic courts
* Jazz-art exhibits
* Activities for families
* Programs for kids
* Daily New Orleans second-line parades
* Detroit-style ribs and cuisine

The entire community is invited to party down at the kick-off concert featuring Fathead Newman's Tribute to Ray Charles on the new stage at Campus Martius, Friday, September 2nd at 8:00pm.

BIG fun. Don't miss the Detroit International Jazz Festival with Dr. John, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dave Brubeck, Marcia Ball, Zawinul Syndicate, Toots Thielemans, the Regal Brass Band, Randy Brecker's Soul Bop Band, Gerald Wilson Big Band, and much, much MORE!

Detroit International Jazz Fest web site

Posted/updated Aug 30, 2005
by William Stevens (Absolute Michigan Lifestyles Editor)