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DJFF 2021 Program Schedule SCHEDULE CATCH IT ALL on the Detroit Jazz Festival’s Facebook Live, YouTube, Detroit Jazz Fest LIVE! app and detroitjazzfest.org. Also livestream and broadcast on: Detroit A&E Channel 22, WDET 101.9 FM, WEMU 89.1 FM, and WRCJ 90.9 FM. FRIDAYSEPTEMBER 3 SATURDAYSEPTEMBER 4 SUNDAYSEPTEMBER 5 MONDAYSEPTEMBER 6 11:35 a.m.–12:35 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE 10:55–11:25 a.m. PRE-RECORDED 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE 6:10 p.m. Festival Opening from the Anchor Desk Collegiate Combo Competition Winner – L Stop Tottori Jazz and Detroit Jazz Festival Exchange Brandon Rose & Soul Therapy Program 2021 – featuring Tottori Jazz 12:40–1:40 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE Generation Band Performance 12:35–1:35 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE 6:30–7:45 p.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE Etienne Charles & Creole Soul Dave Sharpe Worlds Quartet 2021 Artist-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE and The Woodshed Network 1:45–2:45 p.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE Scott Gwinell Jazz Orchestra 1:40–2:50 p.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE Alicia Olatuja – “Intuition: Songs From The Keyon Harrold with the Collegiate Detroit Jazz 7:45–8:00 p.m. WSU president M. Roy Wilson Minds Of Women” 12:35–1:35 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE Festival Orchestra from the Anchor Desk Randy Napoleon Quartet 2:50–3:55 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE 2:55–3:55 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE Kenny Barron Trio 1:40–2:50 p.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE Tyson Haynes 8:00–9:05 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE Sean Jones’ Dizzy Spellz featuring Brinae Ali Matthew Whitaker Quartet 4:00–5:05 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE 4:00–5:05 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE Keyon Harrold presents Jazz and the Birth of Hip 2:55–3:55 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE Celebrating Bird @100 Co-Music directors: 9:10–10:25 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE Hop with special guests Black Milk, Georgia Anne Michael Mayo Rudresh Mahanthappa & Terri Lyne Carrington Herbie Hancock Muldrow & Chris “Daddy” Dave 4:00–5:05 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE 5:10–6:15 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE 5:10–6:15 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE Anat Cohen Tentet with Musical Director Pamela Wise Ensemble Omar Sosa & the Havana-Detroit Jazz Project Oded Lev-Ari 6:20–7:30 p.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE 5:10–6:30 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE 2021 Artist-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater 6:15–6:55 p.m. Awards Presentation from the Anchor Desk The Brubeck Brothers Quartet: with Big Band 100th Anniversary of Dave Brubeck featuring Jerry Bergonzi – Performance and Tribute 7:35–8:40 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE 6:55–8:55 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE Eddie Daniels and Bob James; Exploring New Kurt Elling’s The Big Blind featuring Dee Dee 6:35–7:40 p.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE Worlds Bridgewater and Allan Harris: A Jazz Radio Play Kenny Garrett and Sounds From The Ancestors written by Kurt Elling & Phil Galdston 8:45–9:50 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE 7:45–8:45 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE Monty Alexander – HKX 9:00–10:05 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE 2021 Artist-in-Residence Dee Dee Bridgewater Jerry Bergonzi Quintet with Bill Charlap 9:55–10:55 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE Jimmy Greene Quintet The Untitled Series presented by Rocket Mortgage 10:10–11:20 p.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE 8:50–9:55 p.m. JPMORGAN CHASE SOUNDSTAGE Homecoming Series The Summit: The Manhattan Transfer Meets Gregory Porter 11:00 p.m.–12:05 a.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE Zen Zadravec Mentor-Disciple Series Take 6 10:00–11:10 p.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE presented by Ascension Michigan Hometown Series 11:25 p.m.–12:35 a.m. ABSOPURE SOUNDSTAGE AZIZA featuring Dave Holland, Chris Potter, David Binney Angeleno Group Lionel Loueke, and Eric Harland Don’t miss artist interviews and much more between performances from the Anchor Desk. 11:15 p.m.–12:15 a.m. CARHARTT SOUNDSTAGE Play! Schedule accurate but subject to change. 8 2021 DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY ROCKET MORTGAGE 9 2021 DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY ROCKET MORTGAGE.
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