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Performance

Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Trombone Ensemble at the Detroit Jazz Festival

Saturday, September 05, 2026 | 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Waterfront Stage, Hart Plaza, Downtown Detroit, MI

Free - no tickets required

47th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival

For over 40 years, the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has celebrated Detroit’s rich history of jazz music by providing year-round concerts and educational programming, and organizing the world’s largest free jazz festival, featuring world-class talent, over Labor Day weekend.

Performers on the lineup for September 5 include the University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble directed by Professor Kris Johnson and the University of Michigan Jazz Trombone Ensemble directed by Professor Dennis Wilson.

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47th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival