This month on Detroit Jazzstage,Terri Pontremoli, the Executive Director of the Detroit International Jazz Festival, sat down to discuss this year's lineup.
For more than a quarter century, the Detroit Jazz Fest has entertained millions of fans with jazz legends ranging
from Herbie Hancock to Yusef Lateef and Ron Carter. Today, it ROARS on six stages over four days, with blues, gospel, R&B, and one of the finest jazz lineups on the planet. The festival also offers educational events, daily second-line parades, fire works, and rare opportunities to meet the artists. And it's all FREE!
In 2008, the Detroit Jazz Fest will celebrate the rich musical traditions of Philadelphia and Detroit and the "Trane" that connects them.
Billed as A Love Supreme: the Philly/Detroit Summit, the festival will feature Philadelphia native and renowned bassist Christian McBride as artist in residence. Other featured artists include Dianne Reeves, Gerald Wilson, Geri Allen, along with Philly stalwarts Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Sonny Fortune, Pat Martino and many more.
The festival takes place in Downtown Detroit over Labor Day Weekend, August 29th through September 1st 2008.
For more information on the 2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival, go to http://www.detroitjazzfest.com
Music heard on this show
Viva Tirado - The Gerald Wilson Big Band - Recorded live at the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Bossa J.C. - James Carter - From the CD Present Tense
Trumpet - Dwight Adams
Saxophone - James Carter
Guitar - Rodney Jones
Piano - D.D. Jackson
Percussion - Eli Fountain
Bass - James Genus
Drums - Victor Lewis
Blue Horizons - Sean Dobbins and The Modern Jazz Messengers - From the 'Modern Jazz Messengers' CD.
Saxophone - Dean Moore
Vibes - Robert Pipho
Piano - Steve Richko
Bass - Marion Hayden
Drums - Sean Dobbins
Buhaina - (comp. Kenny Cox) The Marion Hayden Sextet- Recorded live at the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Trumpet - Dwight Adams
Saxophone - Wendell Harrison
Trombone - Ron Kischuk
Piano - Buddy Budson
Bass - Marion Hayden
Drums - Sean Dobbins
A Good Man Is Hard To Find - Maria Muldaur and James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band - Recorded live at the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Go to www.jazzstage.us for links to these and the other great artists featured on Detroit JazzStage
Acknowledgments -
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to bopculture.com for more information.
A special thanks goes out to Mack Avenue recording artist Sachal Vasandani for supplying us with our introduction. Go to http://www.mackavenue.com for more information on Sachal and their many other great artists.
This episode is sponsored by the 2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival. Go to www.detroitjazzfest.com to find out more about this wonderful end of summer tradition.
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