The Detroit Jazz Festival returns to the city Friday, Aug. 30 through Monday, Sept. 2, and Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET is teaming up with Paxahau as an official media partner to bring you special coverage and programming. Listen to the WDET x Detroit Jazz Fest playlist curated by Visions host Kaleigh Wilder.
Listen to WDET all this week for your chance to win VIP tickets to the 2024 Detroit Jazz Fest! In the Groove | Weekdays noon-3 p.m. ET
  • Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper Aug. 28-29 for your chance to win a Detroit Jazz Pazz Bundle that includes VIP seating all weekend.
  • Live studio performance from Kasan Belgrave on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
  • Wendell Harrison and TRIBE will perform live in the studio on Thursday, Aug. 29.
Visions | Monday, Aug. 26, 8-10 p.m. ET
  • Listen to Visions with Kaleigh Wilder on Monday, Aug. 26, starting at 8 p.m. ET for your chance to win a pair of single-day VIP tickets to the Detroit Jazz Fest.
Alternate Take | Thursday, Aug. 29, 8-10 p.m. ET
  • Listen to Alternate Take with Liz Warner on Thursday, Aug. 29, starting at 8 p.m. ET for your chance to win a pair of single-day VIP tickets to the Detroit Jazz Fest.
  • Liz Warner will put a spotlight on the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Brian Blade.
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 of course, organizing the world’s largest free jazz festival, featuring world-class talent, over Labor Day weekend.
Madlib performs at the opening night of the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival at the Carhartt Amphitheatre in Hart Plaza (September 1, 2023)
Madlib performs at the opening night of the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival at the Carhartt Amphitheatre in Hart Plaza on Sept. 1, 2023. 
With the support of corporate sponsors, philanthropic organizations, individual donors and volunteers, the Detroit Jazz Festival is free to music fans looking to revel in the artistry and improvisation of jazz legends, rising stars, legacy and homecoming artists. Each year’s lineup of more than 60 performances as remarkable and diverse as the genre itself, as well as spontaneous late-night jam sessions, offers something for everyone. The Detroit International Jazz Festival was founded in 1980 by Robert McCabe and the Detroit Renaissance. Along with the Detroit Grand Prix and the International Freedom Festival, the Festival was intended to bring people into the city and to provide all segments of the population with world-class entertainment.      

2024 DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

Stay tuned for more information about WDET’s special on-air coverage and programming and be sure to stop by our table at the festival and say hello!