Detroit Jazz Festival lineup announced

The Billy Childs Quartet, Cameron Graves, Carmen Lundy, the Joshua Redman Group and the Zig Zag Power Trio are just some of the acts coming to the Motor City this Labor Day weekend as part of the annual Detroit Jazz Festival.

Organizers announced big names that are part of the lineup Wednesday, weeks after revealing that jazz drummer and composer Brian Blade is the 2024 Artist-in-Residence. The Grammy Award-winning musician will perform several times throughout the event, which is in downtown Detroit Aug. 30-Sept. 2.

"It's amazing. Compared to any other festival in the world it is truly, truly incredible and a communal jewel, if you will," Blade told The Detroit News in March.

“This year’s lineup reflects a very dynamic and eclectic combination of next generation and legacy jazz musicians who reflect the diverse tapestry of jazz and its evolutions,” said Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s president and artistic director Chris Collins in a press release. “We look forward to their energy and craftsmanship on our stages and seeing our faithful jazz fans in downtown Detroit on Labor Day weekend.”

Here’s the full list of performers released by the Detroit Jazz Festival this week. A schedule will be posted to detroitjazzfest.org closer to the event.

2024 Artist-In-Residence Brian Blade

Billy Childs Quartet, Special Guest Sean Jones

Cameron Graves

Carmen Lundy

Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround Plus Special Guest

Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott)

Christian McBride

Ghost-Note

Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet

James “Blood” Ulmer Music Revelation Ensemble

Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa ‘Where Are We’ Tour

Kyle Eastwood – Eastwood Symphonic

Marquis Hill: Composers Collective

Melanie Charles

Mimi Fox Organ Trio

Monty Alexander D-Day

Nate Smith

Pablo Ziegler Quintet Featuring Roberta Gambarini

The Bad Plus

The Vibraphone Summit: Warren Wolf - Joe Locke – Jason Marsalis & Chien Chien Lu

Translinear Light: The Music of Alice Coltrane featuring Ravi Coltrane with Special Guest Brandee Younger

Zig Zag Power Trio: Vernon Reid, Melvin Gibbs and Will Calhoun