Jazz Talk Tent
Saturday, Sept. 2:
12:30 – Detroit Jazz Before Motown – PRESENTATION
Jim Gallert, Lars Bjorn

1:30pm: Lou Donaldson – MEET THE ARTIST

2:30pm: New Orleans Brass Band – PANEL DISCUSSION
W. Kim Heron – moderator, with Sean Jones, Charlie Gabriel, Howard Mandel, Lajoie Butch Gomez

4:00pm: Keys to the City: Detroit Piano Tradition – PANEL DISCUSSION
Lars Bjorn – moderator, with Kirk Lightsey, Kenny Cox, Bess Bonnier

5:30pm: Bennie Maupin* – MEET THE ARTIST

6:30pm: Detroit Jazz Griots with Phil Lasley – PERFORMANCE
Phil Lasley – Alto sax
Johnny Allen – Piano
John Dana – Bass
Bert Myrick - Drums



Sunday, Sept. 3:
2:00pm: Detroit Jazz Before Motown – PRESENTATION
Lars Bjorn, Jim Gallert

3:00pm: Detroit Jazz Invasion of NYC – PANEL DISCUSSION
Jim Gallert – moderator, with Ira Gitler, other panelists TBA

4:30pm: Great Bass: The Extraordinary Jaco Pastorius – PANEL DISCUSSION
Bill Milkowski – moderator, with Peter Graves, Will Lee, Linda Yohn, Howard Mandel

6:00pm: Kirk Lightsey – MEET THE ARTIST

7:00pm: Detroit Jazz Griots with David “Fathead” Newman – PERFORMANCE
David “Fathead” Newman – Tenor sax
Charles Boles – Piano
John Dana – Bass
Bert Myrick – Drums


Monday, Sept. 4:
12:30pm: Birth of the Detroit Sound, 1947 – 64 – PRESENTATION
Lars Bjorn, S.R. Boland, Jim Gallert, Susan Whitall

2:15pm: Mose Allison – MEET THE ARTIST

3:45pm: Brown Shoes Don’t Make It – the Music of Frank Zappa - PANEL DISCUSSION
Linda Yohn – moderator, with Bill Milkowski, Michael G. Nastos, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ed Palermo


6:00pm: Bag’s Groove: Milt Jackson – PANEL DISCUSSION
Jim Gallert – moderator, with Ira Gitler, Joe Locke, Wilbur Jackson


Family Jazz Stage
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Sept 2-4:

1:00pm: Jazz a ma Tazz with Hayes Greenfield

2:15pm: The Art of the Folk Tale with Sumarah Karen Smith

3:15pm: Jazzistry with Vincent York

4:45pm: Story telling with Rob McCabe

Music Maze open every day
Instrument Petting Zoo open every day

Detroit Princess
Saturday:
3:00pm: University of Michigan Jazz Combo

Sunday:
12:30pm: Theodore Croker Quartet: Oberlin College
3:00pm: Michigan State University Jazz Band under the direction of Rodney Whitaker

Monday:
12:30pm: Oberlin Jazz Septet
3:00pm: Phillip Jones II Sextet: Oberlin College
7:30pm. University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble