FESTIVAL/CRUISE: 31st Annual Detroit Jazz Festival

Subtitled "Flame Keepers: Carrying the Torch for Modern Jazz," the 31st annual Detroit Jazz Fest will pay homage to six trailblazers of modern jazz: Art Blakey, Ray Brown, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Betty Carter, and Gil Evans. The talents of these geniuses burned brightly not only through the movements they created, but also through their investment in and 'schooling' of young players - now seasoned and carrying the torch for their mentors. Terri Pontremoli Executive and Artistic Director.....

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