25th Annual Ford Detroit Jazz Festival
September 4-6, 2004
At Detroit's Hart Plaza
The Annual Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival, founded in 1980 by Detroit Renaissance, today ranks as "The Largest Free Jazz Festival in North America." Every year, many thousands of people head downtown on Labor Day Weekend to see hundreds of performances by thousands of musicians at Hart Plaza on the historic Detroit Riverfront.
Once again, Local 38's swingin' brothers and sisters helped make this event a resounding success!
September 4-6, 2004
At Detroit's Hart Plaza
The Annual Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival, founded in 1980 by Detroit Renaissance, today ranks as "The Largest Free Jazz Festival in North America." Every year, many thousands of people head downtown on Labor Day Weekend to see hundreds of performances by thousands of musicians at Hart Plaza on the historic Detroit Riverfront.
Once again, Local 38's swingin' brothers and sisters helped make this event a resounding success!
This year's exhaustive lineup included:
Alma College Percussion Ens. & the Hohner Inst. of Percussion, Alvin Waddles Trio, Anchor Bay H.S. Jazz Ensemble, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Ware w/the Cliff Monear Trio, Ben's Friends Big Band, Bill Meyer Group, Bop Culture, Buddy Budson Tribute to Morry Cohen, Carl Allen & The Art of Elvin, Charles Boles Quartet, Chico Hamilton, Chris Collins and Jazz from the Shamrock Shore, Cindy Blackman Quartet, Detroit H.S. for Fine & Performing Arts Jazz Ensemble, Donald Walden and the Detroit Jazz Orchestra, Eugene Maslov Quartet, George Benson Quartet, George Davidson & Hip Bop, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Houston Person Quartet, IAJE Reading Band, In The Tradition, James Carter Quintet, Jazz Across America Project, Jazz Clinic, Jon Faddis Quartet, Jon Hendricks, Kennedy Middle School Jazz Ensemble, Larry Coryell Trio, Larry Nozero & The Jobim Project, Lenny White Trio, featuring Victor Bailey and Joe Locke, Lou Rawls, Louis Smith Quartet, Mack Avenue All Stars, Marcus Belgrave Tribute to Morry Cohen, Mark Moultrup Group, Mason County Central Jazz Ensemble, Mike Longo Trio, Monroe H. S. Jazz Band, Northview H. S. Jazz Ensemble, Oscar Castro-Neves, Paul VornHagen Quartet, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Robert Lowe Quintet, Ron Blake Quartet, Schoolcraft College Jazz Band, Sean Jones Quartet, Shahida Nurullah, Shannon Wade Trio, Sheila Landis & Brazilian Love Affair, Steve Wood Quartet, The Brubeck Brothers Band, The Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band, The Hot Club of Detroit - Heineken Contest Winner, Toph-e and The Pussycats featuring Will Lee, U of M Flint / Mott College Steelheads, U of M Students of Professor Donald Walden, Urban Transport, West Bloomfield Jazz Ensemble , and the Winard Harper Sextet.
Alma College Percussion Ens. & the Hohner Inst. of Percussion, Alvin Waddles Trio, Anchor Bay H.S. Jazz Ensemble, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Ware w/the Cliff Monear Trio, Ben's Friends Big Band, Bill Meyer Group, Bop Culture, Buddy Budson Tribute to Morry Cohen, Carl Allen & The Art of Elvin, Charles Boles Quartet, Chico Hamilton, Chris Collins and Jazz from the Shamrock Shore, Cindy Blackman Quartet, Detroit H.S. for Fine & Performing Arts Jazz Ensemble, Donald Walden and the Detroit Jazz Orchestra, Eugene Maslov Quartet, George Benson Quartet, George Davidson & Hip Bop, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Houston Person Quartet, IAJE Reading Band, In The Tradition, James Carter Quintet, Jazz Across America Project, Jazz Clinic, Jon Faddis Quartet, Jon Hendricks, Kennedy Middle School Jazz Ensemble, Larry Coryell Trio, Larry Nozero & The Jobim Project, Lenny White Trio, featuring Victor Bailey and Joe Locke, Lou Rawls, Louis Smith Quartet, Mack Avenue All Stars, Marcus Belgrave Tribute to Morry Cohen, Mark Moultrup Group, Mason County Central Jazz Ensemble, Mike Longo Trio, Monroe H. S. Jazz Band, Northview H. S. Jazz Ensemble, Oscar Castro-Neves, Paul VornHagen Quartet, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Robert Lowe Quintet, Ron Blake Quartet, Schoolcraft College Jazz Band, Sean Jones Quartet, Shahida Nurullah, Shannon Wade Trio, Sheila Landis & Brazilian Love Affair, Steve Wood Quartet, The Brubeck Brothers Band, The Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band, The Hot Club of Detroit - Heineken Contest Winner, Toph-e and The Pussycats featuring Will Lee, U of M Flint / Mott College Steelheads, U of M Students of Professor Donald Walden, Urban Transport, West Bloomfield Jazz Ensemble , and the Winard Harper Sextet.
Steward Tim Miller and Michelle Fitzgerald kept watch to make sure the backstage activity went smoothly. >
Left: (L-R) Mukstar Ali, Fred Graham, Jr., and Tim Miller.
Photography and graphics courtesy Theo McLaughlin.