Detroit Jazz Festival reveals lineup, with three newly anointed Jazz Masters headlining

Earlier this month, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) bestowed three native Detroiters with its NEA Jazz Masters honor, and all three of those artists — violinist Regina Carter, drummer Louis Hayes and alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett — will headline the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival this fall, Sept. 1-4 in downtown Detroit.

They join a lineup of top-flight jazz musicians from around the world including Best New Artist Grammy winner Samara Joy and festival artist-in-residence Karriem Riggins, a renowned jazz musician, producer, DJ and Emmy Award winner from Detroit.

“We are extremely excited to feature three newly awarded NEA Jazz Masters — Regina Carter, Louis Hayes and Kenny Garrett, who are also Detroit jazz icons — on the stages of the festival this year,” said Chris Collins, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation president and artistic director. “Their presence, along with the unique energy and vision of Karriem Riggins, who is also from Detroit, will highlight an incredible showcase of diverse talent and revolutionary jazz from around the world.”

Here's a partial listing of this year’s Festival lineup. More performances will be announced later, festival organizers said:

Friday, Sept. 1

• Gretchen C. Valade Tribute

• 2023 Rocket Mortgage Artist-In-Residence Karriem Riggins: “Interplay”

Satuday, Sept. 2

• Regina Carter:  Gone in a Phrase of Air

• Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade: Children of the Light

• Miho Hazama and M_Unit

• "The Detroit Piano Legacy Continues..." - A montage of Detroit pianists

• Dafnis Prieto: “Cantar” with Luciana Souza

• John Scofield Trio featuring Vicente Archer and Bill Stewart

• Melissa Aldana Quartet

• Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few

• Stefon Harris & Blackout

• Detroit Jazz Festival Global Connect International All-Stars Hurricane Trio featuring Chris Collins

Sunday, Sept. 3

• 2023 Rocket Mortgage Artist-In-Residence Karriem Riggins: “J Dilla Lives Forever”

• Kenny Garrett Ensemble

• Jason Moran and the Harlem Hell Fighters/James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin

• Lizz Wright

• Johnny O’Neal & Sullivan Fortner “Tribute to Detroit Piano Masters”

• Alexa Tarantino Quartet

• Nduduzo Makhathini Quartet

• Joel Ross’ Good Vibes

• “KHAMSIN”

• Veronica Swift

Monday, Sept. 4

• 2023 Rocket Mortgage Artist-In-Residence Karriem Riggins: “Karriem and the Erratic Specialist”

• Louis Hayes Quintet

• Michael Weiss Trio: A Tribute to Barry Harris, with Peter Washington and Lewis Nash

• Samara Joy

• Dafnis Prieto with the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Student All-Stars

• Allison Miller and Boom Tic Boom “River in our Veins”

• Linda May Han Oh – The Glass Hours

• Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Jazz Festival lineup: Regina Carter, Louis Hayes, Kenn Garrett