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Straighten Up and Fly Right - The Nat King Cole Tribute Featuring Ramsey Lewis and John Pizzarelli

Sean Jones Quartet

Joshua Redman – 2014 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Dave Holland, Kevin Eubanks, Craig Taborn and Eric Harland: PRISM

Cyrus Chestnut Plays Dave Brubeck

Tom Harrell: COLORS OF A DREAM

Diane Schuur with String Orchestra conducted by Alan Broadbent and featuring Joel Frahm, Romero Lubambo, Ben Wolfe, and Willie Jones III

"To Miles, From Wayne" - Wallace Roney with Orchestra: featuring Wayne Shorter's Universe, Legend, and other rarely heard large jazz works

Pharoah Sanders Quartet

Regina Carter's "Southern Comfort"

Cyrille Aimée

Dr. Lonnie Smith's "In the Beginning" Octet

Randy Weston's African Rhythms

Randy Weston & Billy Harper Duo "The Roots of Blues"

Christian McBride Trio

Phil Woods Quintet

Lou Donaldson Organ Quartet

Al Foster Quartet

Freda Payne with the USAF Airmen of Note Big Band, Bill Cunliffe - Arranger - and presenting the 2014 DJF youth Vocalist Winner

Nicholas Payton: Sketches of Miles & Gil with Vicente Archer, Bill Stewart and Conductor: Bob Belden

Bill Evans Soulgrass

2014 DJF Artist in Residence: Joshua Redman Quartet featuring Reuben Rogers, Aaron Goldberg, and Greg Hutchinson

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

GARY BURTON QUINTET featuring Julian Lage, Vadim Neselovskyi, Jorge Roeder and Marcus Gilmore

John Pizzarelli Quartet With Special Guest, Bucky Pizzarelli – Father and Son

Stanley Clarke

MIKE STERN BAND featuring Bob Franceschini, Tom Kennedy, Richie Morales

Rodney Whitaker & Soul-R Energy

Ron Carter & Peter Bernstein –Tribute to Jim Hall

Tim Ries and The East Gipsy Band

A Night At the Apollo - featuring Ted Louis Levy, Kevin Mahogany, Margot B, David Berger’s NYC Jazz Orchestra, and Surprise Guests

Homecoming Big Band: Jimmy Wilkins Conducts the Music of Ernie Wilkins featuring the DJFO and Detroit Homecoming Guests: Barry Harris, Regina Carter, and Tim Ries

Tormé Sings Tormé – Steve March-Tormé featuring the Dektette arrangements of Marty Paich

Barry Harris Trio

Joey DeFrancesco Quartet w. George Fludas, Jeff Parker & Ralphe Armstrong

Louis Armstrong's Musical Legacy featuring Marcus Belgrave, Nicholas Payton, and Wendell Brunious

Aruán Ortiz & Orbiting Quartet

Elio Villafranca Quartet featuring Eric Alexander

Orrin Evans Quintet CD Release “Liberation Blues”

Walter White Quartet

The Pedrito Martinez Group, featuring Ariacne Trujillo

2014 DJF Artist in Residence: Joshua Redman - Jazz Speaks for Life - Music Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement featuring Reuben Rogers, Aaron Goldberg, Greg Hutchinson, the Wayne State University Big Band, The Motown Legends Choir, and special guests - In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the Civil Rights Act

I haven't been in Detroit to attend in a decade now. That's unfortunate. The lineup this year - like virtually every year - is attractive. More appealing than Monterey or SFJazz or Lincoln Center (though the latter two make poor comparatives, since they are oriented to full seasons of performance.) What a blessing that this festival was saved.