Must-See Detroit Artists at the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival

Known for her classics like “Better Days” and “I Remember Sky,” this award-winning jazz master, Dianne Reeves, is a performer that should not be missed — Sept. 5 at 4:45 p.m.

At the tender age of 9, Allen decided to join his elementary school’s band and from then on he never put the trumpet down, finding a whole new passion for instrumental music and jazz. Watch his perform Sept. 4 at 2 p.m.

Since 2009, Rafael Leafar of Leafar Village has had the privilege of recordings and performances with Reggie Workman, Jeff Mills, Moodyman, Robert Hurst, Marcus Belgrave, Luis Resto, Vincent Chandler, Marion Hayden, Sterling Toles, Detroit Jazz Festival Band, Kamau Kenyatta, and Detroit Composers Collective. Catch his performance during the Jazz Festival on Sept 4 at 5:45pm

Violist, violinist, composer and arranger Leslie DeShazor has graced the Detroit Jazz Festival stage with the Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra and as a member of the string quartet accompanying pianist Xavier Davis for his 2018 Rise Up Detroit CD celebration. Catch her solo performance Sept. 4 at 3:45 p.m.

Armstrong is one of the hardest working bass players around — having set in on countless gigs, tours and recording sessions with an endless list of illustrious names including Frank Zappa, Carlos Santana, Beatles producer George Martin, Herbie Hancock, Geri Allen, Lenny White, Narada Michael Walden, Earl Klugh, Eddie Harris, Don Sebesky, the London Symphony Orchestra and many, many others. Watch him perform at the Detroit Jazz Festival on Sept. 5 at 2:15 p.m.