The 31st Annual Michigan Jazz Festival

2026 SCHEDULE | Sunday, July 19, 2026, Noon to 9:15 pm

Open Air Stage

Noon    Alonso Umaña Quartet
1:30      Hughes Smith Quintet
3:15      Orquesta RITMO Project
4:45     Mr B and the Sharp Nine
6:15      Andrew Rathbun Quartet
7:45     Aguankó

Presentation Stage

12:30  Dave Kosmyna’s New Orleans Feetwarmers
2:00   Olivia Van Goor Quartet
3:30   Pat Prouty and the Detroit Office of Civil Defense
5:15    Terry Lower Trio | Edye Evans Hyde
6:45   Ian Blunden Organ Trio
8:15    Zen Zadravec Quintet

Rathskeller Stage

Noon  Ariel Kasler Quintet
1:30    Yuriana Sobrino Quartet
3:00   P.O.R.K.
4:30   Borderland Ensemble
6:15    Derrick Benford Quartet
7:45    Smoke Jones and the Heart & Soul Big Band

Cabaret Stage

12:30  Atla & Matt DeChamplain
1:45    Vanessa Carr | Phil Lesky
3:00   Jiana Hunter | Jacob Schwandt
4:30   Marvin Jones | Jay Valle
5:45   Lori LeFevre | Chris Buzzelli
7:00   Sarah D’Angelo | Rick Roe

Big Band Stage

Jeff Trudell Orchestra

12:15   Paul Keller Jazz Orchestra
2:00    MJF All-Star H.S. Jazz Band
3:45    Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra
5:30    CSO
7:30    Jeff Trudell Jazz Orchestra

Solo Piano Room

12:15    Kurt Schreitmueller
1:30     Bill Meyer
2:45     Terry Lower
4:15     Steve Talaga
5:30    Aris Chalin
6:45    Mark Braun

Future of Jazz Stage

12:00   Martyna Gogolkiewicz
1:15      Wayne State Jazztet
2:45     Anderson Shelkey Quartet
4:00    Dennis Tini’s Playing with the Pros
5:45    The Five
7:00    Tran-Kitchen: The Fifth Line

Jazz Talks!

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