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
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 | with vocalist Edye Evans Hyde
Rathskeller Stage

Noon Ariel Kasler Quintet
1:30 Yuriana Sobrino Quartet
3:00 P.O.R.K. (Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings)
4:30 Borderland Ensemble
6:15 Derrick Benford Quartet
Cabaret Stage

4:30 Marvin Jones | Jay Valle
Marvin Jones, vocal
Jay Valle, piano
Big Band Stage

12:15 Paul Keller Orchestra
Paul Keller, bass
Keith Kaminski, alto sax
Jon Lynn, alto sax
Steve Wood tenor sax
Chris Collins, tenor sax
Mark Kieme, baritone sax
Luther Bird, trumpet
Joe Palmer, trumpet
Paul Finkneiner, trumpet
Lucas Stickley Miner, trumpet
Brooks Barnes, trombone
Terry Kimura, trombone
SC Klein, trombone
Willie Wang, trombone
Nick Heidi. piano
Pete Siers, drums
Sarah DAngelo, vocal
3:45 Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra
Seulah Noh, director
Alain Sulllivan, alto sax
Ryan Schildcrout, alto sax
Sam Corey, tenor sax
Kenji Lee, tenor sax
Lauren Elliot, baritone sax
Ben Green, trumpet
Anthony Stanford, trumpet
Justin Walter, trumpet
Lucas Stickley-Minor, trumpet
Michael Gerace, trombone
Ben Lavon, trombone
John Raleeh, trombone
Wyatt Forhan, trombone
Mathew Fries, piano
Luke Sittard, guitar
Carlo De Rosa, bass
Keith Hall, drums
5:30 CSO
Craig Strain, director
Aleks Starostka, alto sax
Robert Reeves, alto sax
Mark Kieme, tenor sax
Steve Wood , tenor sax
Bradley Stern , baritone sax
Mike Skrynski, trumpet
Randy Casteel, trumpet
Tim Kalvaitis, trumpet
Jim Ferdinand, trumpet
Steve Fleck, trombone
Elizabeth Gourmet, trombone
Jon Ewell, trombone
Sftefan Stolarchuk, trombone
Phil Lesky, piano
Rick Davis, guitar
Quentin Casanova, bass
Nate Winn, drums
Julie Savoy, vocal
7:30 Jeff Trudell Jazz Orchestra
Jeff Trudell, drums
Paul Onachuk, alto sax
Carl Cafagna, tenor sax
Mark Berger, baritone sax
Bob Jensen, trumpet
Patrick Hession, trumpet
Walter White, trumpet
Dave Jensen, trombone
Edward Gooch, trombone
Rob Killips, trombone
Albert Duncan, trombone
Chuck Shermetero, piano
Bill Lymperis, guitar
Ray Tini, bass
Solo Piano Room

Future of Jazz Stage

12:00 Martyna Gogolkiewicz
Martyna Gogolkiewicz, voice
Ben Dannug, piano
Jackson Stone, bass
Mattheas Boelter, drums
1:15 Wayne State Jazztet
Cayla Stus, vocal
Tre Smith, alto saxophone
Alex Pranis, tenor saxophone
Greg Allen Comonal, guitar
Aidan Kupina, piano
Hanna Kharchenko, bass
Quentin Casanova, bass
Max Baikie, drums
2:45 Anderson Shelkey Quintet
Anderson Shelkey, bass
Alex Lahti-Thiam, alto saxophone
Ricardo Forges, saxophone
Rowan Tucker Meyer, piano
Max Welterlen, drums
4:00 Dennis Tini’s Playing with the Pros
Madison Palmer, voice
Jude Medvinsky, drums
Lou Bachman, piano
Clinicians
Duncan McMillan, piano
Andrew Bishop, tenor saxophone
Jeff Pedraz, bass
Bill Higgins, drums
5:45 The Five
Eli Rachlin, trumpet
Shane Karas, tenor saxophone
Rowan Tucker-Meyer, piano
Brynn Hilliker, bass
Karsen Kelly, drums
7:00 Tran-Kitchen: The Fifth Line
Thomas Tran, saxophones
Sidney Kitchen, trombone
Alex Sweeney, piano
Desmond Lorenz, bass
Cameron Payne, drums
Jazz Talks!

12:00 George Sinnott interviews Lanny Austin