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Jazz Afternoon (with Jazz Geek)
"Jazz Afternoon with the Jazz Geek" usually includes birthdays of famous and not so famous jazz musicians, recent releases, local artists, interviews, and classic jazz from the likes of Charlie Parker, Miles, Coltrane, Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, etc. Heavy on the small group instrumental jazz; light on vocalists and big bands.
For the twelvth consecutive year, the Detroit Jazz Festival (the largest
FREE Jazz Festival in the world!) is honored to present a very
special two-hour show highlighting the best from the 2012 Detroit Jazz
Festival.
Narrated by WEMU’s Linda Yohn and WDET’s Ed Love, the special includes
performances by Sonny Rollins, Steve Wilson Bird With Strings, Brian
Lynch, Jerry Gonzales, Marcus Belgrave with Harvey Thompson, Tribute To
Art Blakey, Mack Ave. Superband, Wayne Shorter, Fred Hersch, Poncho
Sanchez, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Donald Harrison, and “A Night In Treme”.
