
2024 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Brian Blade
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Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Brian Blade performs with The Fellowship Band.
The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has announced acclaimed drummer, composer, and bandleader Brian Blade as the artist-in-residence for this year’s Labor Day weekend festival. As part of his residency, Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band performed during a special preview event at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University. Watch a portion of Blade’s performance.
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2024 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Brian Blade
Clip: Season 52 Episode 16 | 2m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation has announced acclaimed drummer, composer, and bandleader Brian Blade as the artist-in-residence for this year’s Labor Day weekend festival. As part of his residency, Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band performed during a special preview event at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center at Wayne State University. Watch a portion of Blade’s performance.
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