Labor Day Jazz Festival Schedule on WNCU

Best of Detroit International Jazz Festival, 8 – 10 a.m.

Hosted By Ed Love, WDET and Linda Yohn, WEMU
Featured performances:

  • Paquito D’Rivera
  • Toots Thielmans and Kenny Werner
  • Gary Burton
  • Christian McBride and Ernie Watts
  • Joe Lovano
  • Kevin Eubanks
  • Regina Carter
  • Jeff’Tain Watts

2012 Caramoor Festival, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Hosted by WBGO’s Rhonda Hamilton
Mixed in Surround Sound by Jazzset’s Grammy Award winning Duke Markos
Performances by:

  • The Cookers
  • Gretchen Parlato
  • Kenny Barron-solo piano
  • DeeDee Bridgewater Quintes
  • Roy Haynes and the Fountain of Youth

Newport Music Festival, 12 – 10 p.m.

Performances in expected order:

  • Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors – 12 p.m.
  • Jack DeJohnette Group – 1 p.m.
  • Kurt Elling – 2 p.m.
  • Lewis Nash Quintet – 3 p.m.
  • Dafnis Prieto – 4 p.m.
  • Bill Frisell – 5 p.m.
  • Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society – 6 p.m.
  • Rudresh Mahanthappa – 7 p.m.
  • 3 Clarinets – 8 p.m.
  • Jack DeJohnette All Stars featuring Jason Moran – 9 – 10 p.m.