Severe weather threat forces Detroit Jazz Festival to go virtual on night 1

DETROIT – The Detroit Jazz Festival has been forced to go virtual due to severe weather conditions projected to impact Hart Plaza during night one.

Friday’s (Aug. 30) scheduled performances, including both concerts, Translinear Light The Music of Alice Coltrane and Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, will be live-streamed from the Gretchen C. Valade Center.

Click here to watch the presentations, which will be livestreamed for free.

All outdoor events are postponed for Friday night only.

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