The Detroit Jazz Festival is going hip-hop.
The Detroit jazz drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins has already been announced as the festival’s Artist-in-Residence with three performances throughout the weekend. On Monday, organizers revealed that he’ll be joined by L.A. multi-instrumentalist and DJ Madlib for a special mashup.
The Detroit Jazz Festival stretches from Hart Plaza to Campus Martius during Labor Day weekend from Friday, Sept. 1 through Monday, Sept. 4. Madlib and Riggins’s set is from 9-10:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 at the Carhartt Amphitheater Stage in Hart Plaza.
Both artists have collaborated with the late Detroit beatmaker J Dilla, and Riggins will do a solo Dilla tribute set, “J Dilla Lives Forever” on Sunday, Sept. 3. Riggins will also close out the festival on Monday, Sept. 4 at Campus Martius.
Jazz Fest also includes performances by NEA Jazz Masters Regina Carter, Louis Hayes, Kenny Garrett, and more.
For the full lineup and schedule, see detroitjazzfest.org.
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This article appears in Aug 2-8, 2023.
