Brian Blade, drummer, composer, and bandleader, will be the artist-in-residence for this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival.
This two-time Grammy Award winner musician is set to take center stage during the Labor Day weekend festivities. The 2024 festival will take place from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 in downtown Detroit.
Blade talks with John Penney of 90.9 WRCJ about his Detroit Jazz Festival residency, what has shaped his musical career, and passing advice onto the next generation.
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