The 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival

JAZZ TALK TENT
The ultimate jazz hang. Daily gatherings to meet artists, talk music, and remember when...
Hosted by Detroit jazz historians James Gallert and Lars Bjorn.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

1:30 — 2:45 pm: Birth of The Detroit Sound – PRESENTATION

3:00 — 4:15 pm: The American Song – PANEL DISCUSSION
Bill Charlap, Regina Carter, Linda Yohn, Sachal Vasandani

4:15 — 5:00 pm: Kenny Garrett – MEET THE ARTIST
Lars Bjorn

5:15 — 6:15 pm: Sippie Wallace – PRESENTATION
Ron Harwood

6:30 — 7:45pm: Blues Towns: Detroit / Chicago – PANEL DISCUSSION
Bob Porter, Bob Koester, Larry McCray, Robert Jones, Robert Jr. Whitall and H. Fred Reif

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

1:30 — 2:45 pm: Kurt Elling – MEET THE ARTIST
Tony Mowod

2:45— 4:00 pm: The Legacy of Gerald Wilson – PANEL DISCUSSION
Gerald Wilson, Charles Tolliver, Sean Jones, Lois Gilbert

4:15 — 5:45 pm: Yusef Lateef's Music – PANEL DISCUSSION
Yusef Lateef, Steve Wood, Herb Boyd, Ira Gitlert

6:00 — 7:00 pm: The Origin and Evolution of a Jazz DVD Series – JAZZ ICONS – PANEL DISCUSSION
David Peck, Producer - Jazz Icons
Phil Galloway, Producer - Jazz Icons
Don Sickler, Consultant & Associate Producer - Jazz Icons
Bill McFarland, Executive Director - International Association for Jazz Educators

7:30 — 8:30 pm: Tony Holland Group – PERFORMANCE
Tony Holland & Mike Carey, as
Skeeter Shelton, ts
Kenny Green, p
Bubs Fiddler, b
Clarence Williams, g
Keith Glass, d

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

1:00 — 2:15 pm: Chicago Tough Tenors – PRESENTATION
Daniel Melnick

2:45— 4:00 pm: Tough Tenors — Detroit Jazz Griots – PERFORMANCE
George Benson & Ed Wilkerson, ts
Kenn Cox, p
Marion Hayden, b
George Davidson, d

4:15 — 5:30 pm: In The Bass-ment: Detroit Bass Tradition – PANEL DISCUSSION
Don Mayberry, Marion Hayden, Ron Carter

6:00 — 7:15 pm: Spin City: Jazz Record Producers – PANEL DISCUSSION
Dave Usher, Bob Koester, Bob Porter, Ira Gitler