Detroit Jazz Festival celebrates 40 years

The Detroit Jazz Festival is a yearly treat. I can't explain how great I feel each year to see the huge crowds ---of every color and nationality --- enjoying this free musical gift. A totally different vibe from Arts, Beats and Eats, this festival possesses a knowledgeable base, enjoying everything from Stanley Clarke and Pat Metheny to John Pizzarelli and Macy Gray [[who offered up a superb jazz vocal performance). It would take too long to discuss this year's highlights. Forty years and it gets better each year. A big thank you to the organizers. We talked with people from Ohio and New York, who make the Fest a destination each year. And for people watchers, there is no better place.

Yes, that is one crowd I don't mind being in. Excellent times indeed!

Always one of the best weekends of the year. Detroit jazz crowds are great! The organizers, as always, are to be congratulated and deeply thanked.