Michigan Jazz Festival 2025
On the campus of Schoolcraft College, the Michigan Jazz Festival filled eight stages with a full day of music on Sunday, July 20. Pleasant weather and large crowds helped to celebrate the festival’s thirtieth anniversary.
TOP: Craig Strain directing CSO on the Big Band Stage
ABOVE LEFT: Vocalist Isis Damil performing on the Presentation Stage
ABOVE RiGHT: Chuck Newsome providing a morning jazz guitar clinic prior to the start of the festival
BELOW LEFT: Clarinetist Dave Bennett confering with his band Jeff Kressler, Pete Siers and Ed Fedewa before their performance on the Open Air Stage
BELOW RIGHT: Ellen Rowe performing in the Solo Piano Room
ABOVE LEFT: Ramona Collins performing in the Cabaret Stage
ABOVE RIGHT: RJ Spangler, left, being interviewed by George Sinnott in Jazz Talks!
BELOW: Russ Macklem, trumpet, performing with his quintet in the Open Air Stage
ABOVE: Tbone Paxton singing with the Planet D Nonet on the Rathskeller Stage
BELOW: Photographer Jeff Dunn being honored by the Jazz Festival Board of Directors
photographs by Chuck Andersen and Rod Arroyo