“So often I have heard the complaint from fellow critics and assorted curmudgeons: ‘Why can’t an American city put on a festival as efficiently run, impressive and FREE as the Montreal International Jazz Festival?’ Note to colleagues: It’s already happening in Detroit.”
– Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

“This [2007] was one of the best festivals in a long time!  It was great to have a jazz festival actually present America’s classical music.”
– Regina Carter, jazz violinist and 2007 Artist in Residence

“It [the 2007 festival] was the kind of music that people will carry with them for years.”
– Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press

“The Detroit Jazz Festival has set the bar by which other world-class festivals are now measured.”
– Bill McFarlin, IAJE

“...everyone in attendance felt as if the festival was tailored to their specific tastes and interests. Excellent job!”
– Dean Sahute, Detroit JazzStage

“...if you blinked you missed something grand.”
– Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press

“Of all the festivals and various events I attend, I would rate this one the very best.”
– Linda Calandra-Porter, Sundance Channel

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