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Detroit International Jazz Festival

Detroit's annual swinging festival has become the largest jazz event in North America, now an institution after being held for a quarter of a century. The event jazzes up downtown with more than 100 concerts, late-night jam sessions and plenty of buzz in the area's 20 or so bars and restaurants.

Venue: Hart Plaza and Campus Martius Park

Date: 31 August to 3 September 2012

Website: www.detroitjazzfest.com