The Detroit Jazz Festival has announced its lineup of headlining acts for its 36th annual Labor Day Weekend Festival, set to take place September 4-7.

Artist in Residence Pat Metheny will perform on all four of the festival’s stages throughout the weekend with sets including:
Pat Metheny Trio with Antonio Sánchez, Scott Colley & special guest Kenny Garrett
Pat Metheny acoustic duo with Ron Carter
Pat Metheny Reunion with Gary Burton Quartet
Pat Metheny, Scott Colley, Antonio Sánchez, and Danny Gottlieb with the Detroit Jazz Festival Big Band and String Orchestra, Conducted by Alan Broadbent, performing new works including the North American premiere of Metheny's multi-movement/multi-media tribute to Eberhard Weber.

Full 2015 Lineup (in alphabetical order)

Monty Alexander: Harlem-Kingston Express
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
Richard Bona: Mandekan Cubano
Joanne Brackeen Quartet
Ron Carter
Will Calhoun Quartet with Greg Osby
Ron Carter Trio
Anat Cohen Celebrando Brasil: From Rio to Minas
Eddie Daniels jazz version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons for Detroit with the Detroit Jazz Festival String Orchestra and original narration from Douglas Preston
Dave Douglas Quintet
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet
Kenny Garrett Quintet
Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra: Conductor Carla Bley, Bassist Steve Swallow
Jon Irabagon Quartet
Jungle Funk Trio
Oliver Lake Organ Quartet
Carmen Lundy
Mack Avenue SuperBand
Rudresh Mahanthappa "Bird Calls"
René Marie Experiment in Truth
Ken Peplowski Quartet
Danilo Pérez—World premiere of his commissioned Detroit World Suite
Ester Rada
Arturo Sandoval
Maria Schneider Orchestra
The John Scofield & Joe Lovano Quartet
Tuba Skinny
Christian Scott Sextet
"Benny's Threads"—Inspired by the artistry of Benny Goodman, featuring new compositions by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, spoken word from author Douglas Preston, and superstar clarinetists featuring Anat Cohen, Eddie Daniels, Paquito D'Rivera and Ken Peplowski
Steve Turre and James Carter: Rahsaan Roland Kirk Birthday Celebration
James "Blood" Ulmer & Black Music Experience featuring Queen Esther
Manuel Valera & Groove Square

To see the full lineup, visit Detroit Jazz Fest.