Jazz Fest crowns new artistic and executive director
The Detroit Jazz Festival has named Terri Pontremoli as Terri Pontremoli as its artistic and executive director.
The Detroit Jazz Festival has named Terri Pontremoli as Terri Pontremoli as its artistic and executive director.
Excerpt:
“Terri has a passion for music like few
people I know,” said Gretchen Valade, Detroit International Jazz
Festival Foundation chair, in a statement.
Pontremoli, a classical violinist, came to Detroit from the Tri-C Jazz Festival in Cleveland, where she was executive director.
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