From July 4 to 20. The City of Detroit organizes the first Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival. And the Montreux program includes Elvis Costello, Jimmy Cliff, Marvin Gaye, Santana, Didier Lockwood, Stanley Clarke Band, The Brecker Brothers, Van Morrison, Passport, BBKing, Gato Barbieri, Mongo Santamaria, Fats Domino, Champion Jack Dupree, Toots Thielemans, Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roach. A « drum summit » makes Art Blakey, Amano-Kai, Gerry Brown, Billy Higgins and Chico Hamilton meet together. And a Ska night with English band The Specials July 11.