Jazz, blues & soul / Downtown (West Fort St)
Fort Street Presbyterian Church (Jazz at Fort Street)
A historic Gothic Revival church on West Fort Street downtown that hosts Jazz at Fort Street, a concert series with Detroit and visiting jazz musicians.
01 / The story of this place
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Curated by Detroit pianist Michael Malis, the series presents leading Detroit and visiting jazz musicians in the church's acoustically rich sanctuary. Proceeds support restoration of the church's century-old pipe organ.
- Series curated by Michael Malis
- Acoustically rich sanctuary
- Proceeds restore the pipe organ
Famous Detroiters
Famous people tied to this place 1
Lexicon entries for the people who lived, worked, performed or liked to spend time here.
- William Lavin 1864–1933 · tenor, voice teacher
Performed here
The Gothic Revival downtown church where Lavin was the longtime tenor soloist in residence.
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03 / Events
Events at this place
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Dec 11, 2026, 8:00 PMPRISM’s Winter Wonderland
PRISM Gay Men and Allies Chorus, which calls itself Michigan’s largest LGBTQ+ performing arts organization, gives a holiday concert at Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 8 p.m. Tickets: $38.
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