Untitled Sessions: A Detroit Jazz Fest Afterparty & Jam Session

Untitled Sessions is back for Year Three! We are most highly stoked to share news of our beloved Labor Day/Detroit Jazz Fest weekend after party & jam session!

For the past three years, we’ve partnered with D.Cipher to bring you two late night sessions featuring Detroit’s coldest instrumental improvisors locking in with an audience immersed in the sound and interplay. Each evening’s ensemble plays two sets over the course of the evening, with the second opening into a jam for musicians who’d like to sit in on the spontaneous collaboration.

This year, on Saturday, September 5, we welcome Detroit trumpet sensation Trunino Lowe and his quartet to Moondog to lead the charge. Between New York and Detroit, Lowe has been cultivating a major rise as a bandleader, composer and sideman and sharing his album debut, “The Vision” released in 2023.

He’ll be joined by Detroit’s finest with Louis Jones III and Michael Abbo in the rhythm section and Ian Fink on piano and keys.

On Sunday, September 6, pianist, composer and Freak Press founder Ian Fink brings an ensemble musical project he’s dubbed Essential Satisfaction. In addition to being a first-call pianist to Black Milk, Shigeto, Robert Hurst, The Undisputed Truth and Scott Grooves, he’s also toured internationally with acts like Kassa Overall and Tomoki Sanders. The live and recorded musical concepts Fink presents as Freak Press demonstrate an incredible fluency and versatility, transcending categorization and beaming creative inspiration.

With details emerging in the coming weeks, Fink’s Essential Satisfaction is a surefire hit.

All tickets are on Eventbrite. A limited number of Early Bird tickets are on-sale now for $20. After that, tickets will be $25 in advance and $30 at the door. A limited number of 2-night passes are also on-sale now for $40. Word to the wise!

With gratitude to our production partners at D.Cipher and to our sponsors at Casamara Club and Petal & Cork, we excitedly welcome you to vibe with us at 2026’s Untitled Sessions!