SOUTHFIELD — The city of Southfield will host the 10th annual Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival Aug. 8-9 on the front lawn of the Southfield Municipal Campus, 26000 Evergreen Road.

“There’s so many emotions,” Horne said. “I’m proud, I’m grateful, I’m humbled by bringing this community of volunteers together. … It’s meant everything to me.”

Horne is a renowned vocalist, performer and recording artist who has performed around the world from Detroit to Tokyo. She is also a descendant of singer and actress Lena Horne and singer/songwriter Cleveland Horne of the Fantastic Four.

“I believe her music has lifted the spirits and touched the hearts of so many,” Delores Flagg, chairperson of the Southfield Public Arts Commission, said.

Kimmie began this festival in Lathrup Village as a one-day jazz even

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