The Atlanta Jazz Festival is FREE and open to the public. Here’s the schedule in Piedmont Park:
Friday, May 22
Main Stage:
7:00 pm Mad Satta
9:00 pm Thundercat
Saturday, May 23
Local Stage:
12:30 pm Tri-Cities High School Jazz Band
2:30 pm Jessie Davis & the Nebraska Jones Experiment
4:30 pm Kenosha Kid
6:30 pm Wolfpack ATL
International Stage:
1:30 pm North Atlanta Center for the Arts Jazz Band
3:30 pm Dida
5:30 pm Banda Magda
7:30 pm Alfredo Rodriguez Trio
Main Stage:
1:00 pm Contemporary Violinist Daniel D.
3:00 pm The Rad Trads
5:00 pm Marcus Strickland Twi-Life
7:00 pm Otis Brown III
9:00 pm Derrick Hodge
Sunday, May 24
Local Stage:
12:30 pm Joe Gransden and his Big Band
2:30 pm Mastery
4:30 pm Jeff Sparks
6:30 pm Tony Hightower
International Stage:
1:30 pm Fernanda Noronha
3:30 pm Strings from Haiti
5:30 pm Emrah Kotan
7:30 pm Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Main Stage:
1:00 pm Navy Band Southeast: VIP Protocol Combo
3:00 pm Four Women: A Tribute to Nina Simone – Featuring Kathleen Bertrand, Julie Dexter, Rhonda Thomas and Terry Harper
5:00 pm Nettwork Trio: Charnett Moffett, Stanley Jordan, and Jeff “Tain” Watts
7:00 pm Diane Schuur
9:00 pm Pharoah Sanders Quartet featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel
Piedmont Park
The festival returns to historic Piedmont Park, nestled in the heart of Midtown Atlanta.
- ADMISSION. The event is FREE and open to the public.
- DATES & HOURS. Festival hours in Piedmont Park are Friday, May 22 from 6 -11 pm; Saturday, May 23 from 11 am-11 pm and Sunday, May 24 from 11 am-11 pm.
- MULTIPLE STAGES. Enjoy music featuring Local, National and International Artists.
- KIDZONE. The KidZone area will offer games and interactive play for all ages.
- SHOPPING & FOOD VENDORS. A wide variety of food vendors will tempt your taste buds with BBQ, gyros, burgers, Caribbean foods and more! Browse the booths for unique items including art, clothing and jewelry.
- PARK RULES. There will be NO GRILLING, NO PETS and NO STAKING OF TENTS allowed in Piedmont Park during the festival.
- LOCAL TRANSPORTATION. The easiest way to come to the festival is to take MARTA: www.itsMARTA.com.
Sponsors for this year’s Atlanta Jazz Festival include Bank of America, PUBLIX, PNC Bank, Loews Atlanta Hotel, MARTA, Cantoni, The Coca-Cola Company and the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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The 38th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival is presented by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. The mission of the Atlanta Jazz Festival is to educate and entertain a diverse audience of jazz fans and to nurture the next generation of jazz musicians. The festival is partially supported by Atlanta Jazz Festival Inc, a 501(c)(3) cultural, non-profit. Visit the official web site at www.atlantafestivals.com for performance schedules and more information.
