© 2024 WCLK
Atlanta's Jazz Station--Classic, Cool, Contemporary
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Jazz 91.9 WCLK | Membership Matters

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2024 announces André 3000, Lizz Wright, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner and more!

One of the largest FREE jazz festivals in the country, the Atlanta Jazz Festival is an annual celebration of culture, community, and our love of jazz. The festival returns to Piedmont Park, in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, from Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27 from 11 am to 11 pm each day. Attendees will enjoy music by National, International, and Atlanta artists.

“We have a fabulous lineup of musicians performing at the 47th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival on Memorial Day Weekend,” states Camille Russell Love, Executive Director of the City of Atlanta - Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. “We invite you to experience an eclectic mix of jazz by National artists on Saturday, explore the global sounds of some of the world’s best International artists on Sunday, and discover the latest music from notable Atlanta musicians on Monday. To learn more about the artists performing at this year’s festival, and our late-night and pre-festival concerts, visit our website: atljazzfest.com.”

Here’s the schedule in Piedmont Park:

Saturday, May 25

1 pm New Jazz Underground

3 pm Sullivan Fortner

5 pm Butcher Brown

7 pm Cécile McLorin Salvant

9 pm Something Else!

Sunday, May 26

1 pm OKAN

3 pm Luca Ciarla Trio

5 pm Jacques Schwarz-Bart

7 pm OLATUJA

9 pm Paquito D'Rivera

Monday, May 27

1 pm Justice Michael & The Passage

3 pm KELS

5 pm Groove Centric

7 pm André 3000: New Blue Sun LIVE

9 pm Lizz Wright

The Atlanta Jazz Festival Presents WCLK AT 50 on May 24

To celebrate WCLK 91.9’s 50th Anniversary the Atlanta Jazz Festival is presenting WCLK At 50: Featuring Lil John Roberts with an Atlanta All-Star Band, along with some very special guests, at Atlanta Symphony Hall at 8 pm on Friday, May 25th. Tickets will go on sale March 8th. To purchase tickets, click HERE.

Enjoy a Late-Night Jazz Concert on May 25

Vocalist and composer Lauren Henderson will be the featured performer at this year’s late-night event at Park Tavern at 10 pm on Saturday, May 25th. To reserve your tickets, click HERE.

Tags