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Programming on Jazz 91.9 WCLK is made possible in part by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office Of Cultural Affairs presenting the 41st Atlanta Jazz Festival, Saturday and Sunday, May 26 - 27 at Piedmont Park.   On Saturday night, May 26, you can attend the Late Night Jazz Jam Concert Featuring Russell Gunn and The Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra. The event takes place at 10:00 p.m.

Spivey Hall at Clayton State University presents for one night only the Tivon Pennicott Quartet on Saturday, January 13 at 7:30  p.m. The quartet features Marietta Native, Tivon Pennicott on tenor saxophone along with Sullivan Fortner on piano.  Pennicott is a two time Grammy Award winner, and has performed and recorded with Kenny Burrell, Esperanza Spaulding and Gregory Porter. This is his first Spivey Hall appearance.  The show will be hosted by WCLK's Mark Angel.

Last Christmas I had a fascinating conversation with Nadine McKinnor. You may not have heard of McKinnor, but you have probably heard Donny Hathaway's This Christmas, a holiday soul classic that has been covered by many including The Temptations, Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle, Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan, Usher, Spyro Gyra, Cee Lo Green and many others. Hathaway co-wrote the song with Nadine McKinnor when he was recording as Donnie Pitts.

Programming on WCLK is made possible in part by Positive Growth Inc., celebrating 20 years of service with an awards ceremony and evening of Jazz and entertainment featuring Comedian Griff, Jazz Vocalist Julie Dexter, and Jazz Trumpeter Joey Sommerville. This event happens Friday, November 3 at 6pm at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center in Decatur. Ticket information is available here. Julie Dexter, Joey Sommerville and Positive Growth Inc CEO Joseph T.

On the October 28 edition of The Local Take, I speak with Demetria Wideman about concessions at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.   Ms. Wideman shares with us their upcoming "Taste" event taking place on Wednesday, November 1 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.  She shares with us how dining in the airports is no longer limited to hot dogs.  Many Hartsfield-Jackson restaurants are destination locations for travelers from all over the world.