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Atlanta Jazz Festival
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2022 Atlanta Jazz Festival
Festival Guide
For current festival dates, event listings, and the latest Creative Loafing guide, see Atlanta Jazz Festival.
Atlanta Jazz Festival is one of the country’s largest free jazz festivals and a long-running Memorial Day weekend tradition in Atlanta, bringing major jazz artists, crossover performers, and jazz-focused community programming to Piedmont Park.
Festival Overview
Produced by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, the festival is free and open to the public and serves as the centerpiece of a broader month-long celebration of jazz in Atlanta.
Atlanta Jazz Festival has grown into one of the city’s signature cultural events, connecting Atlanta audiences with internationally known artists, local talent, and a broad view of jazz as a living, evolving art form. The festival’s long-running presence in Piedmont Park has helped make it one of the most recognizable annual music events in the city.
Social & Updates
Atlanta, you understood the assignment. 🧡
Three incredible days of world class music, unforgettable performances, and a park full of people celebrating the power of jazz and community.
Thank you for making the 2026... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
The love we have for our pets should never be limited by the barriers around us.
Taking the stage at the Atlanta Jazz Festival, dr.callieh reflects on EBONY’s Music & Pets Feed the Soul panel, presented in... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
Accept the love. Feel the rebirth 🖤
Safe to say, Atlanta loves you too ❤️
Thank you for an incredible performance ✨ @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
Rain came down. The crew stood up.
From quick pivots to behind the scenes problem solving, our Atlanta Jazz Festival crew made “rain or shine” more than a caption. They made it happen.
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Donnie gave us soul, story, and spirit on the Atlanta Jazz Festival stage.
From the first note to the final moment, his performance felt like a reminder of the power of music to move people, bring us together, and... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
AJF loves you too 🖤
Thank you natesmithdrums for gracing our stage rain or shine ✨
We felt that 🥁✨
And that 🔥
… And this too ❤️🔥
Consider this our receipt.
Thanks again natesmithdrums and everyone who came out... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
Class was in session with Nate Smith. 🥁✨
During an intimate live performance and masterclass, Nate broke down the power of rhythm, groove, and improv, showing how each one helps shape the feeling, movement, and soul... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
You can plan a pretty picnic, but you can’t predict the weather 🧡
Rain or shine, Atlanta showed up. And pjmorton showed out.
Thank you, pjmorton, for helping us close it out with heart, soul, and love in the park.... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
Atlanta, thank you. 🎷✨
To everyone who came out, danced, sang, stayed through the rain, and filled Piedmont Park with so much love, we appreciate you.
That spirit is what makes Atlanta, Atlanta. Rain came through,... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
“The rain didn’t wash the soul away.” - KamasiWashington
We caught up with Kamasi Washington moments after taking the stage at Atlanta Jazz Festival to reflect on the performance, his connection to the music, and why... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
ATL been ready. ⚽️🔥
Jerseys out. Energy up. ATL United in the mix.
World Cup is here now, but ATL was already moving like the host city it is.
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Yes. We felt it too, Kamasi ❤️
Thank you to our Day 1 headliner, kamasiwashington Washington, for gracing the Atlanta Jazz Festival stage with so much talent, energy, and love.
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