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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
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.
#MovingAtlantaForward #AtlantaCulture #WorldCupATL #ATLUTD... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
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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Some people don’t just play the music.
They know how to lead it. 🎹✨
myronjmckinley brought the kind of musicianship you feel before you even know what’s happening. The arrangements, the pocket, the energy, the... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
The music was hot… and so was the flavor 🔥🌶️
Louisiana Hot Sauce brought the spice to Atlanta Jazz Festival all weekend long with bold bites, fun activations, and nonstop energy in the park. Between the jazz, the... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
From the workshop to the stage, the story kept unfolding. 🎷✨
After his Atlanta Jazz Festival performance, we caught up with Cody Matlock to talk about his set, including his Erykah Badu covers and his duet with... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
Supporting artists goes beyond the stage. 🎷✨
Our Afrobeat Jazz: Rhythm, Roots, and Evolution workshop brought that mission to life through movement, sound, culture, and conversation — honoring the roots while making... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
The fits came to play, too. 🎷✨
Atlanta Jazz Festival is always about the music, but y’all know the style is part of the show.
From linen to color, shades to statement pieces, the park was giving a runway with a... @atlantajazzfestival Read more...
