Atlanta Jazz Festival 2015 lineup announced
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
Last month, it was revealed that jazz legends Pharoah Sanders and Diane Schuur, along with the popular New York band, The Rad Trads, would perform at the 38th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival.
The rest of the lineup for the free event, which will take place across three stages at Piedmont Park, has also been unveiled. Performances will occur May 22 from 6-11 p.m.; May 23 from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. and May 24 from 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Here is the full lineup. For more information, visit www.atlantafestivals.com.
Friday, May 22
7 p.m. Mad Satta
9 p.m. Thundercat
Saturday, May 23
12:30 p.m. Tri-Cities High School Jazz Band
2:30 p.m. Jessie Davis & the Nebraska Jones Experiment
4:30 p.m. Kenosha Kid
6:30 p.m. Wolfpack ATL
1:30 p.m. North Atlanta Center for the Arts Jazz Band
3:30 p.m. Dida
5:30 p.m. Banda Magda
7:30 p.m. Alfredo Rodriguez Trio
1 p.m. Contemporary Violinist Daniel D.
3 p.m. The Rad Trads
5 p.m. Marcus Strickland Twi-Life
7 p.m. Otis Brown III
9 p.m. Derrick Hodge
Sunday, May 24
12:30 p.m. Joe Gransden and his Big Band
2:30 p.m. Mastery
4:30 p.m. Jeff Sparks
6:30 p.m. Tony Hightower
1:30 p.m. Fernanda Noronha
3:30 p.m. Strings from Haiti
5:30 p.m. Emrah Kotan
7:30 p.m. Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
1 p.m. Navy Band Southeast: VIP Protocol Combo
3 p.m. Four Women: A Tribute to Nina Simone - Featuring Kathleen Bertrand, Julie Dexter, Rhonda Thomas and Terry Harper
5 p.m. Nettwork Trio: Charnett Moffett, Stanley Jordan, and Jeff “Tain” Watts
7 p.m. Diane Schuur
9 p.m. Pharoah Sanders Quartet featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
