33rd annual Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park

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33rd annual Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park

The 33rd annual Atlanta Jazz Festival returned to Piedmont Park after two years in other locations.

The Atlanta Jazz Festival returned to Piedmont Park on Saturday following two years away. Past jazz festivals there drew as many as 150,000 visitors.

Ralph E. White Jr., founding member of Our New Dimensions, plays the saxophone on the Bud Light Beer Garden stage. The group has grown to an eight-piece band playing a variety of genres.

Lindsay Friedlander, of Austin, Texas, checks out some paintings during the 33rd annual Atlanta Jazz Festival.

Bassist Keith White, of Jay Norem/Keith White Quartet, performs on the main stage.

Brenda Walters (center) dances to the rhythm of the live performance by Rialto Jazz For Kids All Star Band.

Tenor saxophonist John Sandfort (left) and bassist Keith White, of Jay Norem and Keith White Quartet, perform on the main stage Saturday at the 33rd annual Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park.

Jan Honeycutt (from left), Gail Johnson, Renee McWhorter, Barbara Martin and Sonja Cummings, all from Seneca, S.C., hold a jam session amid the jazz rhythms.

Guitarist Spencer Bean performs with The Steven Charles Band on the main stage.

Gail Johnson, of Seneca, S.C., smiles as she dances to the beat of the music.

Steven Charles, of The Steven Charles Band, performs. The band plays a diverse palette of genres and styles with a jazz flair.

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The Atlanta Jazz Festival returned to Piedmont Park on Saturday following two years away. Past jazz festivals there drew as many as 150,000 visitors.

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