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 6-11 p.m. May 22; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. May 23; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. May 24.
Here is the full lineup. For more information, visit www.atlantafestivals.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 22
Main Stage:
7 p.m. — Mad Satta
9 p.m. — Thundercat
SATURDAY, MAY 23
Local Stage:
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
International Stage:
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
Main Stage:
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
Local Stage:
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
International Stage:
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
Main Stage:
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
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