The 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival

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The 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival

The 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

Vibraphonist Warren Wolf performs at the 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

Members of the Jean Young Middle School Band were one of the many performers at the Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park on Saturday. Thousands of Jazz fans are expected to attend the event this weekend.

Jazz fans eat and listen during the Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park on Saturday. The festival featured music, food and vendors throughout the park.

Anthony Lawrence, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Demetra Searcy, of Atlanta, and Deborah Cunningham, of Fayetteville, N.C., enjoy the Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park on Saturday.

Alexis Wilson of the Jean Young Middle School Band performs during the Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

Alexis Wilson of the Jean Young Middle School Band, performs during the Atlanta Jazz Festival.

2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival music ambassador Mike Philip is joined by City of Atlanta Cultural Art Division Director Camille Love to talk about next year being the 35th anniversary for the festival.

NBAF's Leatrice Ellzy, Jazz trumpeter/composer Russell Gunn, Jodine Dorce and Apollo Gunn enjoy the music at the 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

Christian Scott, of New Orleans, performed a song from Ninety Miles' Cuban inspired album, which will be released by Concord Jazz in the summer of 2011.

Singer Audrey Shakir sucumbed to the heat of mid-day, however she did perform three songs before having to retreat to an air-conditioned resting area.

Stefon Harris and Christian Scott listen to David Sanchez perform at the 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

Courtney and Jon Gifford with friends Ken Pergatis and Laura Moltzen at the 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

Sean Jones performs "Summer's Spring" from his 2009 CD The Search Within.

Trumpeter Melvin Jones performed during Audrey Shakir's set at the 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

John Davis, of the Sean Jones Quintet, keeps the music swinging.

A wide variety of food was availabe, however you needed to make sure that you brought an ample amount of money to get a meal. One Gyro went for $9.

Regina Carter and her group Reverse Thread closed the show on Saturday night at the 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

Jay Kiki, Faith Sophia, Tay Tay A., Georgia Kavata and Kendi Mwenda enjoy the cool evening and jazz music at the 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

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Vibraphonist Warren Wolf performs at the 2011 Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park.

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