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31 Days of Jazz: The 35th Atlanta Jazz Festival

The 31 Days of Jazz kicks off May 1 and ends with the Atlanta Jazz Festival at Piedmont Park May 26-28.  Many of the events are free but some have a fee.  The Atlanta Jazz Festival in Piedmont Park is free and open to the public.

For a complete listing of events for “31 Days of Jazz” and the performance schedule in Piedmont Park, please visit the official festival web site at atlantafestivals.com.  

Here is a tentative schedule of activites planned for the month:

May 1      Rialto Center for the Arts          
Rialto Jazz for Kids JazzFest, 6p

May 2      Underground Atlanta                  
Eat Street! Food Truck Wednesday, 11a-2p

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May 4      Atlanta City Hall                              Lunchtime Jazz in the Atrium, 11a-2p

May 5      Clark Atlanta University              
CAU’s Jazz Under The Stars featuring Rachelle Ferrell, 7-10p       

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May 6      Centennial Park                             
Fiesta Atlanta – Cinco de Mayo Celebration, 10a-7p

May 7      Café 290                                             Jazz featuring Joe Gransden, 6p-2a

May 9      Sun Dial Restaurant                      
Live Jazz featuring the Mose Davis Trio, 7-11p

May 11   Fernbank Museum                       
Martinis & IMAX featuring the Derryl Rivers Band, 6:30-11p

May 12   Hammonds House Museum     
Jazz in the Garden featuring the Lucky Street Band, 7-10p

May 13   Acoustix Jazz Restaurant           
Jazzbeat Sunday featuring Eric Essix, 7:30p

May 18   High Museum of Art                    
Friday Jazz featuring Takana Miyamoto, 5p-Midnight

May 19   Perkerson Park                               Neighborhood Jazz at Perkerson Park, 2-6p

May 20   Justin’s Restaurant                       
Jazzing with Justin’s, 7p

May 21   Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint       
All Jazzed Up, 6:30p

May 22   Briza Restaurant                            
Live Jazz @ Renaissance Atlanta Midtown

May 23   Peachtree Center                         
Groovin at Noon, 11:45a-1:45p

May 24   Loews Atlanta Hotel                    
Live @ Loews featuring Ojeda Penn, 8-10p

May 25   Loews Atlanta Hotel                     
AJF Kickoff Cabaret featuring Johnny O’Neal, 7-10p

May 26   Piedmont Park                               
Live Jazz on two stages, 1-11p

May 27   Piedmont Park                               
Live Jazz on two stages, 1-11p

May 27   Loews Atlanta Hotel                     
Late Night Jazz Jam hosted by Jason Orr, 10p-2a

May 28   Piedmont Park                               
Live Jazz on two stages, 1-11p

May 29   Arizona’s Steak House                
Jazzy Tuesday Night, 7:30p

May 31   Hartsfield-Jackson Airport         
Jazz at the Airport, 5-7p

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