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The Atlanta Jazz Festival Returns - Labor Day Weekend - September 5th and 6th, 2021


The Mayor's Office for Cultural Affairs annonounced today that the Atlanta Jazz Festival will return for a weekend of great jazz performances on September 5th and 6th.


The festival, which normally takes place over Memorial Day weekend, will feature a strong line-up of up-and-coming jazz talents along with seasoned veterans like saxophonist Archie Shepp.


Here is the list of performers scheduled to perform at the festival:


The Complete Lineup for the 2021 Festival includes:

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Oak Hill Stage

1:30 p.m. – Pasquale Grasso Trio

3:30 p.m. – Yuko Mabuchi

5:30 p.m. – Alexey Marti

7:30 p.m. – Miguel Zenon

Meadow Stage

1 p.m. – Karla Harris

3 p.m. – Ryan Kilgore

5 p.m. – Jazzmeia Horn

7 p.m. – Ron Carter

9 p.m. – Patti Austin

Monday, September 6, 2021

Oak Hill Stage

1:30 p.m. – Brenda Nicole Moorer

3:30 p.m. – Logan Richardson

5:30 p.m. – Irreversible Entanglements

7:30 p.m. – Mike Phillips

Meadow Stage

1 p.m. – Isaiah Sharkey

3 p.m. – Laurin Talese

5 p.m. – Theo Croker

7 p.m. – Sean Jones

9 p.m. – Archie Shepp


As you can see, this is a pretty incredible lineup of performers. I will be posting more about this over the summer. I hope to see you in Piedmont Park for the festival on Labor Day weekend!

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