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