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Published on May 27, 2014 by Sonya's Spotlight


 Atlanta Jazz Festival Showcased Jazz & Fun In Piedmont Park: May 23-25

“The only thing that’s better than jazz is jazz in the park!”

“This year’s Atlanta Jazz Festival promises to be one of our best,” Camille Russell Love, Director of the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, predicted. And she was right. “ Atlanta showcased an unforgettable weekend of jazz at Atlanta’s beautiful Piedmont Park with three days of music over Memorial Day Weekend.

This year there were three stages in Piedmont Park: the Main Stage, the International Stage and the Local Stage, featuring artists ranging  from Eldar Trio, Brian Hogans Quartet, Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra, Ahmad Jamal and many other talented artists.

There were two KidZone areas this year. The Publix Activity KidZone offered. games and interactive play for all ages. The Art KidZone featured the WeBop Family Jazz Party, education concerts geared toward younger listeners.

A wide variety of food vendors tempted jazz festival attendees taste buds with BBQ, gyros, burgers, Caribbean foods and more. Many also browsed among the booths for unique items including art, clothing and jewelry.

Sponsorship: Sponsors for this year’s festival included Bank of America, Publix and Publix Charities, Coca-Cola, W Atlanta-Midtown, MARTA, XFINITY, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Georgia Lottery, FORD and Duty Free Americas. 

The 37th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival is presented by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. The mission of the Atlanta Jazz Festival is to educate and entertain a diverse audience of jazz fans and to nurture the next generation of jazz musicians. The festival is partially supported by Atlanta Jazz Festival Inc, a 501©(3) cultural, non-profit.

Like us on Facebook atAtlantaJazzFestival and visit the official web site at www.atlantafestivals.com for news and information.

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