Jazz Music in Atlanta

Events

Wednesday March 20, 2024 06:30 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: Check Site
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Trent Patten will be joined by Eden Mastriani-Levi on piano, Chris Sanchez on bass, and Adam Hendley...
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Wednesday March 20, 2024 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $5-$10
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Join us for a very special Wednesday Jazz Jam as we celebrate the 86th birthday of legendary Atlanta...
$5-$10 [click here for more]

Thursday March 21, 2024 05:00 PM EDT
Arts Agenda, Arts Agenda::Books, Free Events, Music
Join us at a book launch celebration for Emory University professor and jazz pianist Gary Motley, wh...
Free [click here for more]

Saturday March 23, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
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Enjoy an evening of wonderful jazz with trumpeter Jumaane Smith. 
$34-$68 [click here for more]

Saturday March 23, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $20 Adv – $25 Door
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The Shapley Octet with jazz vocalist Toni Byrd plays the music of the great Ladies of Jazz. Program ...
$20 Adv – $25 Door [click here for more]

Sunday March 24, 2024 06:00 PM EDT
Eddie’s Attic Cost: $16
Food and Drink, Music, Music::Soundboard Digital
CRITIC’S PICK: Mulvey has been crafting his unique mix of folk, blues, pop and jazz since the... [click here for more]
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Tuesday March 26, 2024 07:30 PM EDT
Atlanta Symphony Hall Cost: $35-$159+
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Pat Metheny: Dream Box Tour
$35-$159+ [click here for more]

Wednesday March 27, 2024 09:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10 Door
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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and si...
$10 Door [click here for more]

Friday March 29, 2024 06:00 PM EDT
Elsewhere Brewing Co. Cost: Free+
Food and Drink, Music
The longest-running acoustic gypsy jazz group in ATL returns! Featuring Marla Feeney, a virtuoso on ...
Free+ [click here for more]

Friday March 29, 2024 08:30 PM EDT
The Earl Cost: $15
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CRITIC’S PICK: This show for Matthew Pendrick’s Americana alter-ego Slow Parade celebrates the... [click here for more]
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Monday April 1, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $10-$15
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Experience an evening of jazz with the Trent Patten Quartet at Red Light Cafe, featuring a mix of or...
$10-$15 [click here for more]

Sunday April 7, 2024 12:00 PM EDT
City Winery Cost: $25+
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Melvin M. Miller’s brand has grown to now include Radio Personality! Melvin has his own radio show o...
$25+ [click here for more]

Thursday April 11, 2024 08:00 PM EDT
Red Light Cafe Cost: $22.50 Adv – $30 Door
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An Electric Harp concert with the HARP TWINS that is dazzling, comedic, and loved by audiences of al...
$22.50 Adv – $30 Door [click here for more]

Sunday April 14, 2024 12:00 PM EDT
City Winery Cost: $25+
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Monica Lisa Stevenson is a powerhouse vocalist known for her ability to capture the essence of tradi...
$25+ [click here for more]


Content

NEWS BRIEF: Inaugural Jazz Music Awards seeks submissions

02/16/2022 6:00 AM
Event is ‘dedicated to showcasing’ jazz

LISTENING POST: Recommendations for February into March

02/03/2022 4:40 PM
Symphony, jazz, Latin big band, and more

ATLANTA MUSIC NEWS: Milton Jones remembered

12/30/2019 9:30 AM
Catching up with Jeff Crompton, and more local music happenings

LISTENING POST: Miles Davis and the ‘Birth of the Cool’

09/12/2019 3:40 PM
New documentary finds the trumpeter shadowboxing with himself

LISTENING POST: A convergence of celli

05/02/2019 2:35 PM
Cello phenoms shine in two different musical realms

Kenosha Kid kicks off Buteco residency

03/14/2019 1:51 PM
The Athens-based post-rock and jazz ensemble is set to play one night each month

Kofi Burbridge: 1961-2019

03/01/2019 9:07 AM
Atlanta mourns the loss of a musical legend

Ghost-Note: An unearthly vibe

02/15/2019 4:35 PM
Snarky Puppy drummers take a deep dive into rhythm

ECM celebrates 50 years at Big Ears

02/07/2019 8:12 AM
The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Meredith Monk, Evan Parker, and more descend upon Knoxville’s annual festival of adventerous music

Quinn Masonry Trio plays Elliott Street Jan. 11

01/10/2019 10:19 AM
Free bop trio livens up Castleberry Hill Art Stroll on a cold evening


Venues

Eclectic venue for hip-hop, spoken-word poetry, and up-and-coming soul artists. Home to Wednesday night jam sessions featuring a live band and open mic for vocalists to join in. Street parking available. | more...

Atlanta Jazz Festival is regarded as one of the largest FREE jazz festivals in the country. An annual celebration of the music, culture and art of jazz begins in April and culminates each Memorial Day weekend, with an outdoor festival featuring jazz artists from all over the world.


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A local blues, jazz, and roots institution that’s been around for more than 25 years. The North Highland Avenue storefront, with its signature guitar-wielding neon alligator, has persevered through an unpredictable economy on the strength of the roots-based music that regularly fills the dimly lit r... | more...

Atlanta’s first urban winery, City Winery has an intimate music venue able to seat 300 people, a restaurant, bar, an outdoor patio, and a private event space. | more...

This tiny bar in a lovingly renovated old building in Downtown’s Castleberry Hill boasts an authentic neighborhood vibe. Downstairs hosts a variety of low-key jazz, open mic jams, and experimental music nights for the sonically adventurous. | more...

The former home of a black Baptist church that was escaped thanks to 1950s racial hostilities is now a come-as-you-are, Unitarian house of worship that places no deity above another. In addition to Sunday “celebrations of life,” the church hosts philosophy discussions, yoga, movie nights, and more. | more...

The comfortably chic lounge located under a hair salon near Piedmont Park hosts everything from comedy to erotic poetry to live music. | more...

This legendary dive bar in West Midtown is Atlanta’s home for live blues. The weekly lineup includes a Monday night jam and a regular Wednesday night slot held down by Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck, who helped make the club a blues hot spot in the 1980s. Weekends bring a grab bag of local and touring acts. | more...

The bohemian living room serves as the city’s center of bluegrass and Americana. The venue hosts a variety of other musical performers as well, plus diverse events. Food and drink available. | more...

Star Vision is a music venue for outdoor and indoor LIVE Music Events in Conyers, GA. It also operates as a small intimate Event Center for small gatherings. Also known as Star Vision Karaoke Store it has a karaoke booth for fun karaoke recordings. | more...

Chef Nick Melvin’s long-awaited Old Fourth Ward restaurant/music venue, Venkman’s, opened its doors in September 2015. The eatery is a casual neighborhood spot that boasts live music seven nights a week. Expect dishes such as celery salad with Parmesan, smoked almonds, and burnt lemon vinaigrette; p... | more...