André 3000 will bring his acclaimed flute album “New Blue Sun” to the Atlanta Jazz Festival over Memorial Day weekend.
The co-founder of Outkast is fresh off a series of dates at Variety Playhouse where he and his band played ambient freeform concerts with a few tunes from his debut solo album thrown into the mix.
He’ll be joined by other jazz luminaries, including Lizz Wright, Paquito D’Rivera, and more for the three-day festival in Piedmont Park, May 25-27. Admission is free.
“We have a fabulous lineup of musicians performing at the 47th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival on Memorial Day Weekend,” Camille Russell Love, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, said in a statement on Monday. “We invite you to experience an eclectic mix of jazz by national artists on Saturday, explore the global sounds of some of the world’s best international artists on Sunday, and discover the latest music from notable Atlanta musicians on Monday.”
To learn more about the artists performing at this year’s festival and our late-night and pre-festival concerts, visit atljazzfest.com.
Here’s the schedule in Piedmont Park:
Saturday, May 25
1 p.m. New Jazz Underground
3 p.m. Sullivan Fortner
5 p.m. Butcher Brown
7 p.m. Cécile McLorin Salvant
9 p.m. Something Else!
Sunday, May 26
1 p.m. OKAN
3 p.m. Luca Ciarla Trio
5 p.m. Jacques Schwarz-Bart
7 p.m. OLATUJA
9 p.m. Paquito D’Rivera
Monday, May 27
1 p.m. Justice Michael & The Passage
3 p.m. KELS
5 p.m. Groove Centric
7 p.m. André 3000: New Blue Sun LIVE
9 p.m. Lizz Wright
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