WCLK Jazz 91.9 FM hit the airwaves on April 10, 1974, and this year will celebrate its 50th anniversary broadcasting from the campus of Clark Atlanta University.
The Atlanta Jazz Festival will honor the station and Atlanta’s community of jazz artists by presenting the concert event “WCLK AT 50: Featuring Lil John Roberts with an Atlanta All-Star Band.”
Award-winning drummer Lil John Roberts will lead a band of Atlanta musicians including: Phil Davis, Rodney Edge, Tres Gilbert, Derek Scott, Miguel Gaeten, Melvin Jones, Joe Gransden, Kebbi Williams, Jamel Mitchell, Mike Burton, Saunders Sermons, and Daniel Wytanis.
There will be special guest performances by Kathleen Bertrand, Cleveland Jones, Rhonda Thomas, Imani Grace-Cooper, Julie Dexter, Tony Hightower, Dashill Smith, and Alexandra Jackson. As the Narrator, Jon Goode will weave in stories about the history and legacy of WCLK. Lil John Robert serves as the concert’s music director.
The concert will highlight some of the most endearing jazz music from the 1930s through today. Classic songs like “Maiden Voyage,” “I Got Rhythm,” “So What,” and “Take 5” will be juxtaposed by modern compositions “Watermelon Man,” “Everybody Loves The Sunshine,” “Dominoes,” and “Rise.”
Catch the special performance on Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m. at Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. NE. To reserve your tickets, visit Ticketmaster.
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