Atlanta Jazz Festival 2018 Announces Final Lineup

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Saturday to feature exclusively groups led by women, including Dianne Reeves, Jazzmeia Horn and Linda May Han Oh
Linda May Han Oh (photo by Vincent Soyez)
The lineup for the 2018 Atlanta Jazz Festival was announced and it includes a whole day of performances by groups led by women. The two-day festival celebrates its 41^stanniversary with a series of sets on May 26-27 in Piedmont Park. The festival, presented by the City of Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, is free thanks to support from the city, foundations and corporations.
For the first time in the festival’s long history, Saturday’s program features a lineup of groups led solely by female artists, including Dianne Reeves, Jazzmeia Horn, Anat Cohen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Linda May Han Oh, Tia Fuller, Ingrid Jensen, Shayna Steele, Camille Thurman, Jane Bunnett, Yoko Miwa and Sasha Berliner. Among the headliners on Sunday are Jon Batiste with the Dap-Kings, Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles, the Russell Malone Quartet, the Bad Plus and Matthew Whitaker.
For more information about the 2018 Atlanta Jazz Festival, visit their website. 
Schedule of performances:
Saturday, May 26, 2018

Next Gen Stage:
12:30 p.m. Sasha Berliner Escapades
2:30 p.m. Camille Thurman
4:30 p.m. Shayna Steele
6:30 p.m. Linda May Han Oh Quintet
Contemporary Stage:
1:30 p.m. Thumbscrew: Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek & Tomas Fujiwara
3:30 p.m. Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
5:30 p.m. Anat Cohen Quartet
7:30 p.m. Jazzmeia Horn
Legends Stage:
1 p.m. Yoko Miwa Trio
3 p.m. Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
5 p.m. The Ingrid Jensen Collective
7 p.m. Tia Fuller Quartet
9 p.m. Dianne Reeves
Sunday, May 27, 2018

Next Gen Stage:
12:30 p.m. Rialto Jazz for Kids
2:30 p.m. Antoine Roney Trio featuring Kojo Roney
4:30 p.m. Morgan Guerin
6:30 p.m. Matthew Whitaker
Contemporary Stage:
1:30 p.m. The Georgia Horns
3:30 p.m. Richie Goods & the Goods Project
5:30 p.m Sidewalk Chalk
7:30 p.m. Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles
Legends Stage:
1 p.m. The Lao Tizer Quartet featuring Eric Marienthal
3 p.m. The Russell Malone Quartet
5 p.m. M.F. Production’s Latin Jazz All Stars
7 p.m. The Bad Plus
9 p.m. Jon Batiste with the Dap-Kings
from https://jazztimes.com

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	Saturday to feature exclusively groups led by women, including Dianne Reeves, Jazzmeia Horn and Linda May Han Oh Linda May Han Oh (photo by Vincent Soyez) The lineup for the 2018 Atlanta Jazz Festival was announced and it includes a whole day of performances by groups led by women. The two-day festival celebrates its 41^stanniversary with a series of sets on May 26-27 in Piedmont Park. The festival, presented by the City of Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, is free thanks to support from the city, foundations and corporations. For the first time in the festival’s long history, Saturday’s program features a lineup of groups led solely by female artists, including Dianne Reeves, Jazzmeia Horn, Anat Cohen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Linda May Han Oh, Tia Fuller, Ingrid Jensen, Shayna Steele, Camille Thurman, Jane Bunnett, Yoko Miwa and Sasha Berliner. Among the headliners on Sunday are Jon Batiste with the Dap-Kings, Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles, the Russell Malone Quartet, the Bad Plus and Matthew Whitaker. For more information about the 2018 Atlanta Jazz Festival, visit their website. Schedule of performances: Saturday, May 26, 2018 Next Gen Stage: 12:30 p.m. Sasha Berliner Escapades 2:30 p.m. Camille Thurman 4:30 p.m. Shayna Steele 6:30 p.m. Linda May Han Oh Quintet Contemporary Stage: 1:30 p.m. Thumbscrew: Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek & Tomas Fujiwara 3:30 p.m. Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science 5:30 p.m. Anat Cohen Quartet 7:30 p.m. Jazzmeia Horn Legends Stage: 1 p.m. Yoko Miwa Trio 3 p.m. Jane Bunnett & Maqueque 5 p.m. The Ingrid Jensen Collective 7 p.m. Tia Fuller Quartet 9 p.m. Dianne Reeves Sunday, May 27, 2018 Next Gen Stage: 12:30 p.m. Rialto Jazz for Kids 2:30 p.m. Antoine Roney Trio featuring Kojo Roney 4:30 p.m. Morgan Guerin 6:30 p.m. Matthew Whitaker Contemporary Stage: 1:30 p.m. The Georgia Horns 3:30 p.m. Richie Goods & the Goods Project 5:30 p.m Sidewalk Chalk 7:30 p.m. Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles Legends Stage: 1 p.m. The Lao Tizer Quartet featuring Eric Marienthal 3 p.m. The Russell Malone Quartet 5 p.m. M.F. Production’s Latin Jazz All Stars 7 p.m. The Bad Plus 9 p.m. Jon Batiste with the Dap-Kings from https://jazztimes.com