Atlanta Jazz Festival… 1993

It’s 1993 and it’s Mayor Jackson final year of his third term as the festival mounts for another summer weekend of jazz. The perennial master of ceremonies, Ernest Gregory, with his deep resonating voice once again welcomes the festival patronage. As he introduces musicians and dignitaries, he warmly gives recognition of thanks to the myriad of sponsors and bridges the gap between each performance. All of this is backed by a well chosen soundtrack of music selected by the festival staff.

The year the festival’s lineup hosted Airto, Azanya, Scotty Barnhart, Dave Bass Quartet, Rick Bell, Vinnie Bernard, Jerry Byrd, Don Byron, Norman Connors, Charles Earland, Charles Fambrough, Nnenna Freelon, Joe Jennings, Stanley Jordan, Hal Galper Trio, Georgia State Faculty Ensemble, Roy Hargrove, Mark Helias, Louis Heriveau, Nancee Kahler, Earl Klugh Trio, Jon Lucien, Gloria Lynne, Dan Matrazzo, Meantime, Mulgrew Miler, Steve Nelson, Ken Professor Philmore, Flora Purim, Rebirth Brass Band, Grant Reed, Marlene Rice, Arturo Sandoval, Jimmy Scott, Audrey Shakir, Yusef Sharif, Rod Smith, Savannah Smith, Kirk Whalum, Wingspan with Kenny Garrett and Wild Magnolias & World Symphony Quartet.

Sponsoring all the festivities from May28th to June 4th at Underground Atlanta, Malibu Jacks, Atlanta Renaissance Hotel, Grant Park, Variety Playhouse, Woodruff Park and Chastain Park Amphitheater were the Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Circuit City, goody’s Headache Powder, Soapstone Center for The Arts, Atlanta Renaissance Hotel, WCLK 91.9 FM, Creative Loafing, Variety Playhouse, Underground Atlanta, WVEE 103 FM, Popeye’s Chicken and Biscuits, South Dekalb Mall, Lawry’s Seasoning Salt, Advanced Media Television Producers, AT&T, Malibu Jacks, Concert Southern Promotions and Jim Scott Pianos, Organs, Keyboards.  


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Atlanta Jazz Festival… 1992

Programming innovations were continued to be realized during Mayor Jackson’s 3rd term as the Bureau brought in newcomers Gary Motley, Cassandra Wilson and Christian McBride to share the stage with veterans Nat Adderley, Joe Sample and Freddie Hubbard among others. Continuing as Program Director, John Armwood ushered in viable relationships with several radio stations that played jazz – WCLK, WRFG, WREK, Jazz Flavors and WABE as sponsors or media promoters and would enlist not only his voice but those voices of radio personalities Phil Clore, Carl Anthony and H. Johnson to work as staff or masters of ceremonies for festival events.

Returning sponsors for the 1992 Atlanta Jazz Festival over the Memorial Day weekend from May 29th to June 7th were AT&T, The Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Atlanta Penta Hotel, Creative Loafing, WVEE-103 FM and WCLK 91.9 FM. The festival brought three new sponsors into the family with  Advanced Media, Concert Southern Promotions and Jazziz.

Performances were held at the Variety Playhouse, Club 590 West/Atlanta Penta Hotel, Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Grant Park, High Museum of Art Hill Auditorium and the Robert Woodruff Park for the Brown Bag Concerts.

Performing this year were George Adams, Audrey Shakir, Nat Adderley Quintet, Lonnie Smith Southside Trio, Carl Allen, Malachi Thompson Quintet, Geri Allen Trio, Cassandra Wilson, Bill Anschell Trio, Scotty Barnhart, Bazooka Ants, Rick Bell, David Benoit, Cindy Blackman, Dave Burrell, Joe Chambers, George Coleman Quartet, Richard Davis, Lou Donaldson, Georgia State Faculty Jazz Band, Juedinne Gordon, Bennie Green Trio, Spyro Gyra, Miklos Harsszesi, Joe Henderson Quartet, Vincent Herring, John Hicks, Andrew Hill, Fred Hopkins, Freddie Hubbard, Al Jarreau, Carter Jefferson, Joe Jennings, Obie Jessie, Stanley Jordan, Victor Lewis, Harold Mabern Jr., Howard Mandel, Christian McBride, Gary Motley, Ny Unity, Greg Osby, Don Palmer, Ritual Band East and Joe Sample.


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Atlanta Jazz Festival… 1991

The year was 1991. The baton of Program Director was passed from Rob Gibson to John Armwood, who had previously worked as the coordinator of the festival’s education component. He was instrumental in maintaining classical mainstream jazz in the parks while newer venues hosted smooth jazz, set up jam sessions at the Penta Hotel, established a jazz dance contest with improvisational dancing to improvisational music, and facilitated WLCK 91.9FM radio The Jazz of the City broadcasting the festival live from Grant Park.

Over the Memorial Day weekend performances and workshops and lectures were held on May 31st at Center Stage, Chastain Park Amphitheater, with a late night jam session at Club 590 West/Atlanta Penta Hotel. June 1st, 2nd held at High Museum of Art-Hill Auditorium and Grant Park with more late night jam session at Club 590 West/Atlanta Penta Hotel. On June 3rd-7th the Brown Bag Concerts were performed in Woodruff Park again ending the night with a late night jam session at Club 590 West/Atlanta Penta Hotel and on June 8th & 9th the festival closed out with performances in Grant Park.

Performing this year were Sonny Rollins, Spyro Gyra, Bob James, Rick Bell quintet, Joe Jennings and Life Force, Cecil Bridgewater, Arthur Blythe Quintet, Jackie McLean Quintet featuring Rene McLean, Ojeda Penn Experience, Bobby Hutcherson, The Harper Brothers, Charles Earland, David “Fathead” Newman, Grant Reed Quartet, Simone & Company, Mark Maxwell Band, Audrey Shakir Company, Eddie Davis Quintet and Johnny O’Neal, Olu Dara, Okra Orchestra, Azanyah, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, Dameronia, Abbey Lincoln, Fusai Abdul-Khaliq Ensemble, Dvae Holland Quartet, Don Pullen Trio and the David Murray Octet.

As well as being on the main stage Joe Jennings & Howard Nicholson, The Harper Brothers also led the nightly Jam Sessions. Critic and editorialist Stanley Crouch hosted a lecture and film presentation.

Sponsoring the 1991 festival were Adams Outdoor Advertising, AT&T, Atlanta Penta Hotel, The Coca-Cola Company/Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Coors Brewing Company, Creative loafing, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, National Endowment For The Arts, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, Southern Keyboards/Kawai Piano Company, WVEE/V-103 FM and WCLK 91.9 FM.

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Atlanta Jazz Festival… 1989

Under the direction of Harriet Sanford the 1989 Atlanta Jazz Series geared up and took place over the course of three weekends from June 2nd – August 6th in various locations around the city. On June 2nd performances were held at Center Stage Theatre, June 3rd had workshops at Rich Auditorium and performance at Grant Park, and June 4th performances were also at Grant Park. Performances were held on July 7th at Center Stage Theatre, July 8th at Piedmont Park and a July 9th lecture at Rich Auditorium and performance at Piedmont Park. August 4th hosted music at Center Stage theatre, August 5th with lecture at Rich Auditorium and performance at Piedmont Park and closing out the series on August 6th were performances in Piedmont Park.
Bring their talent to the stages were the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Germaine Bazzle, Walter Bishop Jr., Ed Blackwell, Jane Ira Bloom, Hamiet Bluiett, Benny Carter, Ron Carter, Olu Dara, Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Jim Hall, Billy Harper, Freddie Hubbard, Improvisational Arts Quintet, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, John McLaughlin, Jackie McLean, Charles McPherson, Frank Morgan, Amina Claudia Myers, Joe Pass, David Peaston, Courtney Pine, Sun Ra Arkestra, Arthur Taylor, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Williams, World Saxophone Quartet and the Young Tuxedo Brass Band.
Sponsorship was provided by AT&T, City Beverage Company, Coors Brewing Company, Creative Loafing, Jazziz, National Endowment for the Arts, Technics, WVEE/103 FM, WCLK/91.9 FM and Wyndham Midtown Atlanta.

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Atlanta Jazz Festival… 1988

The year is 1988 and the name of the festival was shortened to be billed as the Atlanta Jazz Series. The city was set for a summer of weekend performances beginning June 2nd and running through September 4th. On those weekends, the free concerts were held in Grant and Piedmont Parks, while the paid concerts were held at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. the concerts at Chastain served a dual purpose of raising funds so that the Bureau of Cultural Affairs could continue to operate at its high level of achievement and provide an elegant setting for some of the more venerable talent and their enthusiastic audiences.
In addition, the series of jazz concerts were made possible with sponsorship from the Wyndham Hotel/Midtown Atlanta, AT&T, WVEE/V103 FM, Southline, Bud Light, Phoenix Arts Society and WCLK 91.9 FM. The Atlanta Jazz Series and the Montreux Atlanta Jazz Festival were hosted by the city of Atlanta during the same time and cross-featured artists.
The performance lineup was a virtual who’s who featuring the Arthur Blythe Quintet, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Benny Golson Quartet, Michelle Hendricks, Monroe Hatcher Quartet, Music South Orchestra with Tommy Stewart and John Peek, Joe Sudler’s Swing Machine, the Phil Woods Quintet, Azanyah, Duo Exchange, David “fathead” Newman Quintet, Henry Threadgill Sextet, Ojeda Penn Experience, Ellis Marsalis Trio, Cassandra Wilson Quintet with Steve Coleman, Sonny Fortune All-Stars, Joe Jennings & Life Force, Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet, Sonny Rollins Quintet, Out of Hear, The Real Band, Michael Pedicin, Jr., McCoy Tyner Trio, Michel Petrucciani Trio, The Bazooka Ants, Nancy Kahler, Flora Purim & Group, John Cloy Quartet, 29th Street Saxophone Quartet, Clark College Jazz Orchestra and the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet with Sam Rivers. #preserving genius

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