Atlanta Jazz Festival… 1987
The record of the 1987 festival illustrates that it took place on August 1st in the Rich Auditorium on the Woodruff Campus. It was the final year it was called the Atlanta Jazz Festival and Concert Series.
The lineup of performers for the 1987 jazz festival has been lost to posterity and is currently unknown. However, the photographers who have documented the performances over the first 30 years of the festival, in alphabetical order by last name, were: Jim Alexander, Sheila Pree Bright, Michael Reese, Sue Ross, Eric Waters, Julie Yarbrough.
The sponsors were the Stroh Brewery Company, AT&T, Eastern Airlines, The Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Southline, WVEE/V-103 FM and the Phoenix Arts Society.
The poster commemorating the festival was designed by Doug Vachon Advertising, the illustration by Theo Rudnack, printing by National Graphic – Marty Richard and Color Separation by Graphics Atlanta.
The Office of Cultural Affairs is seeking any information or documentation on the musicians who performed at the 1987 festival. Please share by contacting atlantajazz@atlantaga.gov regarding the 1987 performance line-up.
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