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This is a partial schedule of events, accurate as of June 29, 1998.
Artists appearing, locations, times and ticket prices are subject to change.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 10

Event:Midnight Jam / New Orleans Brass Band Blowout
Time:Midnight
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
Tickets: $ 1 0

SATURDAY, JULY 1 1

Event:"Sing to the Sun" - A Special Family Concert featuring storyteller and illustrator Ashley Bryan, the Spivey Hall Children's Choir and Diane Monroe
Time:2 p.m.
Venue:Cannon Chapel, Emory University
Tickets:Free

Event:Jazz Conservatory Performance
Time:4 p.m.
Venue:Mall West End
Tickets:Free

Event:Spoken Hands Society Drummers &. Dancers Concert
Time:8 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
Tickets:$5

Event:Jazz Concert, featuring India Arie and Jiva
Time:7 p.m.
Venue:Georgia Perimeter College (DeKalb College)
tickets:Free

Event:Midnight Jam - Rhythm Review
Time:Midnight
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
Tickets:$10

SUNDAY, JULY 12


Event:Jazz Brunch with jazz singer Kathleen Bertrand
Time:1 1 a.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel
tickets:$25

Event:Jazz Brunch

Time:1:30 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel
tickets'. $25

Event:Summer Jazz Series with Simone &, Company, Michael Ross, Amiel Jacques Lesure and others
Time:3-7:30 p.m.
Venue:Hammonds House Museum & Gardens
Tickets:$15 General Admission

Event:Africa Fete '98 with Salif Keita & the Wanda Band, Papa Wemba &, Molokai, Cheikh Lo and Maryam Mursal
Time:4 p.m.
Venue:Piedmont Park
Tickets:Free

MONDAY, JULY 13

Event:Piano Lecture Recital - 'Rags, Bamboulas, and Jubas" featuring Portia Hawkins
Time: Noon
Venue:Chastain Room, Renaissance Hotel
Tickets:Free

Event:Blue Bag Lunch: Pete Peterson and the Blues in the House Band
Time: Noon
Venue:Centennial Olympic Park
Tickets:Free


Event:Solo Piano Series featuring Kenny Banks
Time:5:30 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Lobby
Tickets:Free

Event:Jazz Vespers
featuring The Atlanta Community Jazz Chorus & The Dwight Andrews Quintet; Special Guest - Pheeroan aklaff
Time:7 p.m.
Venue:First Congregational Church 105 Courtland Street SE
Tickets:Free (Donations Accepted)

Event:Midnight Jam - Blue Monday with Theodis Ealey Blues Band
Time:Midnight
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
Tickets:$10

TUESDAY, JULY 14

Event: Blue Bag Lunch: Heaven Davis & the Aggravating Papas
Time: Noon
Venue:Centennial Olympic Park
Tickets:Free

Event: Solo Piano Series featuring Donald Smith
Time:5:30 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Lobby
Tickets:Free

Event:Chamber Music Concert, featuring Thamyris, Tania Leon, Pheeroan aklaff and Diane Monroe
Time:8 p.m.
Venue:Georgia State University Recital Hall
Tickets:$12

Event:World Drums for Peace,
with over 200 master drummers from around the globe
Time:8 p.m.
Venue:Variety Playhouse
Tickets:$12

Event:Midnight Jam - Hip Hop
Time:Midnight
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
Tickets:$10

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15


Event:Blue Bag Lunch: Jimmie Robinson Band of Georgia
Time: Noon
Venue:Centennial Olympic Park
Tickets:Free

Event:Solo Piano Series featuring Gary Motley
Time:5:30 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Lobby
71ckets:Free

Event:Yusef Lateef - African American Suite
With Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi, conductor American premiere!
Yusef Lateefpresented in partnership with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
and The Fulton County Arts Council.
Time:8 p.m.
Venue:Atlanta Symphony Hall
Tickets:$20 - $35

Event:Midnight Jam - Mixed Bag

Time: Midnight
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
Tickets: $ 1 0


THURSDAY, JULY 16

Event:Blue Bag Lunch: Native Sons
Time: Noon
Venue:Centennial Olympic Park
Tickets:Free

Event:Solo Piano Series featuring Donald Smith
nme:5:30 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Lobby
Tickets:Free

Event:"Resoundings: The Realm of Improvised Music at The End of the Century; featuring Leo Smith Quartet, Alexander von Schlippenbach Quartet and Fred Anderson with the DKV Trio
Time:8 p.m.
Venue:Walter Hill Auditorium
Tickets:$12

Event:Vanessa Rubin and Cecil Bridgewater
71me:8 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
Tickets:$20

Event:Midnight Jam - Jazz with Jacques Lesure Quintet
Time:Midnight
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
Tickets:$10


FRIDAY, JULY 17

Event:Blue Bag Lunch: Willie Hill
Time: Noon
Venue:Centennial Olympic Park
Tickets:Free

Event:Resoundings Symposium - 'Improvisation and the Avante Garde Arts"
Time:2 p.m.
Venue:Buckhead Room, Renaissance Hotel
Tickets:$12

Event:Solo Piano Series featuring Ojeda Penn
71me:5:30 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Lobby
nckets:Free

Event:'Resoundings: The Realm of Improvised Music at The End of the Century"; featuring Peter Brotzmann Trio, George Lewis' Voyager Project with Roscoe Mitchell and Evan Parker, and Trio Three with Reggie Workman, Oliver Lake and Andrew Cyrille
Time:8 p.m.
Venue:Walter Hill Auditorium
Tickets:$12

Event:The Black Rock Coalition presents 'A Max &, Abbey Inversion in a Jungle Style"
Time:10 P.M.
Venue:Variety Playhouse
tickets:$18

Event:Midnight Jam - Singers Unlimited with Donald Smith
Time:Midnight
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
tickets:$10


SATURDAY, JULY 18

Event:Resoundings Performance Workshop "Techniques of the New Music"
Time:1 1 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Venue:Cannon Chapel, Emory University
TYckets:Free

Event:Southeastern Jazz Festival
Music from Birmingham Youth Jazz Ensemble, Najmah Marchelle, Earl Turbinton, and Life Force with Joe Jennings and Howard Nicholson
TYme:Noon-8 p.m.
Venue:Piedmont Park
Tickets:Free

Event:"Resoundings: The Realm of Improvised Music at The End of the Century" - featuring Andrew Cyiille, Peter Brotzmann Duo, Bauer-Kowald-Sommer Trio and Roscoe Mitchell's L-R-G composition
nme:2 p.m.
Venue:Cannon Chapel, Emory University
TYckets:$12

Event:Abbey Lincoln and Quartet and Regina Carter Quintet
Time:8 p.m.
Venue:Rialto Center for the Arts
nckets:$25

Event:FunkJazz Kafe
Time:10 p.m.-3 a.m.
Venue:The Tabernacle, 152 Luckie St. (downtown Atlanta)
tickets:$ 15 at the door ($ 1 0 with nonperishable item)

Event:Midnight Jam - Late Nite
Time:Midnight
Venue:Renaissance Hotel Ballroom
nckets:$10


SUNDAY, JULY 19

Event:Jazz Brunch
Time:1 1 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Venue:Renaissance Hotel
nckets:$25



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