2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: JOE ALTERMAN TRIO (@JoeAlterman)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Theo Croker (@TheoCroker)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Theo Croker (@TheoCroker)

Theo Croker is a trumpeter, vocalist, composer, and bandleader whose powerful and eclectic take on modern jazz pays respect to the tradition of the music while moving the genre forward.  A native of Leesburg, Florida, Croker is the grandson of the late great jazz trumpeter Doc Cheatham.
Croker began playing trumpet at age 11 after hearing Cheatham play in New York City, and by his teens was studying music formally at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville followed by the music conservatory at Oberlin College.  Croker's musical training has taken him all over the world including Shanghai, China where he took up residency at the House of Blues and refined his style.

Shanghai is also where Croker met his mentor, Dee Dee Bridgewater, whom he performs with often.  In 2014, Croker released his debut album AfroPhysicist on DDB Records via Sony Music Masterworks/OKeh Records. The follow-up, Escape Velocity, will be released in May 2016.





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Friday, May 27

Main Stage:

7:00 pm                                Next Collective                                                                                

9:00 pm                                Joi 

Saturday, May 28

Local Stage:       

12:30 pm                              Rialto Jazz for Kids All Stars

2:30 pm                                The Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra (RYJO)  

4:30 pm                                Mabu’s Ark Band                            

6:30 pm                                Alex Lattimore                                                                 

International Stage:

1:30 pm                                Camila Meza     

3:30 pm                                TATRAN                                                              

5:30 pm                                Mette Henriette                                                             

7:30 pm                                Etienne Charles                               

Main Stage:

1:00 pm                                Chargaux

3:00 pm                                Tomeka Reid                                                     

5:00 pm           Theo Croker      

7:00 pm                                Jamison Ross                    

9:00 pm                                Hypnotic Brass Ensemble                                            

                               

Sunday, May 29

Local Stage:

12:30 pm                              Band Room Nation                                         

2:30 pm                                Anonymous DaBand                                                      

4:30 pm                                Joe Alterman Trio                                                                            
6:30 pm                                        Chandra Currelley 

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2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE (@HypnoticBrass)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE (@HypnoticBrass)

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE

The HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE is a family band consisting of seven blood brothers who began their musical training at the tender ages of four and five by their father, jazz trumpeter/band leader Kelan Phil Cohran(EARTH, WIND, & FIRE, CHAKA KHAN, SUN RA). The boys went on to form the PHIL COHRAN YOUTH ENSEMBLE in 1990. The family toured the United States performing the complex original written jazz compositions of Cohran and other greats such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and even the music of classical greats Bach & Beethoven. Although the group’s early musical training encompassed primarily elements of instrumental performance, the brothers were personally being exposed to the music of their own generation (hip-‐hop, rock, reggae to name a few) and absorbed these components into the cosmic jazz style of their father.

By 1999, the band of brothers discontinued playing with dad in order to find their own sound, growing into the band now known as HYPNOTICBRASS ENSEMBLE or HBE.

In 2001 HBE independently cut and released their first LP Satin (for which they received an American Author’s Award). Using street performance as way to broaden their audience and hone their now distinctive sound, they found success at the grass roots level, garnering over 50,000 in sales nationwide. It was around this time that Island DEF JAM offered Hypnotic Brass a feature collaboration with renowned producer NO ID (mentor to KANYE WEST & GHOSTFACE KILLAH) as well as an accompanying artist /in‐house band recording contract. The band decided to stay indie and moved to New York City and followed up their debut album with the release of their second LP Jupiter. The album caught the ear of BLUR lead DAMON ALBARN and led to distribution in the UK by Albarn’s imprint Honest Jons. By now the musical style of HYPNOTICBRASS ENSEMBLE “had blossomed and come into its own.” (Lily Koppel/New York Times)

The group’s sound was best put by Fader Magazine’s Edwin Stats who called the band’s music: “a huge brass bridge of hypnotic polyphony connecting the cosmic jazz of Sun Ra’s Arkestra with the urgency of hip-‐hop and the sweeping emotional scale of a Curtis Mayfield blaxploitation opus.” News of the ensemble’s sound spread throughout the industry, and after Emcee/actor Mos Def caught a live HBE show, the brothers were asked to join him onstage as part of the MOS DEF BIG BAND (including Robert Glasper, Chris Dave, Casey Benjamin). The group graced many stages around the globe including JAZZSTAGE at LINCOLN CENTER and SHEAPHERDSBUSH in London.

At the same time HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE inked an outfitting deal with Dutch denim giant GSTAR RAW, and began their foray into international touring with a European tour that featured headlining performances at NORTH SEAJAZZ fest, BREAD & BUTTER BARCELONA, and the GOOD THE BAD THE QUEEN Victoria Park.

By 2008 HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE had performed their original tunes in every corner of the world to audiences as big as 110,000 (GLASTONBURY. ROSKILDE) and premiered music at venues around the world including London’s RONNIE SCOTTS, Australia’s SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE and New York City’s CARNEGIE HALL. In 2009; following a tour in Lagos, Africa with Damon Albarn & Africa Express; HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE recorded a full LP in London and released it under UK Honest Jon’s label. One of the songs on the album, “War,” became a featured song in the international blockbuster movie HUNGER GAMES. HBE signed on with The Agency Group for international touring and set out to blow away audiences at WOMAD AU: BIG CHILL: NOVARRA JAZZ: BERMUDA JAZZ FEST: PERCPAN in Brazil: POHODA in Czech Republic: COACHELLA: & many others.

The brothers were living in London when they recorded the Gorillaz record with Damon Albarn Welcome to Plastic Beach and joined the “Plastic Beach 2010 World Tour” upon its release performing alongside BOBBY WOMACK: MICK JONES from the CLASH: DE LA SOUL: & SNOOP DOGG. HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE gave their signature dose of hard brass to every audience on the four-month international tour and earned a spot backing up PRINCE at the NEW POWER GENERATION FEST in Denmark the next year, coming personally requested by THE ARTIST himself. Since then HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE has grown into an even newer sound with their latest efforts BulletProof Brass and Fly released by their very own imprint PHEELCO ENTERTAINMENT.

In 2015 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble signed with KOSSON TALENT to expand their US Touring. They are now gearing up to release a new installment entitled Bad Boys Of Jazz.

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Friday, May 27

Main Stage:

7:00 pm                            Next Collective                                                                                

9:00 pm                                JOI                                         

Saturday, May 28

Local Stage:       

12:30 pm                              Rialto Jazz for Kids All Stars

2:30 pm                                The Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra (RYJO)  

4:30 pm                                Mabu’s Ark Band                            

6:30 pm                                Alex Lattimore                                                                 

International Stage:

1:30 pm                            Camila Meza     

3:30 pm                                TATRAN                                                              

5:30 pm                                Mette Henriette                                                             

7:30 pm                                Etienne Charles                               

Main Stage:

1:00 pm                                 Chargaux

3:00 pm                                Tomeka Reid                                                     

5:00 pm                                Theo Croker      

7:00 pm                                Jamison Ross                    

9:00 pm                Hypnotic Brass Ensemble                                            

                               

Sunday, May 29

Local Stage:

12:30 pm                              Band Room Nation                                         

2:30 pm                              Anonymous DaBand                                                      

4:30 pm                             Joe Alterman Trio                                                         

6:30 pm                                        Chandra Currelley 

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2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: CHARGAUX (@Chargaux)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: CHARGAUX (@Chargaux)

CHARGAUX

From the moment they met serendipitously near Berklee College of Music in Boston, Charly & Margaux formed a string duothat alters the reputation of classical instruments and the people who play them. These dynamos, better known as CHARGAUX (pronounced “shar-go”), do everything from musical composition to the visual curation of their brand, all while making it look beautiful and effortless, truly taking renaissance women to a new standard. 

Within a year of meeting, Chargaux contributed a distinctive string arrangement for "Don't Kill My Vibe" for Kendrick Lamar's Grammy nominated Good Kid m.a.a.d. City (Interscope). Experimenting with Youtube as a platform, Chargaux quickly started a buzz that inspired their move to Brooklyn. The pair is now recognized by their emotionally moving performances, whether down in busy New York City subway testing their audience or at gala held in the White House playing for the First Lady, Michelle Obama and her honored guests. 

Utilizing their diverse skills sets, the mission for Chargaux is multifaceted and unique; always integrating their versatile visual aesthetic with their dynamic soundscapes. Chargaux's love for fashion and visual art has inspired collaborations with Red Bull Studios NYC, Opening Ceremony and Thom Browne. 

In 2013 CHARGAUX released the Gallerina Suites, a succinct instrumental EP with a soulful take on classical composition. Their 2014 release, Broke & Baroque features candid interview excerpts that describe their journey as rising artists interwoven with songs that capture both their unique orchestral sound and vocal arrangements. 

Highlights of Chargaux’s career include performances at the Lincoln Center in DC and Perez Art Museum in Miami, as well as features in Vogue’s summer issue and in the Adidas StellaSport Campaign.

Career Highlights:

- Featured in Vogue’s Summer Issue

- Arts.gov Interview

- Adidas StellaSport Campaign

- Museum Gigs 

- Performance at Lincoln Center Out of Doors

- Perfomance at Elizabeth Stewart Gardner Museum

- Perez Art Museum Miami

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE 2016 ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE UP 

Friday, May 27

Main Stage:

7:00 pm                            Next Collective                                                                                

9:00 pm                                JOI                                         

Saturday, May 28

Local Stage:       

12:30 pm                              Rialto Jazz for Kids All Stars

2:30 pm                                The Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra (RYJO)  

4:30 pm                                Mabu’s Ark Band                            

6:30 pm                                Alex Lattimore                                                                 

International Stage:

1:30 pm                                Camila Meza     

3:30 pm                                TATRAN                                                              

5:30 pm                                Mette Henriette                                                             

7:30 pm                                Etienne Charles                               

Main Stage:

1:00 pm                Chargaux

3:00 pm                                Tomeka Reid                                                     

5:00 pm                                Theo Croker      

7:00 pm                                Jamison Ross                    

9:00 pm                                Hypnotic Brass Ensemble                                            

                               

Sunday, May 29

Local Stage:

12:30 pm                              Band Room Nation                                         

2:30 pm                              Anonymous DaBand                                                      

4:30 pm                             Joe Alterman Trio                                                         

6:30 pm                                        Chandra Currelley 

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2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: ETIENNE CHARLES (@etiennejazz)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: ETIENNE CHARLES (@etiennejazz)

ETIENNE CHARLES

Etienne Charlesis the Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet at Michigan State University.  Hailed by New York Times as "an auteur" and by Jazz Times as "A daring improviser who delivers with heart wrenching lyricism."  According to DownbeatMagazine "Charles delivers his ebullient improvisations with the elegance of a world-class ballet dancer."  Etienne has received critical acclaim for his exciting performances, thrilling compositions and knack for connecting with audiences worldwide.  In June 2012, Etienne was written into the US Congressional Record for his musicalcontributions to Trinidad & Tobago and the World. 

Perhaps more than any other musician of his generation or Eastern Caribbean origin, Etienne brings a careful study of myriad rhythms from the French, Spanish, English and Dutch speaking Caribbean to the table.  Crucially, as a soloist, he fully understands the New Orleans trumpet tradition (which is readily discernible in his trademark instrumental swagger) and what famed Crescent City Pianist, Jelly Roll Morton so succinctly captured in the now immortal phrase, 'The Spanish Tinge'. 

His latest recording, Creole Soul has received critical acclaim worldwide for it’s fusion of root grooves from the Afro-Caribbean. His previous release, Kaiso (Culture Shock Music 2011), features his arrangements and interpretations of the music of calypso legendsLord Kitchener, Mighty Sparrow & Roaring Lion.

As a sideman he has performed and or recorded with Monty Alexander, Roberta Flack, Frank Foster, Ralph MacDonald, Johnny Mandel, Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, MariaSchneider, Count Basie Orchestra, Eric Reed, Lord Blakie, David Rudder and many others.  He holds a Master's degree from the Juilliard School and a Bachelor's degree from Florida StateUniversity.  

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE 2016 ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE UP 

Friday, May 27

Main Stage:

7:00 pm                           Next Collective                                                                                

9:00 pm                                JOI                                         

Saturday, May 28

Local Stage:       

12:30 pm                              Rialto Jazz for Kids All Stars

2:30 pm                                The Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra (RYJO)  

4:30 pm                                Mabu’s Ark Band                            

6:30 pm                                Alex Lattimore                                                                 

International Stage:

1:30 pm                                Camila Meza     

3:30 pm                                TATRAN                                                              

5:30 pm                                Mette Henriette                                                             

7:30 pm                Etienne Charles                               

Main Stage:

1:00 pm                                Chargaux

3:00 pm                                Tomeka Reid                                                     

5:00 pm                                Theo Croker      

7:00 pm                                Jamison Ross                    

9:00 pm                                Hypnotic Brass Ensemble                                            

                               

Sunday, May 29

Local Stage:

12:30 pm                              Band Room Nation                                         

2:30 pm                              Anonymous DaBand                                                      

4:30 pm                             Joe Alterman Trio                                                         
6:30 pm                               Chandra Currelley 

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From The Thoughts of Jermaine Sain: Give What You Have

From The Thoughts of Jermaine Sain: Give What You Have When I was growing up, they used to sing a song during offering time at church that said, "Give what you have, and the Lord will give you more.  Give what you have, there's something more in store....."  That's exactly what I want to talk about to day...GIVING BACK......

HERE'S THE STORY
One day I received a call from my business partner and he was asking me if I had seen a post that a friend had posted on my Facebook page.  I told him no I hadn't but I would check it out.  I go to my Facebook page and I notice a post from my friend stating that someone needed some assistance because her two nephews where packed up and shipped to her unexpectedly, and he had a photo of the clothes that they were wearing.  This particular friend is always very generous with helping others in need, so when he stated that he wanted to help but couldn't at the moment, I immediately felt compelled to help. 

(FAST FORWARD)
A few days later I text my friend letting him know that I saw his message and wanted to know how I could assist and that I could possibly buy some stuff on weekend.  He gave me the number to the aunt of the boys and I said I would reach out to her.  Can I be honest with you for a moment?  I'm not necessarily the person that gives, if you know what I mean.  So, naturally, my flesh wanted to back out but my spirit was still being pulled to do something.   (FAST FORWARD SOME MORE!)  Saturday morning comes and I have not called the aunt.  As I'm getting ready for the gym, I receive a text from my mother that says, "I thank God for my kids.  If it weren't for ya'll I don't know what I would do."   This message had absolutely nothing to do with the aunt but when I saw that message, I started thinking about all the hard time my mother had, raising us as a young single mother.  Then, I began to think about how blessed I was that my mother raised me!!!  (My mother was very young when I was born, so to keep me AND RAISE ME, was a very courageous decision to make at her age).  Then, I started thinking about those little boys, that didn't even have that option, they've been shipped to their aunt with little to nothing and the aunt is just trying to be the responsible one and take care of them!!!!!!!  (Needless to say, I contacted her).  

So, after my workout at the gym, I went to purchase some things, and as I began to pick up articles of clothing, I was struck with so many emotions that I began to cry.  Just thinking about the situation of these little boys and just hoping and praying that my contribution would make an impact on their lives.  Before long I found myself having so much fun buying stuff for them....I started to feel a sense of pride for what I was doing!  After awhile it was almost like I was shopping for myself but I can't even get my smallest toe in those clothes!!!


..........I said all that to say, it's very important that you follow you heart.  Often times we are so caught up in how things aren't going right in our lives that we don't take a moment to be grateful for the things that are going right and have gone right!!!!  I want to just encourage you to just take a moment to give back to someone today and watch how small your situation becomes.....DO IT FROM A WILLING SPIRIT AND  A PURE HEART.......AND WITH WISDOM.....and watch God move in YOUR life!!!!!  Be blessed, stay encouraged, keep dreaming, keep believing.......AND KEEP SPEAKING!!!!

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2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Chandra Currelley (@ChandraCurrelly)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Chandra Currelley (@ChandraCurrelly)



CHANDRA CURRELLEY

Chandra Currelley is a smooth, cool & sultry, chocolate powerhouse, at the same time syncopated and  improvisational!  That's what you get when you see and hear Chandra Currelley! Chandra is an artist that not only sounds great, but you can feel every note she sings. That's one of the reasons she is the 2014 recipient of the Black Women In Jazz, (Lady Soul Of Jazz Award).  She has toured with jazz legend Roy Ayers, where she recorded the duet, “Let Me Love You”. 

Because of her ability to legitimately cross musical and theatrical styles, Chandra has had the opportunity to work with some of the greats including music mogul Clarence Avant and the legendary recording group, the S.O.S. Band, where Chandra replaced the original lead singer. She continued the band’s string of Top Twenty Billboard hits with the CD’s “Diamonds In The Raw”, and “One Of Many Nights”, where she wrote several songs, including the single “Broken Promises”.   The Helen Hayes and NAACP Phoenix Award Nominee has released three solo CD’s, “Relationships”,“The Real Me” and “Love Songs”, which contains the hit song “Love Again” from the Lionsgate movie, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”.  Ms. Currelley has performed at the Long Beach Jazz Festival, the Berklee Jazz Festival, the JFly Music Festival, The Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, Praise 102.5, Gospel Jazz Live, the Holland Juneteenth Music Festival and The Atlanta Jazz Festival.  Chandra Currelley's live shows are unforgettable and always leaves the audiences shouting for more!  Chandra is a double threat as a singer and actress.  She is the 2015 Black Women In Jazz & Arts (Best Black Female Performer in Theater & Film). 

Her credits include “Madea's Big Happy Family”(The Movie), The musicals “The Hot Mikado” & “Sophisticated Ladies” to name a few.  And she can be seen on the OWN Network as the hilarious Miss. V in “For Better Or Worse”.  Music is available http://ift.tt/1YeKxcu, at cdbaby.com, Itunes and Rhapsody. 

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE 2016 ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE UP 

Friday, May 27

Main Stage:

7:00 pm                           Next Collective                                                                                

9:00 pm                                JOI                                         

Saturday, May 28

Local Stage:       

12:30 pm                              Rialto Jazz for Kids All Stars

2:30 pm                                The Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra (RYJO)  

4:30 pm                                Mabu’s Ark Band                            

6:30 pm                                Alex Lattimore                                                                 

International Stage:

1:30 pm                                Camila Meza     

3:30 pm                                TATRAN                                                              

5:30 pm                                Mette Henriette                                                             

7:30 pm                                Etienne Charles                               

Main Stage:

1:00 pm                                Chargaux

3:00 pm                                Tomeka Reid                                                     

5:00 pm                                Theo Croker      

7:00 pm                                Jamison Ross                    

9:00 pm                                Hypnotic Brass Ensemble                                            

                               

Sunday, May 29

Local Stage:

12:30 pm                              Band Room Nation                                         

2:30 pm                              Anonymous DaBand                                                      

4:30 pm                             Joe Alterman Trio                                                           
6:30 pm                Chandra Currelley 

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About When We Speak TV/ SAINJ Productions

About When We Speak TV/ SAINJ Productions

Jermaine Sain

When We Speak TV and SAINJ Productions, are committed to delivering quality products and services at an affordable rate.  Though closely related, they are two distinctively different companies.  When We Speak TV is an independently owned network based in Atlanta, Georgia, dedicated to providing unique media solutions for individuals, organizations, and venues.  SAINJ Productions assists with production needs of local/national talent, events, and organizations.

SAINJ Productions has been instrumental in providing vocal talent for the ISF 2015 World Congress and for Barry Manilow's One Last Time Tour.  In addition to talent placements, SAINJ Productions produces When We Speak, a talk show hosted by Jermaine Sain on the When We Speak TV network that exhibits artists and entertainers while promoting their products, albums, etc.  Among the many great guests include:

Fonzworth Bentley (Host of BET Lift Every Voice)
Headkrack (Rickey Smiley Morning Show/ Dish Nation)
Trina Braxton (WeTV reality show Braxton Family Values)
Chandra Currelley (Tyler Perry productions and plays)
Crissy Collins (Background Vocalist for Beyonce)
L'Renee (Background Vocalist for Kem)
AND MANY MORE!

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2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Camila Meza (@CamilaMezaMusic)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Band Room Nation (@BandRoomNation)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Rialto Jazz For Kids Allstars

Fonzworth Bentley Speaks With Jermaine Sain on When We Speak

Fonzworth Bentley Speaks With Jermaine Sain on When We Speak Fonzworth Bentley, Host of BET's Lift Every Voice, speaks with Jermaine Sain at the Lincoln Theater in Columbus Ohio.

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2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: Mabu's Ark Band

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: JOI (@JoiGilliam)

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: NEXT COLLECTIVE

2016 Atlanta Jazz Festival: NEXT COLLECTIVE

NEXT COLLECTIVE
Alto saxophonistLogan Richardson (born 1980) was by the age of sixteen already featured in the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra in his hometown; by nineteen, Downbeatmagazine hailed him as “up and coming.” After music studies at Boston’s BerkleeSchool of Music and New York’s New School, he worked with a series of bands led by Greg Tardy, Joe Chambers, Nasheet Waits and Jason Moran. He has recorded two critically embraced albums as a leader —Ethos and Cerebral Flow—and toured with his own group since 2006, and in 2010, France’s Jazzman magazine declared him “one of the ten burning alto saxophonists worldwide.”

Tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III (born 1980) is a Houston native who graduated from his hometown’s High School for the Performingand Visual Arts, and in 2003, from Berklee. He has already appeared on over 75 recordings worldwide, has performed or recorded with the likes of Terence Blanchard, Roy Haynes, Christian McBride, Eric Reed, Mulgrew Miller, Bob Hurst and Joe Lovano, and released three albums to date, including IIIin 2010. He currently divides his time between leading his own quintet and being a featured sideman in bands led by Ambrose Akinmusire, Eric Harland and others.

Keyboardist Gerald Clayton (born 1984) is the scion of Los Angeles’s well-known jazz family, which features his father, bassist/composer John, and his uncle, saxophonist Jeff. In 2011, he won the Edison award for Best International Jazz Album, has had three Grammynominations and was second place in the 2006 Thelonious Monk Institute JazzPianist Competition. He is the product of years of intensive training, at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music, and on-the-gig experience with the likes of Roy Hargrove, Lewis Nash, Terell Stafford, Clark Terry, Hank Jones, Benny Green, Kenny Barron, Ambrose Akinmusire, and others. He currently leads one of the most popular piano trios on the scene with bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Justin Brown and will release his Concord Jazz debut album in April of 2013.

Bassist Ben Williams (born 1984) was raised in Washington D.C., studied at Michigan State University, earned his Masters at Juilliard, won the 2009 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition, and is already one of today’s most in-demand sidemen, playing regularly and recorded with such headliners as Pat Metheny, Jacky Terrasson and Stefon Harris. He has been picked to perform with Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, Paquito D’Rivera, Roy Hargrove, and others.  In 2011, he recorded with George Benson on his album The Guitar Man and released State of Art, his debut recording as a leader. 

Drummer Jamire Williams (born 1984), like Walter Smith, is a Houston native who graduated the city’s High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, after which he received a B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music from New York’s New School. He has since toured and/or recorded with such notable R&B and jazz artists as Christian Scott, Bilal, Corrine Bailey Rae, Kenny Garrett, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Solange Knowles, Jason Moran, Gretchen Parlato and Robert Glasper. He currently leads his own group ERIMAJ and has recently released his debut album, Conflict Of A Man.

NEXT COLLECTIVE

Trumpeter Christian Scott (born 1983) is a New Orleans-raised, Berklee-schooled, Grammy-nominated bandleader and composer whose impact on today’s scene has grown exponentially with each successive recording, including his fifth release: this year’s double-disc best-seller Christian aTunde Adjuah. Nephew of famed saxophonist and Big Chief, Donald Harrison, he is intensely proud of his heritage (as depicted by his choice to adorn [his latest album with] the Afro-Native American Culture of New Orleans ceremonial regalia) and shares this sentiment from the stage. Most recently, Christian was featured on the cover of JazzTimes magazine, along with many other major press acknowledgments.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE 2016 ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE UP 

Friday, May 27

Main Stage:

7:00 pm              Next Collective                                                                                

9:00 pm                                JOI                                         

Saturday, May 28

Local Stage:       

12:30 pm                              Rialto Jazz for Kids All Stars

2:30 pm                                The Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra (RYJO)  

4:30 pm                                Mabu’s Ark Band                            

6:30 pm                                Alex Lattimore                                                                 

International Stage:

1:30 pm                                Camila Meza     

3:30 pm                                TATRAN                                                              

5:30 pm                                Mette Henriette                                                             

7:30 pm                                Etienne Charles                               

Main Stage:

1:00 pm                                Chargaux

3:00 pm                                Tomeka Reid                                                     

5:00 pm                                Theo Croker      

7:00 pm                                Jamison Ross                    

9:00 pm                                Hypnotic Brass Ensemble                                            

                               

Sunday, May 29

Local Stage:

12:30 pm                              Band Room Nation                                         

2:30 pm                              Anonymous DaBand                                                      

4:30 pm                             Joe Alterman Trio                                                           
6:30 pm                                        Chandra Currelley 

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