André 3000 will bring ‘New Blue Sun’ to Atlanta Jazz Festival this weekend

André 3000 will bring his acclaimed flute album “New Blue Sun” to the Atlanta Jazz Festival this Memorial Day weekend. Music kicks off Saturday at 1 p.m.

The co-founder of Outkast and his band are expected to bring a mix of freeform jazz with a few tunes from his debut solo album thrown into the mix. André 3000 takes the stage Monday at 7 p.m.

He’ll be joined by other jazz luminaries, including Lizz Wright, Paquito D’Rivera, and more for the three-day festival in Piedmont Park, May 25-27. Admission is free.

“We have a fabulous lineup of musicians performing at the 47^th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival on Memorial Day Weekend,” Camille Russell Love, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, said in a statement on Monday. “We invite you to experience an eclectic mix of jazz by national artists on Saturday, explore the global sounds of some of the world’s best international artists on Sunday, and discover the latest music from notable Atlanta musicians on Monday.”

To learn more about the artists performing at this year’s festival and our late-night and pre-festival concerts, visit atljazzfest.com.

Here’s the schedule in Piedmont Park:

Saturday, May 25

1 p.m.    New Jazz Underground

3 p.m.    Sullivan Fortner

5 p.m.    Butcher Brown

7 p.m.    Cécile McLorin Salvant

9 p.m.    Something Else!

Sunday, May 26

1 p.m.    OKAN

3 p.m.    Luca Ciarla Trio        

5 p.m.    Jacques Schwarz-Bart

7 p.m.    OLATUJA

9 p.m.    Paquito D’Rivera        

Monday, May 27

1 p.m.    Justice Michael & The Passage         

3 p.m.    KELS 

5 p.m.    Groove Centric                      

7 p.m.    André 3000: New Blue Sun LIVE    

9 p.m.    Lizz Wright

The Atlanta Jazz Festival Presents WCLK AT 50 on May 24

To celebrate WCLK 91.9’s 50^th Anniversary the Atlanta Jazz Festival is presenting WCLK At 50: Featuring Lil John Roberts with an Atlanta All-Star Band, along with some very special guests, at Atlanta Symphony Hall at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 24. Tickets will go on sale March 8. To purchase tickets, click HERE.

Enjoy a Late-Night Jazz Concert on May 25

Vocalist and composer Lauren Henderson will be the featured performer at this year’s late-night event at Park Tavern at 10 pm on Saturday, May 25^th. To reserve your tickets, click HERE.