Churchill Grounds Jazz

This Memorial Day weekend jazz musicians and enthusiasts will gather at Piedmont Park for another incredible weekend of music. In years past artists such as Lizz Wright, David Sanchez, Julie Dexter, Kemba Cofield, Michael Justice and the Passage, Julie Dexter and many, many more were recognized as festival headliners and supporting acts. They were deeply connected through Churchill Grounds. This year the Churchill legacy continues with Dashill Smith, Kevin Smith, Justin Varnes and others making their rounds on the Atlanta Jazz Festival stage. We encourage you to support the event sponsored by the City of Atlanta this weekend and hope you'll to support your local jazz scene throughout the year! Jazz has always had a place Atlanta. Whether you're in town for the festival or a native to Atlanta, the Churchill Grounds family has a way of making artists and jazz lovers from other places feel at home.

Atlanta Jazz Festival – Home of Atlanta Jazz Festival Atlanta Jazz Festival is funded through the support of corporate sponsorships as well as Atlanta Jazz Festival, Inc., a non-profit entity dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Atlanta Jazz Festival.

Churchill Grounds is pleased to be part of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Center in Decatur. Mary Lou Williams was a pioneer and worked alongside artists such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan. For more information on Mary Lou Williams, a Georgia native, writer, composer, philanthropist, and much more, please visit the website below and enjoy the article written by Bob Meyers. Whether you are new to jazz or a longtime fan of this great American artform, the article sheds light on the origins of the soul stirring music that Churchill Grounds hopes you will enjoy for years to come.

Remembering Mary Lou Williams, Georgia’s unsung jazz great Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; 1910–1981) was born in Atlanta and was one of America's greatest and most multitalented jazz musicians of all time.

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