Here are your Atlanta Jazz Notes event listings for May 14th, 2021.
Friday May 14th - Catch the great Joe Gransden on trumpet and vocals with Kenny Banks Sr. on keyboard at Ray’s on the River on the banks for the Chattahoochee in Sandy Springs. Joe and Kenny have developed incredible chemistry as a duo over their years playing together and play a wide-ranging repertoire that spans Sinatra to Basie to Glen Campbell.
Saturday May 15th - Enjoy brunch from 11-2PM at the Original Pancake House at 2964 Peachtree Rd. in Buckhead while listening to the incomparable vocalist Tia Rix accompanied by the great tandem of guitarist Dave Frackenpohl and bassist Neal Starkey.
Sunday May 16th - Head up to Alpharetta to the Velvet Note to catch the Jayden Richardson Quartet from 7:30 to 9PM. Richardson is among a vanguard of young musicians associated with the Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra who are making serious waves on the jazz scene while still in their teens. Joining him will be a band of equally talented young jazz musicians.
Stay tuned next week for the next installment of the Atlanta Jazz Notes podcast featuring an interview with the incredible guitarist Dave Frackenpohl. Please remember to leave a five star review wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe. Thanks!