Arts Agenda: Jazz and Blues – November/December 2024

Each week, ArtsATL delivers a critic’s short list of the shows, exhibitions, concerts and events we recommend for the coming weeks within one discipline in the kaleidoscope of Atlanta arts and culture. Every week, we’ll present a different art form.

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November 22

Joe Alterman Trio at All Saints’ Episcopal Church. The master jazz pianist known for performances at the Lincoln Center and Birdland, among other places, in a hometown venue. Tickets: $25.

November 23

The Cazanovas at Blind Willie’s. Blues stylists performing in their favorite venue. Tickets: $10.

December 3

Greg Satterthwaite Quartet at Red Light Café. This show celebrates the release of the new album, Crossing Lines. Tickets: $20 in advance.

December 5

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band: A Creole Christmas at Variety Playhouse. New Orleans classics and holiday selections with a twist. Tickets: $35-$65.

December 8

Jenny Levison and Friends’ Songs for Someone You Love at The Breman. 1950s Broadway classics and Copacabana glamour are on offer at this dressy affair. Tickets: $250.

December 14

Nicole Zuraitis at Spivey Hall. The Grammy-winning jazz vocalist is also winner of the 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition gold medal. Tickets: $25-$55.

December 22 and 23

Joe Grandsen’s Swingin’ in the Holidays at Eddie’s Attic. Atlanta’s own big band leader performs with guest vocalist Robin Latimore. Tickets: $29.50.

January 2, 2025

Joe Alterman’s The Upside Of Down at Eddie’s Attic. Celebrating his new release taken from live shows at Birdland. Tickets: from $26.70.

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Pairs well with…

Other events you might enjoy.

Rocío Rodríguez’s Night Poems at Sandler Hudson Gallery features delicate abstracts that border on landscape (through December 7) … Feel the Music at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art highlights eight Deaf artists using music, vibration and sound (through December 1) … Rick Ross bring his classic hip-hop hits to the Atlanta Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall (December 29) … Burning Bones Physical Theatre’s Hysteria at Windmill Arts combines spoken word, butoh and original music (through November 24) … Kiara Barnes’ short film Black Girls and Fairy Tales at Tara Atlanta explores race and fantasy (November 24) … Emory Dance Company presents its Fall Concert at Schwartz Center for Performing Arts’ Dance Studio with works by Julio Medina, George Staib, Danielle Swatzie and more (November 21).

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Next week’s Arts Agenda: Holiday Spectacular!