{"id":2277274,"date":"2026-02-11T13:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2277274"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:07:17","slug":"the-roots-and-two-other-grammy-winners-will-headline-atlanta-jazz-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-roots-and-two-other-grammy-winners-will-headline-atlanta-jazz-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Roots and two other Grammy winners will headline Atlanta Jazz Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kamasi Washington, The Roots and PJ Morton will headline this year\u2019s Atlanta Jazz Festival. The trio of Grammy winners are among over a dozen acts who will perform during the free three-day event that will take place May 23-25 at Piedmont Park. <\/p>\n

Atlanta Mayor\u2019s Office of Cultural Affairs, which hosts the festival, announced the star-studded lineup during an event at the Illuminarium on Tuesday night. There, city officials and festival organizers talked about the 49th annual iteration, along with inviting some acts to speak about performing at the event for the first time. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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Kendrick Lamar (from left), Jack Antonoff, Ruchaun Aker, Sounwave, Kamasi Washington, and SZA accept the award for record of the year for “Luther” during the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. Cher (third from left) looks on. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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