Live Jazz in Atlanta: Where to Hear Jazz November 2026
November Concerts, Weekly Jazz Nights & Jam Sessions
Jazz plays somewhere in Metro Atlanta every night of the week. Rooftops. Record lounges. Supper clubs. A wine bar on the BeltLine. More than 40 recurring jazz sets a week, and most of them cost nothing to walk into.
Start here. This month's headline concerts, every weekly jazz night by day, the city's jam sessions and its dedicated jazz rooms: everything you need to plan your night is on this page.
Updated November 12, 2026. Schedules, artists and admission may change, particularly during Thanksgiving week.
QUICK PICKS
Free jazz: Burle's Bar, Three Taverns Ponce, Side Saddle Wine Saloon, The Book Bird, Breaker Breaker, Azotea Cantina, ASW Whiskey Exchange, Chairs Upstairs, Virtue Rooftop, The Roux Kitchen, Buena Vida Tapas, Wylie Hotel & more
Jazz jam sessions: Napoleon's, Red Light Cafe, ASW Whiskey Exchange, Chairs Upstairs, The Velvet Note, JB's Record Lounge
Rooftop & Patio jazz: Side Saddle Wine Saloon, Three Taverns Ponce, Breaker Breaker, Virtue Rooftop, Azotea Cantina
Ticketed jazz clubs: St. James Live, Churchill Grounds, The Velvet Note
Jazz Concerts & Special Performances
Smooth jazz. Instrumental funk. Spiritual jazz. A free jazz festival. Poetry with live jazz. A holiday show with a chamber orchestra. Here are some of the headline jazz concerts in Metro Atlanta this month. For even more jazz concerts, search the Atlanta Concert Calendar.
Nov. 7–8 — Jazz in the Park ATL with a Taste of R&B
Historic Fourth Ward Park, Old Fourth Ward. 11AM–7PM both days. Free.
Free jazz festival this weekend. Two days of jazz and soulful R&B in Fourth Ward Park, with 12 Eleven, Sweet P, Saxokeem, Shantavia Nicole, saxophonist Cam Cullers and more. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. All ages. Full details →
Nov. 12 & 13 — Najee
St. James Live, South Fulton. Nov. 12: 6PM & 9PM. Nov. 13: 7PM & 10PM. From $99.
Two platinum albums. Two GRAMMY nominations. Three years on the road with Prince. Saxophonist and flutist Najee has also played with Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock. Four shows over two nights in St. James Live’s supper-club room. Tickets
Nov. 13 — Blair Crimmins & The Hookers
Northside Tavern, West Midtown. 10PM. $10 (Door only).
Atlanta’s own ragtime and Dixieland jazz band has opened for Mumford & Sons, O.A.R. and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Bandleader Blair Crimmins studied at Berklee, earned a Georgia Music Awards nomination for Best Jazz Artist, and built a band that plays 1920s hot jazz like it’s a rock show. A $10 night of swing at one of Atlanta’s classic dive bars.
Nov. 14 — Between the Lines: An Evening of Poetry, Jazz & R&B
Grace + Table, Decatur. Doors 6:30PM, show 8PM. From $22.
Live jazz and R&B meet spoken word. Vocalist K. Nikole sings, and poet Paula Amor hosts and performs, in an intimate room built for listening.
Tickets · More live music & poetry nights in Atlanta →
Nov. 17 — Elijah Fox Trio w/Kenny Banks Jr.
Eddie’s Attic, Decatur. 7PM & 9:15PM. From $25.
Drake and 21 Savage sampled his piano piece “East Village” on “Major Distribution,” which hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Elijah Fox has recorded and produced for SZA, J. Cole, Childish Gambino and Kali Uchis, and his improvisation “Wyoming” went viral on TikTok with 45 million+ Spotify streams. He shares the night with Atlanta pianist Kenny Banks Jr., a 2019 American Pianists Awards finalist. Tickets
Nov. 18 — Ami Taf Ra + Kamasi Washington
City Winery Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward. 6PM & 9:30PM. From $72.
Kamasi Washington produced Ami Taf Ra's debut album, The Prophet and the Madman, and NPR named their collaboration "Gnawa" one of the best songs of 2025. Spiritual jazz, Moroccan Gnawa, gospel and soul on one stage. Two shows. Tickets
Nov. 20 — Friday Jazz at the High
High Museum of Art, Midtown. 6–10PM. $30 nonmembers, $10 members.
The High Museum's monthly Friday Jazz pairs live sets with an evening in the galleries. November features Deborah Bowman, Azyia Joné and Melvin Miller performing in different museum spaces. Tickets
Nov. 20 — The Bad Plus
The Garden Club at Wild Heaven, West End. From $30.
Farewell tour. After 26 years, The Bad Plus calls it quits in 2026, and this is your last chance to see them in Atlanta. The band made their name turning Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” into jazz, then covered Black Sabbath, Blondie and Aphex Twin. RIYL: jazz that hits like rock. Tickets
Nov. 20 — Kirk Whalum
The Venue at Eagles Nest, Roswell. 7:30PM. From $75.
That’s his sax solo on Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” Kirk Whalum spent seven years touring the world with Whitney, played on records for Luther Vandross, Barbra Streisand and Quincy Jones, and has a GRAMMY win and 12 nominations. Atlanta vocalists Tony Hightower and Robin Latimore join him, along with R&B singer Amore Jones. 21+. Free parking. Tickets
Nov. 21 — Jazz @ Ebenezer: Cleveland P. Jones & the Cliff
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Horizon Sanctuary, Sweet Auburn. 4–6PM. Free.
Free jazz on a Saturday afternoon at the church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as co-pastor. Atlanta vocalist Cleveland P. Jones has headlined Friday Jazz at the High, and sings soul and jazz with his band, the Cliff. The concert is in the 1,700-seat Horizon Sanctuary.
Nov. 22 — Karla Harris with Tritone Chamber Orchestra
Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Roswell. From $40.
Atlanta jazz vocalist Karla Harris presents A Little Peace of the Holidays with special guests Tritone Chamber Orchestra: jazz vocals, orchestral arrangements and seasonal favorites. Tickets
Nov. 27 & 28 — Terreon “Tank” Gully & TANKTIFIED with Stefon Harris
Churchill Grounds, Decatur. 8PM & 10PM both nights. From $60.
Churchill Grounds kicks off 10 days of Grand Opening concerts with Atlanta’s own GRAMMY-winning drummer Terreon “Tank” Gully, who has played with the Christian McBride Band, Lauryn Hill and Dianne Reeves. His special guest is vibraphonist Stefon Harris, a four-time GRAMMY nominee and DownBeat Critics Poll winner. TANKTIFIED mixes jazz, funk, soul and Afro-Cuban grooves with a nine-piece crew that includes pianist Kenny Banks Jr. and Tony High Tower. Tickets
Looking for more concerts? Search over 1,000 events by genre, venue, date and neighborhood in the Atlanta Concert Calendar.
Weekly Jazz Nights in Atlanta
Monday
Napoleon's, Decatur — Joe Gransden Jazz Jam, 7:30PM. Free
Churchill Grounds, Decatur — Rotating jazz artists, 8PM. Ticketed
Ranger Station, Inman Park — Jonah Pierre Trio, 8PM. Free
Tuesday
Virtue Rooftop, Midtown — Saxophonist Eric Thomas, 6PM. Free
Eddie V's, Alpharetta — Tami LaRay, 6:30PM. Free
Burle's Bar, Old Fourth Ward — Creosote Clone, 7PM. Free
Churchill Grounds, Decatur — Rotating jazz artists, 7:30PM. Ticketed
Roaring Social, Alpharetta — Rotating jazz artists, 8PM. Free
Louisiana Bistreaux, Buckhead — Milkshake Mayfield, 6:30PM. Free
Wednesday
Trattoria Lucia, Glenwood Park — Bassist Benny St. Peixe, 6PM. Free
Wylie Hotel, Old Fourth Ward — Saxophonist Eric Thomas, 6PM. Free
Red Light Cafe, Amsterdam Walk — Jazz Jam, 9PM. $10 at the door
Roaring Social, Decatur — Rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Free
Three Taverns Ponce, Old Fourth Ward — Rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Free
The Select, Sandy Springs — Atlanta Jazz Quartet, 7PM. Free
Churchill Grounds, Decatur — Rotating jazz artists, 7:30PM. Ticketed
Buena Vida Tapas, Old Fourth Ward — Saxophonist Marquis Hare, 6:30PM. Free
Louisiana Bistreaux, Decatur — Milkshake Mayfield, 6:30PM. Free
Thursday
The Roux Kitchen, Old Fourth Ward — Rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Free
Side Saddle Wine Saloon, Boulevard Heights — Rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Free
St. James Live, South Fulton — Rotating jazz artists, 7:30PM. Ticketed
Churchill Grounds, Decatur — Rotating jazz artists, 7:30PM. Ticketed
The Velvet Note, Alpharetta — Open Mic Jazz Jam, 8PM. $20
The Whitley Hotel, Buckhead — Rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Free
Pricci, Buckhead — Rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Free
Friday & Saturday
The Roux Kitchen, Old Fourth Ward — Rotating jazz artists, Fridays & Saturdays 7PM. Free
Fermented Wine Boutique, Alpharetta — Rotating jazz artists, Fridays 7PM. $10 at the door
The Velvet Note, Alpharetta — Rotating jazz artists, most Fridays & Saturdays 7:30PM & 9:30PM. Ticketed
Churchill Grounds, Decatur — Rotating jazz artists, Fridays & Saturdays 8PM & 10PM. Ticketed
JB's Record Lounge, West End — Jazz Jam, First Fridays 8PM. $10 at the door, $5 musicians
The Book Bird, Avondale Estates — Francisco Lora Trio, Fridays 6:30PM. Free
Taste Wine Bar, West Midtown — Rotating jazz artists, Fridays 7PM. Free
Sunday
Breaker Breaker, Reynoldstown — The Vibe Surfers, 2PM. Free
ASW Whiskey Exchange, West End — Jazz Jam, 3PM. Free
St. James Live, South Fulton — Rotating jazz artists, 4PM. Ticketed
Churchill Grounds, Decatur — Rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Ticketed
The Roux Kitchen, Old Fourth Ward — Rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Free
Chairs Upstairs, East Point — Jazz Jam, 7PM. Free
Indigo Room, Smyrna — Jazz brunch. Rotating jazz artists, 2PM. $5 entertainment fee
Azotea Cantina, West Midtown — The Human DJ, 3PM. Free
Weekly schedules may change for holidays, private events or special performances. Confirm details with the venue before heading out.
Atlanta Jazz Venues
Jazz Clubs and Listening Rooms
CHURCHILL GROUNDS (Downtown Decatur)
Atlanta's legendary Churchill Grounds has a new permanent home inside the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Center in Downtown Decatur. The intimate listening room presents local and visiting jazz artists, with dinner and bar service during performances.
Jazz nights: Nightly. Ticketed. Monday 8PM; Tuesday–Thursday 7:30PM; Friday–Saturday 8PM & 10PM; Sunday 7PM.
Parking: Limited on-site parking, nearby street parking. Decatur MARTA station is about a five-minute walk.
THE VELVET NOTE (Alpharetta)
The Velvet Note is an intimate listening room that books jazz artists almost exclusively, with a 1924 Baldwin baby grand piano onstage. Guests can enjoy a full restaurant and bar menu during performances, with no food or drink minimum. The Thursday open mic jazz jam is one of the most affordable ways to experience this room.
Jazz nights: Thursday Open Mic Jazz Jam, 8PM, $20. Ticketed concerts most Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30PM & 9:30PM, plus select Sundays.
Parking: Free parking at Brookside Commons Shopping Center.
ST. JAMES LIVE (South Fulton)
St. James Live is a supper club featuring jazz, R&B, soul and tribute performances. Guests enjoy seated shows with table service, a full dinner menu and cocktails, with no food or drink minimum.
Jazz nights: Thursdays, 7:30PM, and Sundays, 4PM. Ticketed; prices vary by artist.
Parking: Free parking in the shared shopping center lot.
RED LIGHT CAFE (Amsterdam Walk)
Red Light Cafe is an intimate listening room near Piedmont Park, with table seating, a full-service bar and kitchen. Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet hosts one of Atlanta's longest-running jazz jams, welcoming both established and emerging musicians. The venue also presents folk, blues, funk, soul and other live entertainment throughout the week.
Jazz nights: Wednesday Jazz Jam, 9PM, $10 at the door ($5 for musicians/students)
Parking: Free on-site parking.
Jazz Jam Sessions
NAPOLEON'S (Decatur)
Monday nights at Napoleon's belong to trumpeter Joe Gransden, who hosts one of Atlanta's longest-running jazz jams. Experienced musicians and visiting players perform jazz standards in a relaxed restaurant setting, making it a great option for dinner and live music.
Jazz nights: Monday Jazz Jam, 7:30PM. Free.
Parking: Free on-site parking.
ASW WHISKEY EXCHANGE (West End)
ASW Whiskey Exchange sits along the BeltLine's Westside Trail at Lee + White. Its Sunday jazz jam is a casual, drop-in experience where musicians rotate through songs while guests enjoy whiskey flights and cocktails. Lee + White also has a food hall, breweries and direct access to the Westside Trail.
Jazz nights: Sunday Jazz Jam, 3PM. Free.
Parking: First two hours free; $5 for up to five hours.
🎹 MORE JAZZ JAM SESSIONS
Red Light Cafe, Amsterdam Walk — Wednesdays, 9PM. $10 at the door
The Velvet Note, Alpharetta — Thursdays, 8PM. $20
JB's Record Lounge, West End — First Fridays, 8PM. $10 at the door, $5 musicians
Chairs Upstairs, East Point — Sundays, 7PM. Free
Rooftops, Patios & Beltline Jazz
BREAKER BREAKER (Reynoldstown)
Breaker Breaker sits directly on the BeltLine's Eastside Trail, where Sunday jazz comes with Gulf Coast-inspired seafood, frozen cocktails and outdoor seating. The restaurant occupies part of the former Stein Steel factory site, with an indoor dining room, a large all-ages patio and an upstairs rooftop bar.
Jazz nights: Sundays, The Vibe Surfers, 2PM. Free.
Parking: Free neighborhood street parking. You can also walk or bike directly from the BeltLine.
SIDE SADDLE WINE SALOON (Boulevard Heights)
Located along the BeltLine's Southside Trail near Grant Park, Side Saddle Wine Saloon offers Thursday evening jazz in a relaxed neighborhood setting. Its spacious patio overlooks the BeltLine and pairs live music with natural wines, cocktails and shareable plates. Indoor seating is also available.
Jazz nights: Thursdays, rotating jazz artists, 7PM. Free.
Parking: Two-hour validated parking at Penman Apartments. You can also walk or bike directly from the BeltLine.
🎺 MORE OUTDOOR JAZZ
Virtue Rooftop. Midtown — Tuesdays. 6PM. Free
Three Taverns Ponce, Old Fourth Ward — Wednesdays, 7PM. Free
Azotea Cantina (Rootop), West Midtown — Sundays, 3PM. Free
Atlanta Jazz FAQ
Any night of the week. Churchill Grounds in Decatur has ticketed jazz nightly. Free options by night: Napoleon's (Monday), Burle's Bar and Virtue Rooftop (Tuesday), Three Taverns Ponce and Buena Vida Tapas (Wednesday), Side Saddle Wine Saloon (Thursday), The Book Bird (Friday), The Roux Kitchen (Thursday through Sunday), and Breaker Breaker and ASW Whiskey Exchange (Sunday). For one-off concerts, search the Atlanta Concert Calendar by date.
Popular free options include Burle's Bar, Virtue Rooftop, Three Taverns Ponce, The Roux Kitchen, Side Saddle Wine Saloon, The Book Bird, Breaker Breaker, Napoleon's and ASW Whiskey Exchange. Many are restaurant, bookstore or bar performances with no advertised cover charge.
Recurring jazz jams include Napoleon's on Mondays, Red Light Cafe on Wednesdays, The Velvet Note on Thursdays, JB's Record Lounge on first Fridays, and ASW Whiskey Exchange and Chairs Upstairs on Sundays.
Churchill Grounds in Decatur, The Velvet Note in Alpharetta and St. James Live in South Fulton are established choices for jazz-focused listening experiences. Red Light Cafe and Eddie's Attic also present jazz performances as part of their broader live music programming.
Wednesday, with nine recurring jazz sets and seven of them free. The night runs from 6PM sets in Old Fourth Ward and Glenwood Park to Red Light Cafe's 9PM jam.
Highlights include Rick Braun at Trilith LIVE (Nov. 6), Althea René at Perfect Note (Nov. 7), Ami Taf Ra + Kamasi Washington at City Winery (Nov. 18), The Bad Plus at Wild Heaven's Garden Club (Nov. 20) and Friday Jazz at the High Museum (Nov. 20).
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Pick your night: see every jazz concert in Atlanta this week on the Atlanta concert calendar.
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