Celebrate Juneteenth with the Atlanta Ragtime Band
Historic Fourth Ward Park
Thu, Jun 19 7:00pm
The Atlanta Ragtime Band will celebrate Juneteenth with a free concert of ragtime and early jazz music, all composed by musicians born first-generation following Emancipation.
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We're excited about our next concert, Thursday June 19 at 7pm to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday! This date is of special significance to the band and our mission because without the Emancipation this holiday celebrates, Ragtime and Jazz as we know it simply would NOT exist. It was the freedom of races and the sharing of music across all the cultures of the American working class in the 1870s-80s that gave us the first ragtime composition in 1895.
Come join us at Old Fourth Ward Park for this free concert of ragtime and early jazz favorites. Scott Joplin, W.C. Handy, Panama and more!
Free and open to the public! Pray for good weather!!








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