Michael Jones of Groove Centric (above) during Jazz at Ebenezer on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceThe 22nd annual Jazz at Ebenezer Concert took place Friday night at Ebenezer Baptist Church. With the exception of two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, the concert series has taken place at the religious home of current Georgia Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock with the consistency of Sunday service. The event is free and open to the public, so it was no wonder why the pews inside the church filled quickly on Friday night. Standout jazz artist Julie Dexter took the stage a few minutes after 7 p.m. and immediately broke out into song. The house band for the evening, Groove Centric, backed her up as she serenaded the crowd. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceStarted in 2008 in Atlanta, Groove Centric held down the fort at the concert’s scheduled start time of 6:30 p.m. while Dexter was in traffic on her way to the church. Dexter performed songs from her album Deja Vu and took over the stage.Before Dexter hit the stage, Jimmy Little III, serving as the evening’s master of ceremonies, asked the crowd to “sit back and relax” and said he remembered when this concert would draw large crowds before the pandemic and he was glad that there was a crowd in the sanctuary again. Friday was Dexter’s fourth performance at Jazz at Ebenezer. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceThe post Jazz at Ebenezer concert series celebrates 22nd year, features Julie Dexter appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.