Jazz Carter is Atlanta's music and arts authority — deeply rooted in hip-hop culture, trap music history, R&B, and gospel fusion. His column The ATL Sound covers the artists, venues, and cultural moments that make Atlanta the undisputed capital of American music.

Jazz has been in the building for every era — from OutKast to Gunna, from the Grammys to a Tuesday night at a Ponce City Market pop-up. He writes with the authority of Rolling Stone and the soul of The Source, because ATL raised the bar again and someone has to document it.