It is time for JAM! April is Jazz Appreciation Month

 

Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) was created in 2002 by John Edward Hasse, PhD, curator of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, to herald and celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz.  Jazz Appreciation Month (or JAM) is intended to draw public attention to the glories of jazz as both a historical and a living treasure. The idea is to encourage musicians, concert halls, schools, colleges, museums, libraries, and public broadcasters to offer special programs on jazz every April. 

2017 JAM celebrates “Women in Jazz”. You can visit the Official Jazz Appreciation website at the National Museum of American History site, http://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz. 

How can you celebrate JAM? There are lots of ways! Get out there and JAM!

·        10^th Annual Township Jazz Festival: http://www.townshipjazzfestival.com/

A free event held April 8, 2017 in Ridgeland, MS.

·        Juke Joint Festival - April 20 - 23, 2017
The 14th Annual Juke Joint Festival weekend, will be held in Clarksdale ,MS April 20th through April 23rd. The main Festival itself will be Saturday, April 22nd. For more information about the festival, please visit www.JukeJointFestival.com

·        How to Celebrate Jazz! (By the Smithsonian National Museum of American History Behring Center) https://www.apassion4jazz.net/pdf/celebrate-jam.pdf

April Jazz Events Worldwide:

• Pensacola Jazz Festival - 1 to 2
  Pensacola, FL, USA
• French Quarter Festival - 6 to 9
  New Orleans, LA, USA     more...
• UMM Jazz Festival - 7 & 8
  Morris, Minnesota, USA
• National Jazz Festival - 13 to 17
  Tauranga, New Zealand
• Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival - 14 to May 14
  Brooklyn, NY, USA
• Seabreeze Jazz Festival - 19 to 23
  Panama City Beach , Fl, USA
• Greeley Jazz Festival - 20 to 22
  University of N Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA
• Tallinn International Festival Jazzkaar - 21 to 30
  Tallinn, Estonia
• Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival - 24
  University of Washington, DC, USA
• Rotary Music Festival - 25 to May 1
  St. John's, Newfoundland
• April Jazz Espoo - 26 to 30
  Espoo, Finland
• Cheltenham Jazz Festival - 26 to May 1
  Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
• Reno Jazz Festival - 27 to 29
  Reno, NV, USA
• Bray Jazz Festival - 27 to 30
  North Wicklow, Ireland
• City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival - 27 to May 1
  Derry, Northern Ireland
• Denton Arts & Jazz Fest - 28 to 30
  Denton, TX, USA
• City of Lights Jazz Festival - 29 & 30
  Las Vegas, NV, US
• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - 28 to May 7
  New Orleans, LA, USA     more...
• Jazzfest Gronau - 29 to May 8
  Gronau, Germany