Jazz Appreciation Month Poster for 2010 Honors Dave Brubeck
Learn all about Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2010.

A Tribute to Lena Horne
Read the blog post and listen to clips from the "Jazz Smithsonian" radio series.

Archived Webcast of the Pablo Aslan Concert, April 1, 6:30 PM (EST). View it here.

View Smithsonian Jazz Exhibitions, Past & Present.

Jazz Appreciation Month at the Smithsonian Explores Jazz and Cultural History

In coordination with the National Museum of American History’s celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-Ins, Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) 2010 will explore how jazz has influenced social justice and freedom of expression in the U.S. and globally.

The Argus Fund, JAM’s new Lead Sponsor, has provided support to help fund a variety of events at the Smithsonian including concerts, talks, dance, and film screenings. The Argus Fund joins longtime JAM sponsors the Herb Alpert foundation, BMI, the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation and the National Park Service as well as JAM Partner organizations in advocating recognition and appreciation of jazz as America’s original music, a global cultural treasure.

 

The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Jazz Exhibits
SITES is currently developing and has traveling Jazz exhibits.
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