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Happy Jazz Appreciation Month

“Jazz Appreciation Month”
Calendar of Events — April 1–30, 2024

                                                                                                                                                                                                      

APRIL 1-30: ANNUAL JAZZ SERIES "JAM" EDUCATION RAFFLE. Net Proceeds Benefit Our Education/Community Outreach Efforts. TICKETS: 1/$10 • 3/$25 • 7/$50 - Buy raffle tickets online HERE. [Drawing May 3 @ Jazz Series. Do NOT have to be present to win.]

APRIL 1-30: HITT RECORDS... JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH GIFTS. PURCHASE JAZZ TITLES APRIL 1-30. Jazz Series receives 5% of ALL Jazz Title Sales.

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April 1 – JAM Kick-Off! It’s “Take A Sip For Jazz Series Education, #1” @ Logboat Brewery, feat. The Five Pastelitos, 6 p.m.

April 8 - “Jazz Series Day“ at Top Ten Wines. It’s “Take A Sip For Jazz Series Education, #2” with Tony Lotven Trio feat. Sean & Kevin Hennessy, 6 p.m.

April 11 – “Legacies” Panel, MU College of Arts and Science “Afro-Cuban Legacies” Conference –with Arturo O’Farrill, Zack O’Farrill and Roman Diaz, 2 p.m., Location: Leadership Auditorium, MU Student

April 11 – TICKETS -- Concert: Arturo O’Farrill “Legacies” Quintet @ Missouri Theatre, 7 p.m. (Doors 6 p.m.)

April 13 - NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert LIVE from the Kennedy Ctr. for the Performing Arts, 6:30 p.m. (CDT) Virtual Broadcast: arts.gov.  Radio Broadcast: SeriusXM (Ch. 67/"Real Jazz) + NPR.org

April 19 - Gentry Middle School - "Jazz-In-The-Schools" - Master Class/Performance  - JUST ADDED!

April 20 - Flat Branch Pub & Brewing 30th Anniversary Celebration. Live Jazz w/Hennessy Bros., 5 p.m.-10 p.m. - JUST ADDED! 

April 28 - Benny Green, Solo @ Murry’s 3:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. - SOLD OUT - Contact Jazz Series to get put on wait-list. Email: info@wealwaysswing.org

April 28-30 – Trumpeter Stan Kessler Columbia Public School District “Artist-in-Residence”

April 28-29 – Stan Kessler Rehearsals with CPS High School Jazz Bands.

April 29 – Celebrate Duke Ellington’s 125th Birthday! It’s “Sip & Dine For Jazz Education, #3”@ Broadway Brewery, starting at a special time - MU Jazz Combo (6 p.m.), MU Women’s Jazz Ensemble (7 p.m.) & Columbia Jazz Orchestra (7:45 p.m.)
 
April 30 – International Jazz Day Celebration! Columbia Public School District “Jazz Night!” withTrumpeter Stan Kessler as a Special Guest with Battle, Hickman and Rock Bridge High Schools’ Jazz Bands. Hickman High School Auditorium, 6 p.m., FREE/DONATION.

 

More events will be added, so be sure to check back here for the most up-to-date list of JAM events!

 


Thanks to our sponsors!

Alper Foundation
Berger Family Foundation
Broadway Brewery
Budds Center for American Music Studies
Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs
CPS Fine Arts
CVB
Hitt Records
Jazz in the District
MAC
Missouri Employers Mutual
MU Jazz Performance Studies
MU School of Music
Murry's
Orscheln
Skylark Bookshop
Socket
The Broadway
Top Ten Wines
Waves



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