Jazz Appreciation Month
Angela Hanshaw | April 10, 2009
April is also Jazz Appreciation Month
! The Smithsonian launched Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) in 2001 to pay tribute to jazz both as a historic and living American art form. This year’s celebration marks the centennial of Chicago jazz-musician Benny Goodman, “The King of Swing,” who is featured on the 2009 poster (PDF).
Resources offered by the Smithsonian for JAM include:
- JAM FAQ—answers the most commonly asked JAM questions
- JAM calendar—find JAM events at the Smithsonian or at a location near you (you can also send them your events for posting);
- JAM partners—organizations and institutions sponsoring JAM
- How to celebrate JAM (PDF)—learn how to take part in JAM
- Directory of jazz societies—find a jazz society near you
- JAM logo—for non-commercial, educational purposes
Visitors to the Jazz Appreciation Month site also can find out what happened “This Day in Jazz History”; learn more about jazz; listen to or read jazz oral histories; get bibliographies of selected jazz books for children; find other jazz sites; and research the institute’s collections.
Angela Hanshaw is Program Officer/Web Editor for the ALA Public Programs Office.
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