April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and we’re celebrating with a free concert from the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet! Featuring Jamey Aebersold on sax, Wade Honey on piano, Tyrone Wheeler on bass, and Jonathan Higgins on drums. All ages are welcome, and registration is recommended.
A number of leading figures in jazz were born in April: Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith, Johnny Dodds, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Gerry Mulligan, Shorty Rogers, Tito Puente, and Herbie Hancock.
To learn more about Jazz Appreciation Month, visit https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/projects/smithsonian-jazz/jazz-appreciation-month
