Put Some Swing In Your Spring! Celebrate Jazz Day Philly Style!

Source: Michael Ricci
April 13, 2012
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April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and Philadelphia is ready to celebrate! Philadelphia has an extraordinary jazz heritage, beginning with

Ethel Waters

vocals
1896 - 1977

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John Coltrane

saxophone
1926 - 1967

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Billie Holiday

vocals
1915 - 1959

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Joe Venuti

violin
1903 - 1978

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Eddie Lang

guitar
1902 - 1933

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Stan Getz

saxophone, tenor
1927 - 1991

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Dizzy Gillespie

trumpet
1917 - 1993

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Sun Ra

piano
1914 - 1993

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" data-original-title="" title="">McCoy Tyner, Grover Washington Jr. and other music luminaries, all of whom set the stage for the vibrant jazz scene the City still enjoys today. The goal of Jazz Appreciation Month is to further stimulate the current jazz scene and encourage people of all ages to participate in jazz by studying the genre, attending concerts, listening to jazz on radio and recordings, reading books on the topic and supporting institutional jazz programs.

Jazz Appreciation Month is a project of the Smithsonian Institution��s National Museum of American History and this year marks the 11th anniversary of the national celebration. The Philadelphia Jazz Coalition��a group of musicians, presenters, club owners, media and music schools in the jazz community��has been established to spearhead the City's celebration efforts by collaborating to promote and support Philadelphia��s rich jazz tradition and assets. Browse through this site to learn more about the City's initiatives.

JAZZ DAY IS APRIL 13th

The US Conference of Mayors designated the first ever Jazz Day on April 9, 2010 as a focused day to celebrate during Jazz Appreciation Month (April). Since then, concerts, educational outreach events and jazz advocacy activities in communities all across the Nation have been inspired by Jazz Day. April 13, 2012 is this year's designated Jazz Day.

In order to bring attention to Jazz Day here in Philadelphia, we encourage individuals, businesses and organizations to show their unified support all day long by changing their profile picture on facebook, twitter and other social networks to display the Jazz Philadelphia logo.

Download the “profile" version of one of our four logo color variants, and be sure to show your pride in Philadelphia Jazz April 13th!

JAZZ PHILADELPHIA LOGO & ARTWORK