Jazz Appreciation Month!

April is Jazz Appreciation Month (or, as the Jazz Journalists Association calls it, JazzApril)!Here are some thoughts from my April e-newsletter on ways to celebrate. Post a comment with your own ideas!1. Attend a live performance(visit my website calendar for up-to-date listings!).2. Pick one musician to focus on and read/listen to everything you can about them.(example: Mary Lou Williams. Here’s a great link to start reading/listening).3. Hire a local jazz musician for your event!(house concert, a Q&A at a school, a church service…)4. Take some music lessons!(New York Jazz Academy is a great place to check out).Visit the Smithsonian Jazz site for 110 more ways to celebrate jazz!