Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues is preparing to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) by hosting a number of special events throughout the Sioux Falls area. JAM was designated by the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History in 2001 and the U.S. Congress passed legislation in 2003 that declared April as Jazz Appreciation Month.
Jazz flows free and has the ability to appeal to a wide variety of music lovers. With such a range, make yourself a part of an audience for one or more of the events below and discover your type of jazz.
Northlanders Jazz Band & All City Middle School Jazz Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Kresge Recital Hall - Augustana College
Ticketing Info: $5, call 605.335.6101 or visit www.sfjb.org
Brubeck Brothers Workshop
Thursday, April 8 at 3 p.m.
Kresge Recital Hall - Augustana College
Ticketing Info: free and open to the public
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Friday, April 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater
Ticketing Info: $40/$22, call 605.335.6101 or visit www.sfjb.org
The Barnes & Noble Book Fair Supporting Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues
Sunday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Barnes & Noble
Other: Live Music with Dakota Jazz Collective at 2pm and Elizabeth Hunstad at 3pm.
Help SFJB's Education Fund! Part of your purchase will be donated if you use a voucher (available the day of the event), or simply mention Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues when you make your purchases.
Jazz 101 for Adults-The Jazz Diversity Project
Tuesday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. social hour (appetizers and cash bar), 7:30 p.m. program
CJ Callaway's - South Events Center
Ticketing Info: free to subscribers, $5 for public
Downtown Jazz Crawl
Saturday, April 17 at 5:00 p.m.
Various Locations Downtown
For More Information: call 605.335.6101
Build your own progressive food and music menu as you travel to the various hot spots to experience a wide array of jazz music!
• Horse Barn Arts Center, Danny Larsen 5 p.m.
• Wild Sage Grille, Jim McKinney 6 p.m.
• Taste of the Big Apple, So What 6:30 p.m.
• Michelle's, Against the Grain 7 p.m.
• Latitude 44, "Jazzed" 8 p.m.
• Paramount, Bielfeldt Duo 8 p.m.
• Club David, Lazer Rocket Arm and AdApt 8 p.m. ($6 cover)
• Monks, Take Two Trio 8 p.m.
• Touch of Europe, Polyphase 8:30 p.m.
• Parker's Bistro, Danny Larsen and Greg Olson 9 p.m.
***acts and times subject to change***
For more information about Jazz Appreciation Month events, visit Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues' website: www.sfjb.org.
This year, the national campaign poster featured Dave Brubeck as he was the 2009 Kennedy Center Honoree. He is also the father of Dan and Chris Brubeck who are part of the Brubeck Brothers Quartet; doing their part in Sioux Falls by sharing knowledge about the music and the history of jazz.
Come on out and support Jazz during Jazz Appreciation Month with Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues!
National Jazz Appreciation Month poster features Dave Brubeck
The National Museum of American History (NMAH) has developed a poster of the legendary jazz artist Dave Brubeck to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in April. NMAH Curator of American Music John Hasse worked with the artist Leroy Neiman to have him create the portrait in tribute to Brubeck. Neiman has provided other jazz works for JAM posters featuring Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.
Brubeck is a 2009 Kennedy Center Honoree. In a White House reception for the Kennedy Center honorees, President Barack Obama remarked that he became a lifelong jazz fan after attending a Dave Brubeck concert with his father.
Click here to watch a clip of the 2009 Kennedy Center video.
The museum has printed 250,000 posters for free distribution to schools, libraries, music and jazz educators, music merchants and manufacturers, radio stations, arts presenters, and U.S. embassies worldwide.
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