April is National Jazz Appreciation Month. And it’s the perfect month to celebrate jazz. Here is a partial list of jazz musicians born in April:
Gerry Mulligan April 6
Billie Holiday April 7
Carmen McRae April 8
Herbie Hancock April 12
Lionel Hampton April 20
Charles Mingus April 22
Ella Fitzgerald April 25
Blossom Dearie April 28
Duke Ellington April 29
And while we are celebrating jazz we want to share a few photographs from one of the band’s recent engagements—a Mardi Gras celebration at Hope United Church of Christ.
This is one of our favorite gigs of the year. We love playing for these folks and they love jazz.
Let’s all celebrate the beauty, energy, and resilience of this American art form that has been around for over one hundred years.
