Jazz Appreciation Month April 2023

Live Performance
Written By Stephanie Matthews

Jazz Appreciation Month was created by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2001 to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of Jazz for the entire month of April.

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, A Tribe for Jazz celebrates the rich heritage of Jazz with an incredible list of programming during the month of April, which includes screenings of:

  • our film "Legacy Jon Irabagon, A Solo Tenor Odyssey," 

  • never-before-seen concert footage of acclaimed pianist Fabian Almazan and bassist /Grammy Award Winner Linda May Han Oh following their return from Australia in September 2021, and 

  • Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days from the inaugural Columbus International Jazz Series, all of which were created and presented in Columbus and Central Ohio. 

The Jazz Appreciation Month programming also includes live solo performances by Irabagon, who is a winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, and Almazan, who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard University and who has commissioned new work documenting sacrifice zones where predominantly black, brown, and indigenous in South Florida who experience environmental racism subjected to constant air pollution with high levels of pollution and environmental hazards, thanks to nearby toxic or polluting industrial facilities. This subject is highly relevant given the current experience of residents in East Palestine, Ohio.

Stephanie Matthews

An award winning photographer, creative director/producer and the Executive Director of A Tribe for Jazz.

http://www.stephaniematthews.us
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