Sunday, April 01, 2007

April 2007 Is Jazz Appreciation Month!


April 2007 marks the 6th annual celebration of national Jazz Appreciation Month. For more information on how to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month see smithsonianjazz.org.

The 2007 Jazz Appreciation Month poster features Louis Armstrong and is done by artist Leroy Neiman.

Four great new Jazz CD's to help kick off the month are:

Wynton Marsalis - From the Plantation to the Penitentiary (Blue Note)
Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau - Quartet with Brad Mehldau (Nonesuch)
Joe Zawinul - Brown Street (Heads Up)
Kendra Shank - A Spirit Free: Abbey Lincoln Songbook (Challenge)

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