Norman Provizer Share
Before we know it, the end of April, the end of Jazz Appreciation Month, will be here.
Jazz’s designated month wraps up on April 30 each year – designated by UNESCO as International Jazz Day with events occurring across the globe. In fact, if you check out
jazzday.com, you can see hundreds of those events listed by country from the start of the alphabet through Vietnam. Additionally, if people are hanging around with music on their minds, you can add a listing to the International Jazz Day posting by going to
Before we get to International Jazz Day on the 30th, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) celebrates its newest class of Jazz Masters with a taped event co-sponsored with SFJAZZ and hosted by saxophonist Miguel Zenón. Among the many performers involved in the activities are past NEA Jazz Masters, including Denver’s Dianne Reeves, who earned the Masters label as part of the class of 2018.