April Events 2026
Celebrating National Jazz Appreciation Month
and International Jazz Day
Speakers on?
April is National Jazz Appreciation Month. Yeah, that's a thing.
And, each April 30th is International Jazz Day! Yeah, that's a thing, too.
Here at Jazz Arts Project, we celebrate jazz year-round with world-class performances and transformative music education programs for area youth. And each April we try to do some special events. This year we present three of our ever-popular jazz café nights on succeeding Wednesdays, and then our annual gala performance and fundraiser on April 29th.
April 8
April 15
April 22
Leonieke Scheuble
Mariel Bildsten
Lezlie Harrison
SAVE THE DATE
April 29, 2026 6:30PM
Gala Performance & Fundraiser
Proceeds benefit
Jazz Arts Project's
Music Education Programs
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Join us to celebrate our 20th anniversary. A fun evening combining the culture and panache of Havana in its heyday with the rhythms of the Afro-Cuban Latin diaspora. A fundraiser and fitting tribute as part of UNESCO's International Jazz Day. Performances to include: Arturo O'Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble, La Manga (an all-female latin percussion Ensemble), and our own Jazz Arts Academy Allstars. Classic cars, Cuban flair, cuisine, and more surprises!
Performing artists:
And the 2026 Jazz Arts Hero Awards Honorees:
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Arturo O'Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble
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La Manga Latin Percussion Group
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Jazz Arts Academy Allstars
Adam Rechnitz Arturo O'Farrill
Dress Code:
Guests are warmly encouraged to embrace the spirit of the heyday of 1950's Havana Cuba by dressing in their finest colorful fiesta dresses or guayabera shirts, panama hats, or sugar cane tycoon iconic suits.
A very special Thank you to our sponsors and underwriters
