April Events 2026
Celebrating National Jazz Appreciation Month
and International Jazz Day
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. This year we present threee 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
SAVE THE DATE
April 29th, 2026 7:00PM
Gala performance & Fundraiser
Proceeds benefit
Jazz Arts Project's
Music Education Programs
Join us to celebrate our 20th year. A fun evening combining the culture and panache of Havana in its hey day 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 Ofarrill Afro-Cuban ensemble, La Manga (an all female Latin Percussion Ensemble, and our own Jazz Arts Academy Allstars. Classic Cars, Cuban Flair and Cuisine and more surprises!
Performing artists
and the Jazz Arts Hero AwarDs go to:
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Arturo Ofarrill Afro-Cuban Ensemble
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La Manga Latin Percussion Dance Group
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Jazz Arts Academy Allstars
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Arturo Ofarrill
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Adam Rechnitz
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
