We didn't have much of a winter this year, but it doesn't seem to want to let go! If you want an escape from the Soviet-bloc weather we've been having, Jerome Keating informs us that Tuesday, April 10, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), as part of its cultural outreach, is hosting a Jazz Appreciation Month:++++++++++++
Jazz Appreciation Month
爵士欣賞月
 | Each April, the United States celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month, an opportunity to savor a major American contribution to world culture. This month we focus public attention on the music, and on the many talented composers, musicians and other contributors to the American Jazz. ... [more] |
- Jazz Appreciation Month
Smithsonian Jazz
- Jazz Video
Digital Video Conference
Topic: All About New Orleans Jazz
Date: April 10, 2007
Time: 9:00-10:30 am
Venue: American Cultural Center
U.S. Speakers:
Ben Jaffe, Creative Director, Preservation Hall in New Orleans
Dwayne Breashears, Program Director, WWOZ 90.7 FM, New Orleans
Library of Congress
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The meet up tomorrow at 10:00 will also feature a talk on Blues music here in Taiwan.
[Taiwan]
