{"id":467,"date":"2014-04-27T20:20:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T20:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/?p=467"},"modified":"2024-05-22T20:18:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:18:13","slug":"celebrating-international-jazz-day-april-29-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/2014\/04\/27\/celebrating-international-jazz-day-april-29-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate International Jazz Day on April 29, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4319\" style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/05\/Duke-Ellington.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4319\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/05\/Duke-Ellington-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/05\/Duke-Ellington-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2024\/05\/Duke-Ellington.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duke Ellington at the piano from the Frank Driggs Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\">The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, UNESCO Center for Global Citizenship, Conservatory of Central Illinois, and University of Illinois Center for Global Studies have joined together to produce an exciting evening of jazz entertainment to celebrate International Jazz Day.\u00a0 Central Illinois&#8217; inaugural jazz celebration begins with the <em>UNESCO Jazz Film Fantasy<\/em> at the Art Theatre (5:00-6:30).\u00a0 This special showing of the short films <em>St. Louis Blues<\/em>, <em>Date with Duke (Perfume Suite)<\/em>, and <em>Black and Tan Fantasy <\/em>will include informative introductions by Sam Reese, Associate Professor Emeritus of Music, that will highlight the lives and music of Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong and many other jazz legends.\u00a0 The official Jazz Film Fantasy after-party will then move to the Esquire Lounge (7:00-9:00) where jazz aficionados can enjoy the swinging sounds of the Traditional Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Morgan Powell.\u00a0\u00a0 Admission to the UNESCO Jazz Film Fantasy and the TJO performance is <strong>FREE<\/strong>.\u00a0 Food and beverage will be available for purchase.\u00a0 For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/unescouc.wix.com\/unesco-\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/unescouc.wix.com\/unesco-<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:ucgc.champaign@gmail.com\">ucgc.champaign@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, UNESCO Center for Global Citizenship, Conservatory of Central Illinois, and University of Illinois Center for Global Studies have joined together to produce an exciting evening of jazz entertainment to celebrate International Jazz Day.\u00a0 Central Illinois&#8217; 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