{"id":5027,"date":"2025-04-17T19:54:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/?p=5027"},"modified":"2025-04-17T19:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:59:09","slug":"celebrating-international-jazz-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/2025\/04\/17\/celebrating-international-jazz-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating International Jazz Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5028 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/04\/C-U-at-the-Crossroads-and-Darius-Brubeck-Concerts-reduced.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/04\/C-U-at-the-Crossroads-and-Darius-Brubeck-Concerts-reduced.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/04\/C-U-at-the-Crossroads-and-Darius-Brubeck-Concerts-reduced-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/04\/C-U-at-the-Crossroads-and-Darius-Brubeck-Concerts-reduced-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/sousa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/04\/C-U-at-the-Crossroads-and-Darius-Brubeck-Concerts-reduced-768x921.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/>Every April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and this year the Sousa Archives continues to celebrate International Jazz Day with music programming that highlights America&#8217;s rich jazz heritage.\u00a0 This year we are especially fortunate to kick off our international jazz programming with a very special MillerComm program, &#8220;Playing the Changes: Jazz and Education in South Africa&#8221; on April 23rd that highlights the extraordinary jazz education work of Darius and Catherine Brubeck in South Africa.\u00a0 The following afternoon Darius will be joined by university musicians for a special performance at KCPA\u2019s Krannert Uncorked on Stage 5 at 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>The influence of Brazilian <em>bossa nova<\/em> on American jazz will be celebrated on April 27th with our \u201cC-U at the Crossroads: International Jazz on Our Doorstep\u201d program, which will include a performance with conversation at the University of Illinois\u2019 Spurlock Museum (2:00-3:30pm) and a Latin jazz party at Urbana\u2019s Rose Bowl Tavern (4:30-6:00pm).\u00a0 Both programs will feature our community\u2019s accomplished international and local artists Jos\u00e9 Gobbo and Beto Rodrigues on guitar, Xintian Yu on vocals, Paul Johnston on piano, Max Osawa on drums, and Evani Pluta on bass.\u00a0 They will be joined by Jason Finkelman and Jenelle Orcherton in casual conversations about their experiences with Latin jazz and <em>bossa nova<\/em>.\u00a0 All of these programs are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>For further information about these programs contact Scott Schwartz at 217-333-4577 or <a href=\"mailto:schwrtzs@illinois.edu\">schwrtzs@illinois.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and this year the Sousa Archives continues to celebrate International Jazz Day with music programming that highlights America&#8217;s rich jazz heritage.\u00a0 This year we are especially fortunate to kick off our international jazz programming with a very special MillerComm program, &#8220;Playing the Changes: Jazz and Education in South Africa&#8221; 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