April is Jazz appreciation month in Mobile ! (Theodore, Jackson: theater, public school)

[PortCity]

For the Jazzy crowd the whole month of April will be packed with concerts in the Mobile area. http://http://blog.al.com/entertainment-press-register/2010/03/april_packed_with_jazz_appreci.html (broken link)

[Azalea City Man]

Broken link, but nice concept it sounds like. I love some live Jazz.

[PortCity]

Originally Posted by oscottscotto

Broken link, but nice concept it sounds like. I love some live Jazz.

My bad OC


Jazz Appreciation Month,” like many similar designations, has a theoretical ring to it — a commendable impulse, but not necessarily one that calls for much in the way of specific action.

Press-Register fileHarry Anderson, shown at the Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival, will play a show at the Mobile Civic Center on April 16.But this month in Mobile there will indeed be action, not to mention abundant music. In fact, thanks to variety of performing ensembles, arts organizations, public festivities and independent contributors, there will scarcely be a day when this uniquely American music won’t be in the air.
“There’s something on that calendar for everybody,” said Janetta Whitt-Mitchell, a Mobile Arts Council board member and coordinator of the Jazzin’ the Schools Project. “I’m hoping everybody will find their niche.”
“We open with a community concert involving young folk, and we close with another community concert involving young people,” she said of the month’s activities.
Event sponsors and presenters include Youth Empowered for Success; the Jazzin’ the Schools Project; the Legacy 166 Heritage Fine Arts and Cultural Series; the Alabama State Council on the Arts; the New England Foundation for the Arts; the Mobile Arts Council; state Rep. Joseph Mitchell; and the city of Mobile.
Public events:
April 1 — Several downtown art galleries open monthlong displays of jazz-themed works, including paintings and sculpture.
April 3 — The Murphy High School Jazz Band gives a free performance in Cathedral Square at 10 a.m.
April 5 — The Mobile Arts Council opens “Five and JAM,” an exhibition of work by students at Mobile area colleges, at 318 Dauphin St. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; admission is free.
April 9 — Mobile Arts Council holds an official kickoff reception for its Jazz Appreciation Month exhibition, featuring materials from Whitt-Mitchell’s private collection, to be shown throughout the month along with area student work. 5 p.m., free, takes place in conjunction with the monthly LoDa ArtWalk. Also: Fridays at 5, a free city concert series, will present jazz performers from 5 to 9 p.m. in Bienville Square, Cathedral Square, Dauphin and Joachim streets and Dauphin and Lawrence streets. Also: Former Duke Ellington vocalist Lil Greenwood, accompanied by Hosea London, will perform from 5 to 9 p.m. at Serda’s Coffee, 3 S. Royal St. Also: The Murphy High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Darren Smith, will perform at 5 p.m. in Cathedral Square as part of the free Arts Alive! festival.
April 10 — The Mobile Pops plays at Arts Alive! at 5:30 p.m. Free.
April 11 — Acoustic nuevo flamenco group Roman Street and fusion jazz combo Vibration Configuration play at Arts Alive! from 3 to 6 p.m. Free.
April 16 — The Harry Anderson Quartet featuring Audrey Shakir performs at the Mobile Civic Center. The 8 p.m. show will feature cabaret-style seating. Tickets are $15; they can be purchased at the Civic Center box office and through Ticketmaster.
April 17 — “Jazz Conversations” at the Mobile Arts Council offices will feature panelists including educator and vocalist Dorothy Bivens, WDLT-FM 98.3 Sunday morning jazz host Carmen Brown, State Representative and flautist Joseph Mitchell, vocalist Sharon Moore, Lagniappe arts editor and MOJO president Kevin Lee, multi-instrumentalist and educator Joe Lewis and drummer Jeffrey Rodgers. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., free. For more information, call 251-478-9864 or e-mail yesempow@aol.com. Also: Vocalist Audrey Shakir, drummer Jeffrey Rodgers and bassist B. Mar’Shon will present a free jazz demonstration at 1:30 p.m. in Cathedral Square.
April 22 — Members of the Los Angeles-based Lula Washington Dance Theater will present a master class featuring jazz, modern, African, ballet and praise dance. 6:30 p.m., Davidson High School Auditorium, $10 per person. Reservations required. Presented by the Legacy 166 Heritage Fine Arts and Cultural Series. For more information, call 251-533-5726.
April 23 — The Legacy 166 Heritage Fine Arts and Cultural Series presents the Lula Washington Dance Theater in concert. Davidson High School Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $10 per person. For information, call 251-533-5726.
April 24 — The Lula Washington Dance Theater presents a specially designed interactive family show. 2 p.m., Davidson High School Auditorium. $5 admission, show is only open to groups of 4 or more. For information, call 251-533-5726.
April 25 — Jazz Vespers at Aimwell Baptist Church, 6 p.m., 500 Earle St. Service is open to the public and features musicians including Theodore Arthur, Jeffrey Rodgers, Joseph Mitchell, B. Mar’Shon, Lee Barren, Harry Anderson, Vincent White and the Aimwell Baptist Church choir. Terrence Mixon is minister of music; the Rev. Michael Jackson is pastor. A brief reception follows. For more information, call 251-478-9864 or e-mail yesempow@aol.com.
April 26 — The Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed holds a Jazz Jambalaya featuring the Faulkner State Community College Sun Chiefs Jazz Band under the direction of Rebecca Barry. 6:30 p.m., Gulf City Lodge, 601 State St., Mobile. $7 members, $10 nonmembers.
April 27 — The Mobile County Public School System presents “Celebrate the Arts” at 7 p.m. in the Mobile Civic Center Theater. Students display and perform works of dance, drama, instrumental and visual arts. $10 adults, $5 students with MCPSS identification; tickets available at the door. Student performance at 9 a.m. April 28. For information, call 251-533-5726.
April 30 — Following a series of in-school clinics throughout Mobile County, the Jazzin’ the Schools program will present a community concert pairing professional musicians with area students at the Alabama School of Math & Science, 1255 Dauphin St., at 6:30 p.m. Free. For more information, call 251-478-9864 or e-mail yesempow@aol.com.

[PortCity]

For other Kool events : http://http://www.al.com/bw/ (broken link)

[dailysounds]

Has anybody been to John Word's Jazz Cafe on the causeway?

[PortCity]

Yes it`s been a while I enjoyed it. When I was there they had a Jazz musician from New Orleans playing.