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Legendary vibraphone virtuoso and bandleader Lionel Hampton graces the 2013 Jazz Appreciation Month poster.
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Perks of the Job: Up Close and Personal with the Jazz Collections

April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and we do it in style here at the National Museum of American History, with a full schedule of donation ceremonies by jazz legends, talks on jazz history, and several live performances.

Norma Miller and Chazz Young in a dance pose
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Podcast: Norma Miller Swings at the Savoy

"Queen of Swing" Norma Miller talks about the beginnings of the Lindy-hop, an innovative swing dance that originated in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom.

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Podcast: Jon Hendricks Creates a New Jazz Style

Count Basie with vocals instead of horns? That's Jon Hendricks's innovation in jazz and it earned him the nickname, the "Father of Vocalese."

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra performing in 1997
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Podcast: David Baker Talks about the Sound of Color

Go beyond the blues and listen to the colors of invention, with David Baker, former music director of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.

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