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Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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Councilmember Anita Bonds Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 6
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Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 10
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Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. 14
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Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 18
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Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Matthew Frumin 22
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Councilmember Zachary Parker 26
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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 29
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 34
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To recognize and honor the importance of jazz music, and to declare April 2023 “Jazz 38
Appreciation Month” and April 30, 2023, “International Jazz Day” in the District of 39
Columbia. 40
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WHEREAS, jazz originated within African American communities during the late 19
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and early 20
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centuries; 43
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WHEREAS, jazz music has produced some of America’s most innovative artistry; 45
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WHEREAS, Washington, DC has a rich jazz history; 47
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WHEREAS, Washington, DC is the birthplace of the great jazz pianist and bandleader 49
Duke Ellington, singer and pianist Shirley Horn, pianist Billy Taylor, and saxophonist Frank 50
West; 51
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WHEREAS, the first woman of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald extended the boundaries of 53
American popular music throughout her career, which allowed her to open doors for many 54
African American performers who followed her; 55
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WHEREAS, Ella Fitzgerald is credited with gaining countless new fans for jazz music 57
with her performances and recording from the 1930s and 1940s; 58
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WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month, also known as “JAM,” was created by the 60
National Museum of American History in 2001; 61
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WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day both celebrate jazz 63
music and its influence on the people and cultures around the world; 64
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WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month brings together schools, artist, historians, scholars, 66
and jazz enthusiasts all over the world to celebrate and learn about jazz and its roots and future; 67
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WHEREAS, this year the National Museum of American History is highlighting Miles 69
Davis by showcasing a sketch of the trumpeter created during or after his July 5, 1981 70
performance at the Lincoln Center in New York; 71
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WHEREAS, April 30, 2023, is the 12
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annual International Jazz Day; and 73
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WHEREAS, on April 30, 2023, International Jazz Day, the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation 75
will host its 5
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Annual DC Jazz Leaders in Service Awards Gala and will honor Congresswoman 76
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) as the head of the newly formed Congressional Jazz Caucus; and 77
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WHEREAS, jazz fans from across our city will join with cities, towns, and villages 79
around the world in celebrating International Jazz Day with thousands of performances and 80
programs. 81
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 83
resolution may be cited as the “Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day Recognition 84
Resolution of 2023”. 85
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Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the importance of 87
jazz music and declares April 2023 “Jazz Appreciation Month” and April 30, 2023 “International 88
Jazz Day” in the District of Columbia. 89
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Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first day of publication in 91
the District of Columbia Register. 92