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5		-	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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9		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11		-	April 4, 2023
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13		-	To recognize and honor the importance of jazz music, and to declare April 2023 “Jazz
14		-	Appreciation Month” and April 30, 2023, “International Jazz Day” in the District of
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	4	+	Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. 2
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	8	+	Councilmember Anita Bonds Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 6
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	12	+	Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 10
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	16	+	Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. 14
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	20	+	Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 18
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	24	+	Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Matthew Frumin 22
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	28	+	Councilmember Zachary Parker 26
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	31	+	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 29
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	36	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 34
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	38	+	____________________ 36
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	40	+	To recognize and honor the importance of jazz music, and to declare April 2023 “Jazz 38
	41	+	Appreciation Month” and April 30, 2023, “International Jazz Day” in the District of 39
	42	+	Columbia. 40
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17	44		WHEREAS, jazz originated within African American communities during the late 19
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20	47		and early 20
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	49	+	centuries; 43
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24		-	WHEREAS, jazz music has produced some of America’s most innovative artistry;
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26		-	WHEREAS, Washington, DC has a rich jazz history;
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28		-	WHEREAS, Washington, DC is the birthplace of the great jazz pianist and bandleader
29		-	Duke Ellington, singer and pianist Shirley Horn, pianist Billy Taylor, and saxophonist Frank
30		-	West;
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32		-	WHEREAS, the first woman of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald extended the boundaries of
33		-	American popular music throughout her career, which allowed her to open doors for many
34		-	African American performers who followed her;
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36		-	WHEREAS, Ella Fitzgerald is credited with gaining countless new fans for jazz music
37		-	with her performances and recording from the 1930s and 1940s;
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39		-	WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month, also known as “JAM ,” was created by the
40		-	National Museum of American History in 2001;
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42		-	WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day both celebrate jazz
43		-	music and its influence on the people and cultures around the world;
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45		-	WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month brings together schools, artist, historians, scholars,
46		-	and jazz enthusiasts all over the world to celebrate and learn about jazz and its roots and future;
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48		-	WHEREAS, this year th e National Museum of American History is highlighting Miles
49		-	Davis by showcasing a sketch of the trumpeter created during or after his July 5, 1981
50		-	performance at the Lincoln Center in New York;
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	52	+	WHEREAS, jazz music has produced some of America’s most innovative artistry; 45
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	54	+	WHEREAS, Washington, DC has a rich jazz history; 47
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	56	+	WHEREAS, Washington, DC is the birthplace of the great jazz pianist and bandleader 49
	57	+	Duke Ellington, singer and pianist Shirley Horn, pianist Billy Taylor, and saxophonist Frank 50
	58	+	West; 51
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	60	+	WHEREAS, the first woman of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald extended the boundaries of 53
	61	+	American popular music throughout her career, which allowed her to open doors for many 54
	62	+	African American performers who followed her; 55
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	64	+	WHEREAS, Ella Fitzgerald is credited with gaining countless new fans for jazz music 57
	65	+	with her performances and recording from the 1930s and 1940s; 58
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	67	+	WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month, also known as “JAM,” was created by the 60
	68	+	National Museum of American History in 2001; 61
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	70	+	WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day both celebrate jazz 63
	71	+	music and its influence on the people and cultures around the world; 64
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	73	+	WHEREAS, Jazz Appreciation Month brings together schools, artist, historians, scholars, 66
	74	+	and jazz enthusiasts all over the world to celebrate and learn about jazz and its roots and future; 67
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	76	+	WHEREAS, this year the National Museum of American History is highlighting Miles 69
	77	+	Davis by showcasing a sketch of the trumpeter created during or after his July 5, 1981 70
	78	+	performance at the Lincoln Center in New York; 71
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55	80		WHEREAS, April 30, 2023, is the 12
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59		-	WHEREAS, on April 30, 2023, International Jazz Day, the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation
	82	+	annual International Jazz Day; and 73
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	84	+	WHEREAS, on April 30, 2023, International Jazz Day, the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation 75
60	85		will host its 5
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62		-	Annual DC Jazz Leaders in Service Awards Gala and will honor Congresswoman
63		-	Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) as the head of the newly formed Congressional Jazz Caucus; and
	87	+	Annual DC Jazz Leaders in Service Awards Gala and will honor Congresswoman 76
	88	+	Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) as the head of the newly formed Congressional Jazz Caucus; and 77
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	90	+	WHEREAS, jazz fans from across our city will join with cities, towns, and villages 79
	91	+	around the world in celebrating International Jazz Day with thousands of performances and 80
	92	+	programs. 81
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	94	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 83
	95	+	resolution may be cited as the “Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day Recognition 84
	96	+	Resolution of 2023”. 85
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	98	+	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the importance of 87
	99	+	jazz music and declares April 2023 “Jazz Appreciation Month” and April 30, 2023 “International 88
	100	+	Jazz Day” in the District of Columbia. 89
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65		-	WHEREAS, jazz fans from across our city will join with cities, towns, and villages
66		-	around the world in celebrating International Jazz Day with thousands of performances and
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69		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
70		-	resolution may be cited as the “Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day Recognition
71		-	Resolution of 2023”.
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73		-	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the importance of
74		-	jazz music and declares April 2023 “Jazz Appreciation Month” and April 30, 2023 “International
75		-	Jazz Day” in the District of Columbia.
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77		-	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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	103	+	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first day of publication in 91
	104	+	the District of Columbia Register. 92