buzzz wort hy. . . (L-R) Terrance Blanchard, Bobby Watson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Herbie Hancock performed in a student jazz workshop in recognition of International Jazz Day at the White House on April 29, 2016. International Jazz Day is April 30. WASHINGTON, DC -- Today the White House celebrated the 5th Annual International Jazz Day ahead of the official observance on April 30. It s also the birthday of DC native Duke Ellington, who would have turned 117. That means the sound of jazz will be thicker in the air than usual locally and around the world. On the local front, the White House celebrated with Herbert Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terrance Blanchard and students from the UCLA Thelonius Monk Institute in a workshop for students today. Before their performances FLOTUS explained how she was raised on jazz and shares a love of the uniquely American form of music with President Obama. FLOTUS shared an intimate story about her grandfather's adoration for the musica...
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