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Celebrate Bad Poetry Day

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The Folklife Festival is Back on the Mall!

Welcome back the ten-day celebration that has been happening on the National Mall since 1968

Herman Leonard photographed jazz icons such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Dizzy Gillespie.

Herman Leonard’s Eye for Jazz

In the 1940s and 50s, photographer Herman Leonard captured icons of the jazz world, including Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

Keefe's tribute to Bailey includes “Rocking Chair,” “I’ll Close My Eyes” and “Bluebirds in the Moonlight.”

Julia Keefe’s Jazz

The young musician discusses the joys of improvisation and her new tribute to fellow American Indian artist Mildred Bailey

Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Grammy for his hit song "Feels So Good."

For Smithsonian, Mangione Memorabilia ‘Feels So Good’

The jazz flugelhornist and composer kicks off Jazz History Month with a donation to the National Museum of American History

The Paschall Brothers' album, "On the Right Road Now."

Odes To Joy

At the City Hall Music Festival, people drink, munch, and mingle before the opera begins.

Austria

Austria Delights Music Lovers

For centuries, Austrians’ passion for music has been heard in tiny town squares, Vienna’s concert halls and Salzburg’s Baroque churches

Langston Hughes' epic poem, Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz is the text for the piece performed by Jessye Norman, among others.

A Jazzed-Up Langston Hughes

A long-forgotten poem about the African-American experience is given new life in a multimedia performance

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Dr. John’s Prognosis

The blues and rock musician shares stories of his wild past and his concerns for the future.

Irish Pirate Ballads and other Songs of the Sea from Smithsonian Folkways.

Sing Like A Pirate

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