Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month kick off honors Haerle, Carroll

Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month (D’JAM) takes place April 1 to 30, 2014, at venues around Dallas. Kick-off for the month-long celebration of Jazz is Saturday, March 15 at the Dallas City Performance Hall. Dan Haerle will be recognized with a Jazz Legend award for Jazz Educator. Shelley Carrol will be recognized as Jazz Artist. The Jessica Curran-Tim Moore small Jazz group will perform. (Food and beverages available for sale)

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

D’jam 2014 kick off, free Jazz open house & Jazz Legend Awards
Dallas City Performance Hall, Dallas Arts District – 2520 Flora Street
1- 5 p.m.

Jazz legend awards 2014:

Shelley Carrol

• Jazz Artist – Shelley Carrol
• Jazz Educator – Dan Haerle

• Jazz Benefactor – Stan Levenson
• Jazz Supporter – Wendell Sneed

Award presentation – 1: 30 p.m.

Entertainment featuring:

• Sammons Jazz Ensemble with James Gilyard and special guest Denise Lee
  

  James Gilyard

• Jessica Curran-Tim Moore small Jazz group – UNT
• José Bowen and Jampact – SMU
• Jason Davis Quartet with Mahogany – South Dallas Cultural Center

For in-depth profiles of the Jazz Legend Award recipients, read – http://artandseek.net/2014/03/13/djam-kicks-off-with-a-free-concert-tribute-to-living-legends-of-north-texas-jazz/