PRINTER'S NO. 1651
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
313
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, BREWSTER, FONTANA, EICHELBERGER, SABATINA,
DINNIMAN, BROWNE, COSTA, FARNESE, SCHWANK, RAFFERTY,
HUTCHINSON, STREET, KILLION, MENSCH, VULAKOVICH AND AUMENT,
APRIL 16, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 16, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2018 as "Jazz Appreciation Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)," was created in 2001
at the Smithsonian Museum to celebrate the extraordinary
heritage and history of jazz music during the month of April;
and
WHEREAS, JAM is intended to stimulate and encourage
individuals of all ages to participate in the appreciation of
jazz music through study, concerts, recordings and books; and
WHEREAS, This year JAM is celebrating the music and
transformative role jazz music has in promoting social justice;
and
WHEREAS, This year JAM is commemorating jazz producer Norman
Granz, one of the most influential impresarios in the 20th
century jazz scene; and
WHEREAS, One of jazz's true giants, Norman Granz was born on
August 6, 1918, and died on November 22, 2001; and
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