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April will bring us a reprieve from the weather and an annual celebration of an original American art form. In 2001, the Smithsonian Museum of American History designated April as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). Schools and cultural institutions across the country host concerts and workshops to highlight our musical gift to the world. Further information about JAM can be found at www.smithsonianjazz.org. Jazz is alive and well at Hamilton College where the Fillius Jazz archive resides. We will join the JAM celebration with a number of campus events listed below.

Hamilton College Performing Arts presents jazz vocalist Gregory Porter on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center. Porter will perform fan favorites, including selections from his Grammy Award-winning album “Liquid Spirit.”

Hamilton's Department of Music will present a Black History Month jazz concert with “Doc” Woods on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m., in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center. The concert will feature “Doc” Woods, composition and bass; John Piazza, trumpet; Bob Cesari, saxophone; Tom Witkowski, piano; and guest artist Nasheet Waits, drums.

Armed with an intricate headpiece of lion teeth, a variety of jazz instruments, and a deep-rooted passion for the growth of humanity, Syracuse Professor and self-described “word artist” Arthur Flowers serenaded the crowd in Tolles Pavilion on January 19 in homage to Martin Luther King Jr.

The Hamilton College Department of Music presents the Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble’s winter concert, “Jazz is Up!” on  Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center.

The Hamilton College Department of Music presents the Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble’s winter concert, “Jazz is Up!” on  Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center.

The Hamilton College Department of Music and “Doc” Woods present the annual Jazz Kick Off Concert on Wednesday, Sept. 10 in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.

To celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), each day in April Hamilton’s Fillius Jazz Archive has featured an artist on the news site along with that individual’s archived audio interview. Since 2012, April 30 has been designated International Jazz Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). To wrap up JAM, and in celebration of International Jazz Day, four artists are featured today: Eiji Kitamura, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Annie Ross and Keith Ingham.

The National Museum of American History has designated April as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). So in the spirit of JAM, Hamilton’s Fillius Jazz Archive is featuring one artist daily on the news site along with that individual’s archived audio interview. Today’s featured artist is Milton F. Fillius, Jr. ’44, GP ’02, H’96, founder of the Jazz Archive.

The National Museum of American History has designated April as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). So in the spirit of JAM, Hamilton’s Fillius Jazz Archive is featuring one artist daily on the news site along with that individual’s archived audio interview. Today’s featured artist is Béla Fleck.