American Jazz Museum Marks 10 Years

The American Jazz Museum is emphasizing community ties as it holds a three-day gala this week marking a decade in the 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District.

The headline event Friday night is sold out, but organizers have activities planned for Thursday, Friday and Saturday including a street festival, free concerts, lectures, a domino tournament and a free pancake breakfast. Admission to both the jazz museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will be free Saturday, and periodic guided tours will be given.

“We are truly building such a spirit of community here," the jazz museum's executive director, Gregory Carroll, said Tuesday. “It is a huge event, but it is an event I think will come off with flying colors."

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