NDI New Mexico’s Event 2023, Got Jazz, is a tribute to the history and influences of jazz music. Jazz music gives voice to the human experience and is among our country’s greatest cultural achievements. The story of jazz is also the story of America. Got Jazz puts the spotlight on New Orleans where ragtime, the blues and spirituals blended and gave birth to jazz music. The tribute continues by highlighting a few of the jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Tito Puente, all of whom have influenced our music, culture and imaginations. The show will culminate with a song called “Birdland,” about the famous nightclub in New York City which was also known as “the jazz corner of the world.” We hope the children will take away an appreciation for jazz, and become inspired.