Jazz Afternoons

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1 – 3 pm The National Museum of American History is home to jazz collections that include 100,000 pages of Duke Ellington's unpublished music and such objects as Ella Fitzgerald's dresses, Dizzy Gillespie's angled trumpet, John Coltrane'sA Love Suprememanuscript and Benny Goodman's clarinet. Each year during Jazz Appreciation Month, visitors to the museum on Tuesday afternoons can engage with museum curators and see a small number of jazz treasures broughtout of storage that represent the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz. During these Objects-Out-of-Storage events, musicians from the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra will host pop-up jam sessions, as well as interact with and educate visitors about their instruments and artistry. Sponsor: American History Museum Venue: American History Museum Event Location: 3 West Cost: Free Categories: Lectures & Discussions, Performances Related Events: Jazz Appreciation Month Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible