UNFACTS

It ‘turns o ’ a part of the brain. According to research, jazz musicians, when improvising, turn o the dorsolateral prefrontal and lateral orbital regions linked to self-censoring and inhibition and switch on the medial prefrontal cortex that lets self-expression flow.

It was first compiled by musicians in African-American communities in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Appreciation Month

APRIL 2023

Jazz music is an enchanting blend of more than one ethnicity. It’s got the American and European interpretation of classical music that is spiced up with the influence of West African culture and folk songs. Jazz music has everything going for it — a melody that stays with you, the harmony that makes the notes sound fuller, a rhythm that beats with your heart, and the outstanding improvisations that set the genre apart.

Jazz cats and alligators Jazz musicians like to call themselves ‘jazz cats’ and before that, they addressed each other as ‘alligators’, or ‘gate’ for short.

Moments In Time

The History Channel

* On April 5, 1614, Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia. The marriage ensured peace between the settlers and the Powhatan Indians for several years.

* On April 6, 1968, Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” debuts in theaters. The film went on to win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Today it is regarded as one of the defining films of the 20th century.

* On April 7, 1970, legendary actor John Wayne wins his first -- and only -- acting Academy Award, for “True Grit.” Wayne played a drunken, foul-tempered but endearing U.S. marshal named Rooster Cogburn.