What Had Happened Was… (The April AOM Behind The Blog Story)
So… somehow, somewhere, some way (thanks new Facebook timeline) we were supposed to have a special one day (ahem) AOM (check yesterday’s date for the explanation). April is Jazz Appreciation Month and we are looking to not just focus on one particular artist for the month (although an emphasis will be on the extensive catalog of Duke Ellington) but the art form as well as discuss some of the debate behind the term Jazz in and of itself. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused and now back to our regularly scheduled AOM 
Tags: Duke Ellington, It Don't Mean A Thing, Jazz
Ivan Orr is a musician/social critic whose creative output runs the gamut from provocative to entertaining. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Music, Ivan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music(Jazz Studies Emphasis) with a minor in African American Studies. During the 1990’s and early 2000’s Ivan was involved with The Music Resource Center in Charlottesville, VA.