Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr On The Importance Of Jazz

"Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph.

This is triumphant music."

Read the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s full statement on the importance of jazz HERE.

Photo courtesy of Bob Adelman: Witness to History

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