It was going to be only a week of events to mark April as Jazz Appreciation Month — that’s all they could probably muster. But D’JAM put together a real, live calendar-month of stuff, and to start it off, they set out to recreate a legendary photo shoot.

Think for a moment about singing without words, using the voice as an instrument. Then go hear how it’s done at UNT Friday night. Guest blogger John Murphy, chair of Jazz Studies at UNT, interviews Professor Jennifer Barnes, who leads UNT’s jazz singers AND performs with Vertical Voices Live.

The DSO suspends its search for a new CEO. They want to get their finances straight first.

Art Conspiracy issues its annual call for beneficiaries.

This Big Deal offers two winners a pair of general admission (standing room) tickets to see the session man and solo artist at The Granada Theater.

Two opportunities to see Ricardo Cobo, one in Dallas and one in Fort Worth, when the Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society presents the Allegro Guitar Series

Today in the roundup: North Texas’ busiest art weekend, Google’s digital museums and the guys behind Prekindle.

Fender walks you through the fairly complicated process of building one of their iconic guitars.

Guest blogger Arlington Jones, composer, jazz pianist and educator, shares some thoughts about a special gathering of jazz musicians last weekend who recreated a classic photo to kick off Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month (D’JAM).

Singer-songwriter Doug Burr agreed to meet KXT’s On the Road crew inside Recycled Books off Denton’s Courthouse Square.