Master jazz improvisation, syncopation, and blue notes through the lens of New Orleans history. From Congo Square to Chicago, explore how African-American heritage transformed spirituals into global swing, bebop, and enduring musical art status.

International Jazz Day happened to be on the 30th of last month and to celebrate its influence on many forms of modern music as well as to celebrate traditional jazz itself, a group of enthusiastic young musicians from the high-flying band, 42, along with the Imran Ahmed Quartet and Groove Gen, organised a jazz show at Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on May 1, 2015.