Jun 19, 2025 | 12:00 - 3:00PM
Join us to celebrate African American Music Month with a special tribute to the Robinson family’s legendary An Afternoon of Jazz concerts. This intergenerational program will include tours, interactive workshops, and hands-on activities that honor the legacy of the concerts and explore African American music, past and present.
GET TICKETS
What’s Happening
Interactive Jazz Workshop
Museum Tours – African American Music Month meets our “Third Thursday” tour series. For this special event, the custom-designed tour will highlight the intersections between Jackie Robinson’s life and legacy and African American music in the 20th century.
An Afternoon of Jazz Collection Showcase – Get a peek at posters, buttons, photos, and video clips from the famed Robinson An Afternoon of Jazz concerts. Do you have photos or ephemera from attending the concerts? Bring it in to show us! (We may ask to scan or copy your item(s) to preserve a record of them in the Museum’s archive, but you are neither expected or required to donate your original materials.)
Hands-on activities, including making musical instruments
Sensory-friendly Quiet Zone available
Event Notes
Groups are welcome – submit a request and mention your interest in this program.
All youth must be accompanied by an adult.
What’s An Afternoon of Jazz?
Get the scoop on the history of the Robinsons’ famed concert series in our recent blog post and in the highlight video below.
Review the legacy and impact of the Robinson family's An Afternoon of Jazz concerts