February's programming Includes:

• Film Festival: A special Jazz Heritage Film Festival, on February 5-7, led by noted jazz film historian Hal Miller. As part of the JHC's new Jazz and Film initiative, Miller will present rare and treasured footage from one of the largest private collections of jazz film footage in the country. The festival will be comprised of four separate and distinct sessions over three days (Start times are 6PM Friday, 1PM Saturday, 7PM Saturday and 11AM on Sunday). For more information, visit: http://www.jazzheritagecenter.org/eventdetail.php?id=51
• Film Screenings: Bi-weekly "Jazz on Film" screenings in the JHC's Media and Education Center (Adjacent to Yoshi's Jazz Club). Film screenings will take place every Tuesday and Thursday @ 7:30PM throughout February. The screenings will feature some of the classic jazz films illustrated in the Jazzin' Jammin' & Jivin exhibit, including: Cabin the Sky, Stormy Weather, Hi Do Ho, St. Louis Blues, A Man Called Adam, Round Midnight, and Bird.  For more information, visit: http://www.jazzheritagecenter.com/newsdetail.php?id=21
• Lobby Exhibit: The JHC's current major exhibit, Jazzin', Jammin & Jivin, features 50 vintage film posters which illustrate and celebrate an eight-decade period during which some of the greatest jazz musicians of African heritage appeared on film, including Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Lena Horne, and many others. On loan from the Separate Cinema Archive, the exhibit is displayed in the JHC's Koret Heritage Lobby and inside the JHC's Media and Education Center.
• Gallery Exhibit: African American Expressions of the Soul: Displayed in the JHC's Lush Life Gallery, this new group art exhibit features Bay Area African American artists Anna Edwards, Dray, Rhonel Roberts, Russell Kidd and James Gayles.
• Lecture series: The Jazz & Democracy Project™: Taught by educator and writer, Dr. Wesley J. Watkins, IV, the Jazz and Democracy Project aims to not only preserve this national treasure by teaching us to appreciate the genius of jazz, but to inspire participants to become active, positive contributors to their community. Course is appropriate for all ages. For more information, visit http://www.jazzanddemocracy.com/  Opening Lecture: Feb. 18^th: 4:30 – 6:00.
  

Co-sponsoring organizations of the JHC's Black History Month programming include the San Francisco Black Film Festival, First Fridays, SF State Black Alumni, Stanford Black Alumni, Planet Fillmore, and JazzWest.com

Overview of the Jazz Heritage Center (JHC)

The Jazz Heritage Center is the only permanent cultural and educational complex dedicated to the long history of Jazz in San Francisco and the Fillmore District. Located within the new Fillmore Heritage Center in the heart of the Historic Fillmore Jazz Preservation District, the non-profit Jazz Heritage Center is part jazz museum, part jazz cultural center, and part jazz art gallery.  By showcasing art and historical exhibitions, concerts, films and youth programming, the JHC's mission is to preserve and promote jazz, an American national treasure, while celebrating its presence as an active, living art form in San Francisco and beyond. The JHC includes the Lush Life Gallery, the JHC Public Lobby, the Take Five Gift Shop, and, soon, the JHC Screening and Presentation Room. Visit www.jazzheritagecenter.org for more information.