Two bollekes in the Groenplaats in Antwerp. What better way to celebrate International Jazz Day on 30th April, than to raise them in honour of Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, universally known as Toots. 

30th April, in Antwerp, is the opening concert of the harmonica-playing jazz legend’s 90th birthday tour. The Smithsonian transcribed a lovely interview with him when he was made an NEA fellow. The actual birthday falls on April 29th – same day as Duke Ellington’s. The complete tour dates (they’re all in Belgium, but he’s covering the whole territory) are at  toots90.be.