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Students play music near the former home of jazz musician John Coltrane on April 13 in Philadelphia. Jazz lovers and cultural officials in Philadelphia are promoting a fundraising effort to save the run-down house.

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Men hang a banner on the former home of jazz legend John Coltrane on April 13 in Philadelphia.

Jazz lovers and cultural officials in Philadelphia are promoting a fundraising effort to save the run-down John Coltrane House.

Preserving the national historic landmark is part of a broader mission to reclaim the city's jazz heritage and celebrate the current music scene.

Coltrane is a saxophonist best known for his recording "A Love Supreme." He lived in a rowhouse in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood from 1952 to 1958.

--The Associated Press

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Esperanza Spalding performs on the first day of the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam on July 8, 2011. The festival, which runs until July 10, features performances by some 1300 musicians on some 13 stages.

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Paul Simon performs on Friday.

The first North Sea Jazz Festival took place in 1976 in the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague. It started with six venues, 300 artists and about 9,000 visitors. Legends of jazz like Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie performed that first year.

The festival moved to its current, bigger location in Rotterdam in 2006. More than 1,000 musicians are expected to play on 13 different stages this year, and more than 65,000 concert goers are expected to attend.

The Utah Jazz won their final game of the regular season Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets, but that wasn’t enough to make up for a rough season.

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Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko carries a box of personal belongings as he leaves the team's locker room, April 14, 2011, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz did not qualify for the NBA playoffs, and the players cleaned out their lockers at the end of regular season.

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Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin talks to the media in the team's locker room on April 14, 2011 in Salt Lake City.

AP’s Lynn Debruin reports:
The Jazz players stayed on the floor after Wednesday's game to thank the fans for their support despite the woeful season, which saw Utah become the only team in NBA history to start 15-5 and 27-13 and not make the playoffs.

The Jazz finished 39-43, with Wednesday's win giving them a 21-20 home mark. It is the first time in six years that they won't be in the playoffs, but the sudden resignation of Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan, injuries and trade of All-Star point guard Deron Willams had something to do with that.

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American saxophonist Dave Koz performs live at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in Cape Town, South Africa.on Saturday, March 26.

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Sandra Cordeiro from Angola performs live at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival on Saturday,

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Phillip Bailey Jr. of American funk band, Earth Wind And Fire performing live during the Cape Town International Jazz Festival on Friday.

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Drummer Cindy Blackman from the US performs during the International Jazz Festival in Cape Town on Saturday.

More on the 12th annual two-day festival here:  Cape Town jazz fest draws brass, Wind