First lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Malia,10, center, and Sasha,8, took in a jazz performance at a jazz workshop for students in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, June 15, 2009. Michelle said the following during the event :

“I brought my own family with me today, because I want to keep them alive and aware of all kinds of music, other than hip-hop. So it’s just — it’s so important for me to have you here that I brought them here as well”

“And jazz has been a part of my life since I was a little girl. My mother’s father, who we called ‘Southside,’ before there were room-to-room — speaker in every house — every room in his house, and he played it 24 hours a day at — on the highest volume he could put it on. And that’s how I grew up in my household. At Christmas, birthdays, Easter — didn’t matter. There was jazz playing in our household.”

“So it means so much to me to be able to bring that music here to the White House, and to have you all celebrating with us. So have a good time. Thanks so much.” (Source)

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