EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 3 MIN
Getting In the Weeds: The History of 4/20
from The Art of the Story · host WBGO Studios
Long before 4/20 became a global code, marijuana already had a place in jazz culture — and few figures embodied that connection more than Mezz Mezzrow. The Chicago-born clarinetist became a legendary supplier in Harlem, so closely associated with cannabis that for a time, marijuana itself was nicknamed “Mezz.”
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