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"We are thrilled to return to Paris in order to celebrate what is, without question, the home-away-from-home for African-American musicians," Gates said in the statement.
The "April in Paris" conference, which is being held at the Sorbonne, will also feature more than 100 academic papers and a multitude of musical performances.
Jones, who first went to Paris in 1951 while a trumpet player and arranger for the Lionel Hampton band, later moved there in 1957 and studied with the famed Nadia Boulanger.
"This conference signals a new age--one which allows the magic and history of Paris, as well as the academic power of Harvard and the Sorbonne, to come together to honor and celebrate African-American music," he said.
Among some of the notable paper topics to be presented at the conference are "Theory, Black Music and Europe," "European Culture's Impact on Black Music, Rap Music and Europe," "The African-American Influence in England" and "Paris, Site of African-American Musical Elaboration"