https://www.wbgo.org/tags/mezz-mezzrow Mezz Mezzrow en-US Copyright Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/art-of-the-story/2026-04-20/getting-in-the-weeds-the-history-of-4-20 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.” Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/art-of-the-story/2026-04-20/getting-in-the-weeds-the-history-of-4-20 Leo Sidran