International Jazz Day

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2022 Date	April 30, 2022
2023 Date	April 30, 2023

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International Jazz Day in 2022

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International Jazz Day History

International Jazz Day seeks to celebrate jazz music and its contribution to education, peace, unity, dialogue, and cooperation. Jazz is a form of music that originated in African American communities in the late 1800s and early 1900s around New Orleans, Louisiana. Since then, it has grown and spread around the world, influencing new genres or sub-genres. A few examples include the blues, ragtime, classical, and spiritual.

International Jazz Day was established in 2011 by UNESCO to highlight the power of jazz in uniting people from all over the world. It is celebrated annually on April 30th.

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Today is International Jazz Day. "With conflict and division in many parts of the world, it is my hope that, through the universal language of jazz, our celebration this year can inspire people of all nations to heal, to hope and to work together to foster peace.” Herbie Hancock https://t.co/U689X33MuL
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International Jazz Day Facts & Quotes

Each year a host city is chosen to celebrate International Jazz Day. In 2022, Cape Town, South Africa was chosen.
International Jazz Day in 2021 was supposed to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa. Instead, it was hosted virtually online due to restrictions from Covid-19.
Nobody knows for sure where the word jazz originated. It is widely believed to come from the slang word jasm, though this is not confirmed.
There are an estimated 33,000 jazz musicians in New York, which is considered a jazz music hub. Duke Ellington was one of these famous jazz musicians.
If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know - Louis Armstrong, influential early jazz musician
As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction - Stan Getz, American Jazz Saxophonist

International Jazz Day Top Events and Things to Do

Attend the international Jazz Day Global Concert in Washington DC. The concert features internationally renowned jazz musicians. It is also broadcasted across the US on ABC and streamed around the world by the UN and UNESCO.
Watch a movie about jazz and music. Some suggestions are: Whiplash (2014), Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959), Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and The Jazz Singer (1927).
Donate to the Jazz Foundation of America. All funds donated are used to help preserve the interest of an art congress recently designated a rare and valuable national treasure.
Visit one of many jazz museums or jazz concert halls in the US. There are many museums in the US located throughout the southern states up to New York.