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Happy International Jazz Day!
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Monday April 30, 2012
from unesco.org
About the Day
What: In November 2011, during the UNESCO General Conference, the international community proclaimed 30 April as “International Jazz Day”. The Day is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people. Many governments, civil society organizations, educational institutions, and private citizens currently engaged in the promotion of jazz music will embrace the opportunity to foster greater appreciation not only for the music but also for the contribution it can make to building more inclusive societies.
Why International Jazz Day?
-Jazz breaks down barriers and creates opportunities for mutual understanding and tolerance;
-Jazz is a vector of freedom of expression;
-Jazz is a symbol of unity and peace;
-Jazz reduces tensions between individuals, groups, and communities;
-Jazz fosters gender equality;
-Jazz reinforces the role youth play for social change;
-Jazz encourages artistic innovation, improvisation, new forms of expression, and inclusion of traditional music forms into new ones;
-azz stimulates intercultural dialogue and empowers young people from marginalized societies.
| On Broadway | 1:30 | Kurt Elling |
| Batoumambe | 4:13 | Habib Koité |
| Today Will Be A Good Day | 5:09 | Dianne Reeves |
| Bonnie's Song (Live) | 4:35 | Raul Midón |
| There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | 5:22 | Becca Stevens |
| Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious | Avishai Cohen presents: The Big Vicious | |
| Sketchy | 5:33 | John Scofield |
Watch what's on
| *Blackstaff Sessions | Cherish The Ladies |
| JAMES FARM Live at Jazz Standard | Joshua Redman |
| Raul Midón - A Video Portrait | Raul Midón |
| Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2010 | Dobet Gnahoré |
| Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow) | Brad Mehldau |
| *Beethoven Riffs On | Ghost Train Orchestra |
| Say Africa (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concer | Vusi Mahlasela |
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