Happy UNESCO International Jazz Day on April 30th!

Happy UNESCO International Jazz Day on April 30th!

In 2011, UNESCO designated April 30th as International Jazz Day, officially recognizing jazz as a promoter of peace, intercultural dialogue, diversity, and respect for human rights and human dignity.

The faces of the Finnish Jazz Federation’s Jazz Day campaign in 2024 are percussionist Abdissa “Mamba” Assefa and singer Aili Ikonen.

“At its best, jazz is about dialogue, freedom, choices, and a strong presence. It offers an opportunity to live in the moment and to share something created together,” Assefa describes the essence of jazz.

“The power of jazz lies in the connection between people. Jazz awakens, refreshes, entertains, shakes up, nourishes, embraces, inspires, and helps us see things in a new light,” Ikonen puts into words.

Let’s hear it for International Jazz Day!

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UNESCO International Jazz Day

In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30th as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. For over a decade, jazz as an art form has been recognised for promoting peace, dialogue among cultures, diversity, and respect for human rights and human dignity. International Jazz Day brings together musicians, audiences, academics, and communities all over the world to learn about jazz and its roots, and to celebrate the future of jazz.

International Jazz Day is chaired and led by the legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, who serves as a UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and as Chairman of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.

You can find more information on worldwide events celebrating International Jazz Day at the International Jazz Day website.

www.jazzday.com