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.<\/p>\n
The faces of the Finnish Jazz Federation\u2019s Jazz Day campaign in 2024 are percussionist Abdissa \u201cMamba\u201d Assefa and singer Aili Ikonen.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 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,\u201d Assefa describes the essence of jazz.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 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,\u201d Ikonen puts into words.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s hear it for International Jazz Day!<\/p>\n
#jazzday #jazzdag #jazzday<\/p>\n
In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30th as\u00a0International Jazz Day\u00a0in 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.<\/p>\n