From San Diego and Tijuana to Tangier, Morocco, jazz was celebrated here, there and nearly everywhere in 2024 as a vital means of artistic expression and creative liberation. Or, as expatriate Cuban ...

Chicago would seem to be a no-brainer to host International Jazz Day, a joint initiative of UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. The city is not only a global jazz capital but the hometown ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There will be a special guest in the crowd Wednesday as Creative City KC marks International Jazz Day with the Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Count Basie Orchestra concert ...

From Herbie Hancock to blues great Buddy Guy to a message from Pope Leo XIV, this globally watched concert was both a who’s ...

Every International Jazz Day, timelines fill up with grainy photos, black-and-white legends, a lot of “jazz changed the world.” While true, it's also a bit lazy. Because jazz doesn’t need a memorial.

Chicago is hosting this year's International Jazz Day. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Nate Chinen, who is covering the event for Philadelphia's WRTI jazz station.

Led by hometown hero Herbie Hancock, the show included an appearance by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a performance by Buddy Guy, a tribute to Quincy Jones and remarks read on behalf of Pope Leo XIV.

The 2025 edition of International Jazz Day 2025 will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on 30 April, with Abu Dhabi selected as the Global Host City. Organized by UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock ...

Every year on April 30, the world celebrates International Jazz Day, a global tribute to a genre that transcends borders and ...

Declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during its General Conference 14 years ago, International Jazz Day—celebrated every April 30—honors a genre ...

For Mumbai’s live music scene, April could well be called the ‘Jazz Month’. After the World Jazz Festival organised on April 19 by Banyan Tree at the St Andrew’s Auditorium, Bandra, multiple events ...