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International Jazz Day: A music genre promoting unity

International Jazz Day: A music genre promoting unity
Written by Lahari Basu
Edited by Anamica Singh
Apr 30, 2022, 10:50 am 2 min read
International Jazz Day: A music genre promoting unity
International Jazz Day is celebrated annually on April 30.

UNESCO declared April 30 as International Jazz Day in 2011 to highlight jazz and its role in uniting people across the globe. It was jazz pianist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock's idea. The date April 30 was chosen to position International Jazz Day as the conclusion of the Smithsonian Institution's April Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), although there's no formal connection between the two.

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History of jazz and how it grew

This day is the world's largest celebration of jazz. This genre of music originated in the African American community of Louisiana, USA, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Spreading around the world, local musical cultures influenced the style giving rise to different styles. This day is intended to raise awareness about how jazz can be an educational tool and create a dialogue.

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Celebrations in 2022

Famous singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist Nina Simone had said, "Jazz is not just music, it is a way of life, it is a way of being, a way of thinking." Independent artists and organizers worldwide perform annually for International Jazz Day. Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain is part of this year's Global Concert to be hosted at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

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About the UN event

The 2022 All-Star Global Concert scheduled to be hosted at the United Nations Headquarters in New York will witness performances by leading jazz artists. It will have a worldwide webcast at 5 pm EDT (2:30 am IST). The event aims to portray jazz as a tool to promote peaceful collaborations and help in the initiation of dialogue. It will be hosted by Herbie Hancock.

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Around 200 countries participate in events

Almost 200 nations participate in related events every year. In addition to concerts and jam sessions, events also include workshops and conferences. UNESCO believes that Jazz Day assimilates culture into sustainable development, promotes human rights and fundamental freedoms, and promotes cultural diversity expression. The body relates this celebration to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

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Some famous jazz songs

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong Feeling Good by Nina Simone I Loves You, Porgy by Nina Simone Fly Me To The Moon by Frank Sinatra You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore So What by Miles Davis Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk Summertime by Ella Fitzgerald Take the A Train by Duke Ellington Stardust by Louis Armstrong

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Lahari Basu
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Having worked in the media industry for six years, Lahari currently writes Lifestyle stories for NewsBytes. Before this, she worked with Microsoft News and Dainik Bhaskar group. An avid traveller, home cook, crocheter, and movie buff, Lahari is always on the lookout for good food, colourful yarns, innovative and thoughtful cinema, and cats! With words as a weapon, nature as strength, optimism as fuel, and an undying thirst for discovery, she is out on a lifelong journey to seek and experience the unknown.
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Anamica Singh is a lifestyle editor at NewsBytes. Having started as a sports journalist, she has covered entertainment, national and international news over her 14-year-long career. She is experienced in news writing, video production, anchoring, and voiceovers. Her past stints include her time at Mobile ESPN, IANS, and MSN. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from YMCA, Delhi.
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