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   10 April 2017   
   Paris, Washington, D.C. and Havana - United Nations Educational,   
   Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina   
   Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock announced today   
   the sixth annual International Jazz Day, which will be celebrated   
   worldwide on April 30, 2017. The day will culminate with an All-Star   
   Global Concert presented at the Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso,   
   under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of Cuba, the Cuban   
   Institute of Music and the Cuban National Commission for UNESCO. The   
   concert will be live streamed by UNESCO and will feature an   
   extraordinary array of artists from around the world paying tribute to   
   the international art form of jazz.   
      
   The musically vibrant and culturally rich city of Havana, Cuba, has   
   been selected to serve as the 2017 Global Host City, presented each   
   year on April 30th, in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute   
   of Jazz. International Jazz Day highlights the power of jazz as a force   
   for freedom and creativity, promotes intercultural dialogue through   
   respect and understanding, and unites people from all corners of the   
   globe. The day is recognized on the official calendars of both UNESCO   
   and the United Nations. International Jazz Day programs are made   
   possible by Toyota, the 2017 lead partner.   
      
   The All-Star Global Concert will have Herbie Hancock and Chucho Valdés   
   serving as the artistic directors, and John Beasley and Emilio Vega as   
   the evening's musical co-directors. The Concert will feature stellar   
   performances by a truly international roster of artists including   
   Ambrose Akinmusire (United States), Carl Allen, (United States), Marc   
   Antoine (France), Richard  Bona (United States), Till Brönner   
   (Germany), A Bu (China), Igor Butman (Russian Federation), Bobby   
   Carcassés (Cuba) Regina Carter (United States), Kurt Elling, (United   
   States), Kenny Garrett, (United States) Herbie Hancock (United States),   
   Antonio Hart, (United States), Takuya Kuroda (Japan), Ivan Lins   
   (Brazil), Sixto Llorente (Cuba), Marcus Miller (United States), Youn   
   Sun Nah (Republic of Korea), Julio Padrón (Cuba), Gianluca Petrella   
   (Italy), Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Cuba), Antonio Sánchez (Mexico), Christian   
   Sands (United States), Esperanza Spalding (United States), Chucho   
   Valdés (Cuba), Ben Williams (United States), Tarek Yamani (Lebanon),   
   Dhafer Youssef (Tunisia), Pancho Amat (Cuba), César López (Cuba) and   
   others, with further details to be announced in the days to follow.   
      
   "UNESCO is proud to be associated once again with the Thelonious Monk   
   Institute of Jazz, as well as with the Instituto Cubano de la Música,   
   to raise the flag for jazz, for freedom, for creativity, for diversity   
   and for unity. This year's focus on Cuba is testament to the power of   
   jazz to build bridges and join women and men together around shared   
   values and aspirations", said Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO.   
      
   Many acclaimed musicians and educators from Cuba and around the world   
   will participate in free jazz performances, master classes,   
   improvisational workshops, jam sessions and community outreach   
   initiatives. Programs will take place at schools, arts venues,   
   community centers, jazz clubs and parks across the city of Havana and   
   throughout Cuba beginning on Monday, April 24th and leading up to the   
   festivities on April 30th. Additionally, jazz history and education   
   programs will be provided for tens of thousands of students in over   
   11,000 schools across Cuba. These programs will be among the thousands   
   of International Jazz Day live performances, educational activities,   
   and community service programs taking place in more than 190 countries   
   on all continents.   
      
   Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue,   
   said: "Afro-Cuban jazz and its rich history have played a pivotal role   
   in the evolution and enrichment of the entire jazz genre. The   
   incomparable trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie along with beloved Cuban   
   musicians Mario Bauzá, Machito and Chano Pozo, infused American jazz   
   with Afro-Cuban rhythms to create a brand new, energetic sound that   
   defined modern music. We are so pleased that Havana, Cuba, will serve   
   as the Global Host City for International Jazz Day 2017. On behalf of   
   the worldwide family of jazz musicians, educators and enthusiasts, I   
   would like to thank the citizens of Havana and Cuba for their enormous   
   support of this truly global musical art form."   
      
   The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is once again working with UNESCO   
   and its field offices, national commissions, networks, associated   
   schools, universities and institutes, public radio and public   
   television stations, and NGOs to ensure their involvement and   
   participation in International Jazz Day 2017. Additionally, in   
   countries throughout the world, libraries, schools, universities,   
   performing arts venues, community centers, artists, and arts   
   organizations of all disciplines will be celebrating the day through   
   presentations, concerts, and other jazz-focused programs.   
      
   The celebration in Havana of the International Jazz Day in 2017 marks   
   the seventieth anniversary of Cuba's accession to UNESCO and the   
   foundation of the National Commission for UNESCO.   
      
   For more information about the International Jazz Day 2017 live stream,   
   and to register events on the official website, please visit   
   www.jazzday.com or www.unesco.org/jazzday.***   
      
       
   Contacts:   
      
   Alisse Kingsley   
      
   + 1 323 467 8508   
   press@jazzday.com   
   Elena Nápoles (UNESCO Havana Office)   
      
   +53 7 833 34 38   
   e.napoles-rodriguez@unesco.org   
   Lucía Iglesias (UNESCO)   
      
   +33 1 45 68 17 02   
   l.iglesias@unesco.org   
      
   http://en.unesco.org/news/international-jazz-day-2017-take-place   
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