I first proposed the idea for what would become International Jazz Day (30 April) in 2011, shortly after being named a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — April marks Jazz Appreciation Month, but William “Doc” Jones has been leading jazz conservation and education for decades. Jones is the executive director for IJD’s Arizona Foundation, ...

Composer, guitarist, and producer Frank Zappa was an artist known for his unrelenting creativity, eclectic musical style, and irreverent humor. Throughout his career, Zappa displayed an omnivorous ...

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 ...

Sérgio Mendes, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Marcus Miller are set to perform in an all-star celebration of jazz, hosted by Herbie Hancock. Now in its 12th year, the International Jazz Day flagship event ...

In announcing International Jazz Day’s 2023 program, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay stated, “On this International Jazz Day, musicians around the world are once again answering, in great ...