International Jazz Day – 30 April 2023

The International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert will be streaming on the worldwide web on 30 April at 4 pm EDT/1 pm PDT/10 pm CET, as well as on on jazzday.com, unesco.org and hancockinstitute.org. International Jazz Day will be also be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook. The concert will feature performances in 12 cities, including Beijing, Vienna, Fairbanks, New York, Beirut, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Marondera, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco and Washington, DC.

The All-Star Global Concert, will feature a performances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Melody Gardot, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller, Christian McBride, Sérgio Mendes, Cyrille Aimée, Antonio Sánchez, John Beasley and many others from more than 190 countries

As the world’s largest, most inclusive celebration of jazz music, International Jazz Day unites people across the globe. We are thrilled that the All-Star Global Concert will reflect this expansive identity in a new way, by sharing with our audience a rich palette of sounds on more than a dozen stages in every corner of the planet.

An array of acclaimed artist-educators will present a multilingual selection of offerings that will emphasize the richness—and relevance—of jazz to learners at all levels. Programming will be available in Arabic, English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, with topics including music making for kids, improvisation, and the intersection of jazz harmony and diverse international musical traditions. A complete listing and schedule of education programmes will be available at jazzday.com/education.

In the lead-up to the 2023 All-Star Global Concert, a series of free, online education programmes will be presented via jazzday.com, unesco.org, hancockinstitute.org, the International Jazz Day YouTube and Facebook pages.

The worldwide programme for International Jazz Day 2023 also includes an extraordinary range of programming in more than 190 countries, with concerts and performance-based initiatives complemented by wide-ranging social outreach and educational activities.

In Brazil, the Música na Árvore Solar Festival will pay homage to Louis Armstrong and feature sustainability in its lineup, powering its stage performances with mobile solar panels. The Croatian Radio Television Jazz Orchestra will be toasting its 75th anniversary on Jazz Day with a concert and live broadcast on Croatian national television. In New Zealand, the Whanganui Collegiate School presents three days of events including a jam session, a gala concert and an open forum with the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, exploring jazz music in education.

The Tottori Jazz Festival in Japan hosts a five-day series of concerts in addition to an art exhibit, jam sessions and workshops. The Botswana Society for Jazz Education kicks off a week of music workshops, instrumental clinics, master classes and nightly jam sessions, culminating with a grand concert featuring local and international musicians. UNESCO Creative Cities will be hosting a variety of activities around the world, leveraging music as a powerful accelerator for culture-driven sustainable urban development.