Celebrate International jazz day on April 30,2016. Share and spread the word. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock's dream is to have Jazz performed, heard, watched for 24 hours everywhere in the world: "the world needs a little jazz diplomacy". The 2016 Host City is... Washington !
Washington, D.C. will serve as the International Jazz Day 2016 Global Host City. As International Jazz Day celebrates its 5th anniversary, the U.S. nation’s capital will host a multitude of jazz performances, community service initiatives, and education programs in schools, libraries, hospitals, community centers and arts venues across the city. Washington, D.C. is the birthplace of the great jazz pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, and the city has enjoyed a thriving jazz scene for the past century. On April 30, 2016, Washington, D.C. will join with towns, cities and villages in over 190 countries on all 7 continents to observe International Jazz Day through thousands of performances and programs.
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY IN GREECE :
Blue Tone Quartet @ Botilia sto Pelago PREVEZA
“Botilia sto Pelago” will host “The Blue Tone Quartet”, a local band performing original jazz songs and jazz covers. Since this year the “International Jazz Day” coincides with Orthodox Easter, the event will begin after Resurrection on Saturday midnight.
Supported by “Preveza Jazz Festival”.
Art Cafe Theofanous 9 & Ionias
Preveza, Epirus 48100
Greece
01:00
In preparations for the “International Jazz Day” in Thessaloniki, this year it’ll be celebrated on Thursday 21st of April instead of 30th of April due to the Holy Saturday of the Orthodox Easter. “Sarah & Ella”, an idea from a specialist jazz pianist / arranger, Gregory Simadopoulos with Vicky Almazidou & Gioula Michail, vocals, at Cafe Bazaar at 21:00 - Papamakrou 34 - Thessalonique -
International Jazz Day webcast will be streamed on http://jazzday.com .
Event around the world: http://jazzday.com/events/
