International Jazz Day is an annual event [1] organized by UNESCO to mark "an increase in the level of awareness of the international community about jazz as a force that promotes peace, unity, dialogue and the expansion of contacts between people" [2] . The celebration is held on April 30 [3] , starting in 2012 [4] .
The holiday was proclaimed at the UNESCO General Conference in November 2012. The first annual International Jazz Day in Paris was opened by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova [5] and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock [6] .
In October 2017, UNESCO officially announced that St. Petersburg (Russia) and Sydney (Australia) will be designated host cities for 2018 and 2019, respectively [7] . The celebration of International Jazz Day in St. Petersburg was held from April 28 to 30, 2018 and included educational programs [8] and a concert of stars on the second stage of the Mariinsky Theater .
Notes
- ↑ Russian newspaper: How to celebrate International Jazz Day in Moscow and Paris
- ↑ International Jazz Day (April 30)
- ↑ RIA.ru: International Jazz Day
- ↑ International Jazz Day
- ↑ Message from UNESCO Director-General Ms. Irina Bokova on the occasion of International Jazz Day
- ↑ UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock announced the 4th annual celebration of International Jazz Day
- ↑ Saint Petersburg and Sydney selected as International Jazz Day Global Host Cities
- ↑ Education program