International Jazz Day - Monday 30 April 2012. Enjoy - And Play Some Jazz for The Day. Remember to Commemorate the Jazz Geniuses Who Played the Music for the World, and the Untold Connections to Black People who were Sacrificed to Slavery During the Mid-Atlantic Slave Trade, Between Africa, the Caribbean and America.

Mr Herbie Hancox is the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador that has helped to drive forward the first

 International Jazz Day 

(Monday 30 April 2012).

Jazz is World Heritage.

Please take the time to look at the interview with Mr Hancox in the UN Courier below:

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco-courier/single-view/news/the_roots_of_jazz_are_in_humanity/

Here are some reasons to recognise this day every year:

1. Jazz breaks down barriers and creates opportunities for mutual understanding & tolerance;

2. Jazz is a vector of  freedom of expression;

3. Jazz is a symbol of unity & peace;

4. Jazz reduces tensions between individuals, groups and communities;

5. Jazz fosters gender equality;

6. Jazz reinforces the role youth play for social change;

7. Jazz encourages artistic innovation, improvisation, new forms of expression, and inclusion of traditional music forms into one;

8. Jazz stimulates intercultural dialogue and empowers young people from marginalised societies.

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