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International Jazz Day is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2011 "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." [1] It is celebrated annually on April 30. [2] The idea came from jazz pianist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie ...
A Great Day in Harlem. A Great Day in Harlem or Harlem 1958 is a black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York, taken by freelance photographer Art Kane for Esquire magazine on August 12, 1958. [1] The idea for the photo came from Esquire ' s art director, Robert Benton, rather than Kane. [2]
Similar to the iconic, black and white, jazz portrait A Great Day in Harlem [3] taken by Art Kane [4] in 1958 — THE JAZZ OF THE CITY ATLANTA 2007 photograph marked a great day in Atlanta jazz history and the 30th anniversary [5] of the Atlanta Jazz Festival. On April 16, 2007, 162 photos were taken by Seve "Obasina" Adigun [6] and Gregory Turner.
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music.
Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) is a music festival held every April in Canada and the United States, in honor of jazz as an early American art form.JAM was created in 2001 by John Edward Hasse, curator of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. [1]
12 – A Great Day in Harlem, a black and white group photograph of 57 notable jazz musicians, ... History Of Jazz Timeline: 1958 at All About Jazz;
This page indexes the individual year in jazz pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point. Jazz portal; 2020s - 2010s - 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - 1920s - 1910s - 1900s - Pre-1900s
The Baltic Jazz Festival starts in Dalsbruk (July 5 – 7). [29] The Love Supreme Jazz Festival starts in Lewes, East Sussex (July 5 – 7). [30] The 41st Copenhagen Jazz Festival starts in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 5 – 14). [31] 11 – The 18th Stavernfestivalen starts in Stavern (August 11 – 13). [32] 12