International Jazz Day brings together communities and jazz enthusiasts all over the world, for the purpose of celebrating and learning about jazz.
On the 30th of April each year, the international art form of jazz is recognized for promoting peace, diversity and respect, as well as freedom of expression and equality.
So, we hear you ask: what’s Doo-Bop doing by way of celebration, to mark our very first International Jazz Day?
Well, Doo-Bop Jazz Bar is proud to announce that we’re now the official sponsors of UNESCO’s International Jazz Day at MBS Light!
On this momentous day, MBS Light Digital Radio will be airing 6 hours of non-stop jazz music, from their studio, featuring some of Brisbane’s finest jazz musicians as well as interviews and stories from 7 MBS Light’s jazz announcers. So, tune in to MBS Light from 6pm till midnight on the 30th of April, to hear some of the best jazz in town. During these 6 hours, you’ll get to hear music from a number of Doo-Bop’s regular artists, as well as many other high-calibre jazz acts.
But that’s not all! The show will also be combining pre-recorded segments with live announcer segments that feature recorded music as well as LIVE performances!
Yes, the dedicated performance studio will be featuring live performances on the night from Out of Abingdon, Ingrid James, John Reeves, Andrew Shaw, Sacha Kloostra, Sarah Collyer, Shane Calderbank, Craig Martin, and the nineteen-piece Brisbane Contemporary Jazz Orchestra… and it’s all for the celebration of International Jazz Day!
Doo-Bop is proud to be the exclusive sponsor of this milestone broadcasting event in Brisbane!
“Without Doo-Bop’s generous sponsorship and assistance, the broadcast would not be shaping up to be the unique success it’s already promising to be.” – John V Carrier, MBS Light
About International Jazz Day
(source: https://jazzday.com/)
In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30th as International Jazz Day, in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. International Jazz Day is chaired and led by the UNESCO Director-General and legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, who serves as both a UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and the Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The Institute is the lead nonprofit organization charged with planning, promoting and producing this annual celebration.
International Jazz Day brings together communities, schools, artists, historians, academics, and jazz enthusiasts all over the world to celebrate and learn about jazz and its roots, future and impact. It also seeks to raise awareness of the need for intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding, as well as reinforce international cooperation and communication. Each year on April 30th, the international art form of jazz is recognized for promoting peace, dialogue among cultures, diversity, and respect for human rights and human dignity. In addition, jazz is recognized for eradicating discrimination, promoting freedom of expression, fostering gender equality, and reinforcing the role of youth in enacting social change.
International Jazz Day is the culmination of Jazz Appreciation Month, which has the goal of drawing public attention to jazz and its extraordinary heritage throughout April. In December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly formally welcomed the decision by the UNESCO General Conference to proclaim April 30th as International Jazz Day. The United Nations and UNESCO now both recognize International Jazz Day on their official calendars.
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