A selection of jazz artists on Europeana

 

Scharinska villan

 

The Secret Link Between Jazz and Physics: How Einstein & Coltrane Shared Improvisation and Intuition in Common

Louis Armstrong

July 9th, 2016

 

Scientists need hobbies. The grueling work of navigating complex theory and the politics of academia can get to a person, even one as laid back as Dartmouth professor and astrophysicist Stephon Alexander. So Alexander plays the saxophone, though at this point it may not be accurate to call his avocation a spare time pursuit, since John Coltrane has become as important to him as Einstein, Kepler, and Newton.

A history of jazz

The King & Carter Jazzing Orchestra photographed in Houston, Texas, January 1921.

 

A history of jazz in 50 key moments, as chosen by Guardian and Observer writers

 

International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert 2015

 

“Jazz is a universal language” says Director-General Irina Bokova at the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Paris

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Which Jazz Greats Were Left Off the Blue Note 100?

By LARRY ROHTER MARCH 24, 2014, The New York Times

Which Jazz Greats Were Left Off the Blue Note 100?“Speak No Evil” by Wayne Shorter, left, and John Coltrane’s “Blue Train” are among 100 notable Blue Note albums being rereleased in vinyl.

International Jazz Day

 

Main Jazz Day Events hosted by Japan in Osaka

 

Spurred by the success of the first two celebrations, UNESCO, in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (TMIJ) will be organizing the third International Jazz Day on April 30th, 2014. This day is destined to raise awareness in the international community regarding jazz’s virtues as an educational tool, as a vehicle for peace, unity, dialogue, and for enhanced cooperation between peoples.

Let’s talk about jazz

 

Cover of "A World of music", March 1991

Manu Dibango, Dizzy Gillespie, Bernard Maury, Chico O’Farrill, David Sánchez and Steve Turre, among others, talk about jazz in The UNESCO Courier.

To mark the celebration of the first International Jazz Day, 30 April, we invite you to read also our selection of special issues dealing with music:

• Youth’s sonic forces, 2000
• A World of music, 1991
• Music on the move, 1986
• Exploring the new soundscape, 1976
• Music of the centuries, 1973
• The Sculpture of vibrations, 1969

See also our page "Music in The Courier"

Articles on jazz

• Dizzy Gillespie, a jazz giant, 1998
• Isabelle Leymarie talks to Steve Turre, 1997
• Isabelle Leymarie talks to David Sanchez, 1997
• Isabelle Leymarie talks to Bernard Maury, 1996
• Chico O’Farrill, one of the great figures of Latin jazz, 1996
• The Birth of the blues, 1995
• The Heartbeat of jazz, 1995
• A World steeped in music, 1993
• Latin jazz, 1991
• Interview with Manu Dibango, 1991
• Originality and tradition in American culture, 1970

Read more about the International Jazz Day

International Jazz Day

Happy Jazz Day!

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The King & Carter Jazzing Orchestra photographed in Houston, Texas, January 1921.

About the Day

What: In November 2011, during the UNESCO General Conference, the international community proclaimed 30 April as "International Jazz Day". The Day is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people. Many governments, civil society organizations, educational institutions, and private citizens currently engaged in the promotion of jazz music will embrace the opportunity to foster greater appreciation not only for the music but also for the contribution it can make to building more inclusive societies.