Watch the International @Jazzday 2023 All-Star Global Concert!
@herbiehancock takes viewers on an international tour of sights and sounds showcasing jazz in all its diversity. The concert features performances from Beijing, China; Beirut, Lebanon; Casablanca, Morocco; Johannesburg, South Africa; Marondera, Zimbabwe; Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Vienna, Austria; and Fairbanks, Honolulu, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC, USA.
The live-streamed concert event features performances by some of the world’s most accomplished jazz artists, including ... continua

To launch the 2018 International Jazz Day celebration, we presented a special #Jazz Day Salute to New Orleans where Jazz was born! Performers included Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Ledisi, Patti Austin, Philip Bailey, Bilal, Preservation All-Stars, Jon Cleary, John Beasley (Musical Director) and so many more great musicians coming together to recognize the 300th anniversary of the City of New Orleans and Jazz as the universal language of peace.

In the midst of conflict and division, International Jazz Day 2022 sends the vital message that, no matter who we are or where we come from–we can still make music together.
Watch the International Jazz Day 2022 All-Star Global Concert streamed live from the UN General Assembly Hall in New York featuring dozens of acclaimed artists affirming the importance of jazz as a means of achieving unity and peace through dialogue and diplomacy.
With Herbie Hancock serving as Host and Artistic Director and John Beasley as Musical Director, the program is set to feature ... continua

The 2021 All-Star Global Concert featured an historic lineup of performances by some of the world’s greatest jazz masters. For the first time ever, in honor of the 10th Anniversary of International Jazz Day, the 2021 Concert showcased artists joining from an array of locations around the world–demonstrating the global reach and appeal of this special music.
The 2021 concert included stunning performances by Herbie Hancock (Artistic Director), John Beasley (Musical Director), Alex Acuña, Melissa Aldana, Justo Almario, Massimo Biolcati, Dee Dee Bridgewater, A Bu, ... continua