International Jazz Day

The global celebration of International Jazz Day 2025 culminates in Abu Dhabi, a UNESCO Creative City of Music. Led by iconic pianist Herbie Hancock and hosted by Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons, this concert will bring together an extraordinary lineup of renowned jazz, blues, classical, and hip-hop artists from around the world. Among those set to perform: Arqam Al Abri (UAE) , John Beasley (USA) , Dee Dee Bridgewater (USA) , A Bu (China) , Terri Lyne Carrington (USA) , Kurt Elling (USA) , José James (USA) , Rhani Krija (Morocco) , John McLaughlin (UK) , Hélène Mercier (France/Canada) , Marcus Miller (USA) , Linda May Han Oh (Australia) , John Pizzarelli (USA) , Dianne Reeves (USA) , Arturo Sandoval (USA) , Naseer Shamma (Iraq) , Danilo Pérez (Panama) , and Varijashree Venugopal (India) . Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks. About the International Jazz Day: Established by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2011 and recognized by the United Nations G...

Established by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2011 and recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, International Jazz Day brings together countries and communities worldwide every 30 April. The annual International Jazz Day celebration on April 30th , highlights the power of jazz and its role in promoting peace, dialogue among cultures, diversity and respect for human dignity. International Jazz Day has become a global movement reaching more than 2 billion people annually on all continents through education programmes , Jazz performances , community outreach, radio, television and streaming, along with electronic, print and social media. The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz is the lead nonprofit organization charged with planning, promoting and producing International Jazz Day each year.