In Memory of Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin performs with UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock during the 2016 International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo: Steve Mundinger
International Jazz Day mourns the loss of the music icon Aretha Franklin.
We were privileged to have Ms. Franklin perform for the fifth annual International Jazz Day at the White House in Washington, D.C., where she shared the stage with UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock and other jazz legends.
In addition to her storied career as a performer, Ms. Franklin has served as a tireless advocate of music and culture. It was important to her that people of all ages recognize the values, significance and impact that jazz has had and continues to have on the world.
2018 International Jazz Day Event Map
Featured Organizer
Virun Lertpanyawai is a Bangkok-based jazz lover and entrepreneur who founded the versatile music venue Sweets in 2012. His hard work and enthusiasm for the music helped turn a small coffee shop and art space into a vibrant community for live jazz in Bangkok, hosting accomplished local and international artists such as Gilad Hekselman, Nattapon Fuangaugsorn, Pisut Pratheepasena, Nir Felder, Krit Buranavitayawut, Randy Johnston, Ben Paterson and many others. Since 2014, Lertpanyawai and Sweets have presented International Jazz Day celebrations each year in locations around the city spanning a variety of themes and styles, from dixieland to hot jazz to big band. "Jazz is an international language and jazz people are lovely people," says Lertpanyawai. "It can drive and motivate people to do some amazing things, even World Peace. Just open your heart and try this kind of art and music."Read More
2018 Events
- Christopher Burnett Quartet at The Blue Room The Blue Room, Kansas City (United States)
- Todos Santos Crew Concierto Pro-Becas Josué Peña, Ensenada (Mexico)
- JZ Spring 2018 Jing An Park, Shanghai (China)
- All Ears Jazz Workshop Peoria Riverfront, Peoria (United States)
- Zoe Francis with the Jim Mullen 3 Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill (United Kingdom)
- Jazz Day 2018 with Ancona Jazz AION di Moroder & Liceo Musicale Rinaldini, ANCONA (Italy)
- Jazzing It Up on the Seacoast Seacoast African American Cultural Center, Portsmouth (United States)
- International Jazz Day 2018 – Gravina di Catania Villa Comunale - Casa delle Arti, Gravina Di Catania (Italy)
- International Jazz Day Madrid Plaza Colón, Madrid, Madrid (Spain)
- Tulungagung's International Jazz Day (IJD) 2018 Crown Victoria Hotel, Tulungagung (Indonesia)
