International Jazz Day

2025 Global Celebrations

Australia

City: Kangaroo Point

Organizer(s): Brisbane Jazz Club

2025 Unesco International Jazz Day Concert (Australia)

In-Person

04/30

19:30

2025 UNESCO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY Join us at the Brisbane Jazz Club, Queensland, Australia to share our love for music, jazz and community. The event features the Queensland Cons...

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City: Adelaide

Organizer(s): Adelaide Jazz Festival

Adelaide Jazz Festival

In-Person

04/30

This year is Adelaide's 10th anniversary as a UNESCO City of Music. In celebration of this milestone, the Adelaide Jazz Festival (AJF) will run an extended program across 8 days from 24 April to...

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City: Perth

Organizer(s): The Ellington Jazz Club

Brazilian jazz with Anna Setton – International Jazz Day at The Ellington Jazz Club

In-Person

04/30

07:00

This International Jazz Day, The Ellington is thrilled to present an unforgettable night of Brazilian jazz with global sensation, Anna Setton! Guitar / voice – Anna Setton Piano/ k...

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City: Clayton

Organizer(s): MPAC – Monash University Performing Arts Centres

Herbie’s World: Live at The Count’s

In-Person

04/30

19:30

To celebrate International Jazz Day 2025, pianist and broadcaster Adam Rudegeair leads a stellar group of local musicians in a unique event celebrating the legacy of UNESCO goodwill ambassador a...

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City: Keiraville

Organizer(s): Wollongong Conservatorium of Music

IJD Live in my Lounge with The Hummingbirds

Online

04/30

19:00

Celebrate International Jazz Day with Trish Delaney-Brown and fabulous vocal group the Hummingbirds! The Hummingbirds are WollCon’s premier vocal ensemble – a rich blend of diverse voices...

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City: Bowen Hills

Organizer(s): Jazz Music Institute

International Jazz Day Celebration & BIJF Fundraiser

In-Person

04/30

19:00

To celebrate International Jazz Day, Jazz Music Institute (JMI) will be presenting a concert that explores the journey of jazz music from New Orleans to modern jazz of today. This concert...

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City: COORPAROO

Organizer(s): MBS Light

International Jazz Day on MBS Light digital radio

In-Person

Online

04/30

18:00

At six in the evening the digital radio service, MBS Light, will kick off a six hour celebration of the UNESCO International Jazz Day hosted once again by national broadcaster John Diegan. The e...

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City: Adelaide

Organizer(s): Cities of Music, UNESCO Creative Cities Network

Jazz Day Relay 2025: Lifelong Learning for Peace. A production of the Music Subnetwork of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Online

04/29

10:00

This year the Music Subnetwork of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network celebrate our third edition of the Jazz Day Relay for International Jazz Day with a new, original composition by Mark Simeon ...

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City: Sydney

Organizer(s): University of Sydney, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Making it up: Jazz

In-Person

Online

04/29

11:00

How do we make up music on the spot? What ways are people using to make up jazz today? On the eve of International Jazz Day, we will reflect on the diversity of what jazz has become as a global ...

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City: Tamworth

Organizer(s): The House of Jazz Collective

The House of Jazz Collective Live in Tamworth

In-Person

04/30

19:30

The House of Jazz Collective is a group of world-class musicians staging glamorous, fun-filled jazz concerts on a monthly basis in regional areas. Based in Tamworth, the House of J...

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City: Adelaide

Organizer(s): Adelaide Festival Centre

UNESCO International Jazz Day with the Zela Margossian Quintet, Ciara Louse Ferguson, and Adelaide Edition

In-Person

04/30

18:00

Striking, dynamic, and boundary-breaking jazz takes center stage at International Jazz Day 2025! Headlining is the Zela Margossian Quintet, blending Armenian traditional music with conte...

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City: Brunswick

Organizer(s): Oh! Jazz

World Jazz Journey Live: Celebrating Sounds Across Five Continents – Melbourne

Online

04/30

19:30

The journey begins here. Melbourne is the first stop as we travel the world of live jazz in a single day, celebrating its rich cultural diversity across five continents. As the evening ends in A...

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