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May 2012

Entertainment & Culture

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UN Inaugurates International Jazz Day with All-Star Concert

UN Inaugurates International Jazz Day with All-Star Concert

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Herbie Hancock, speaks at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

UN Peace Messenger and renowned musical talent Stevie Wonder performs with South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and sax great Jimmy Heath, during the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman co-hosts the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Musical talents Susan Tedeschi; Chaka Khan; Esperanza Spalding; Dee Dee Bridgewater; and Robert Cray; perform an ensemble piece at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

UN Peace Messenger and musical legend Stevie Wonder performs with Grammy-award winning singer, bassist and composer, Esperanza Spalding, at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Renowned percussionist Sheila E.; Grammy Award-winning guitarist Robert Cray; and Derek Trucks of the award-winning Derek Trucks Band; perform at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Thelonious Monk, Jr., Co-founder of the Thelonious Monk Institute, speaks at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Renowned Cameroonian jazz bassist, Richard Bona, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Herbie Hancock, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

World-famous jazz trumpeter and composer, Wynton Marsalis, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter, and renowned bassist, Ron Carter, perform at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Herbie Hancock, and UN Peace Messenger and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, are pictured during the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Grammy-award winning singer, bassist and composer, Esperanza Spalding, performs with renowned sax player Jimmy Heath at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Singer-songwriter Chaka Khan (centre) performs with trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Joe Lovano at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Herbie Hancock, speaks at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

UN Peace Messenger and renowned musical talent Stevie Wonder performs with South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and sax great Jimmy Heath, during the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman co-hosts the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Musical talents Susan Tedeschi; Chaka Khan; Esperanza Spalding; Dee Dee Bridgewater; and Robert Cray; perform an ensemble piece at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

UN Peace Messenger and musical legend Stevie Wonder performs with Grammy-award winning singer, bassist and composer, Esperanza Spalding, at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Renowned percussionist Sheila E.; Grammy Award-winning guitarist Robert Cray; and Derek Trucks of the award-winning Derek Trucks Band; perform at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Thelonious Monk, Jr., Co-founder of the Thelonious Monk Institute, speaks at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Renowned Cameroonian jazz bassist, Richard Bona, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Herbie Hancock, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

World-famous jazz trumpeter and composer, Wynton Marsalis, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and saxophonist, Wayne Shorter, and renowned bassist, Ron Carter, perform at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Herbie Hancock, and UN Peace Messenger and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, are pictured during the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Grammy-award winning singer, bassist and composer, Esperanza Spalding, performs with renowned sax player Jimmy Heath at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

Singer-songwriter Chaka Khan (centre) performs with trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Joe Lovano at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters.

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