Jazz is as popular as ever.
If anyone plays jazz,
They lie about him in vain,
That he will sell his homeland.
Better than any theater
Jazz is better than any kind of cinema,
And to the envy of all the Sinatras
Let's hit b-ball or swing.
And it won’t be bad manners,
If, dispelling sadness
We're on an old saxophone
Let's play spring blues.
You can like jazz or not,
But you cannot be indifferent to him.
After all, jazz knows how to conquer hearts
Cheerful, sad, windy, serious...
I send you my warmest regards
And congratulations on the wonderful Jazz Day.
Among the styles there is no one like it.
He's crying. He laughs. He's playing.
Congratulations on International Day jazz and I wish that there would be not only girls in jazz, that this wonderful music, this unique style would appeal to Europeans, Africans, Asians, Americans, and even that someone in Antarctica would listen to this wonderful rhythm and motif . Let jazz save you in moments of sadness, let this music give strength and inspiration in times of despair, let jazz make it easier and more fun to move through life towards your goals and dreams!
How can you live your life without jazz?
He himself is energy, he is life!
He is the essence of ecstasy
He is the note of crazy turns.
Serenely to these sounds
He will joyfully spin us around!
And we - calmly and casually -
Let's play the best jazz in the world.
The sun creeps in slowly,
Holding greetings in the rays of spring.
A rain-blurred soul
The parapet sat on the edge.
But the beam, drifting, caught
Longing-stricken strings.
And the wind opened the double bass,
A powerful gust blew into your back.
April picked up the saxophone.
And the wings fluttered in rhythm.
May the trombone took out its thunderstorms.
They played spring jazz for the soul.
She perked up and stood up.
I flew over the city with a dream.
Improvisation of all of you
Now I congratulate you on Jazz Day!
Congratulations to jazz fans,
Let the orchestra play more cheerfully -
For the ears, the path will be a delight for everyone,
Hear music, think about it.
Thank you to those who give us miracles,
Who knows how to reach the heart -
The sounds of music, people feel,
And they know how to perform it!
How often does the sound of music, my friend,
We are inspired to achieve achievements in life,
Cheerful rhythm, wind song
And rocking at an energetic pace!
I wish that you always continue
Creating wonderful melodies!
So that it works out for us every time
Light a beautiful star in the sky!
So let your good old jazz sound
More and more often, warming our souls!
Happy music freedom day at this hour
My heartfelt congratulations to you, my friend!
For everyone who loves jazz,
Congratulations today,
Music of the soul
Let it not be silent in your heart.
Sad and happy
Jazz knows no boundaries
Fans from all
He gathers countries.
On Jazz for the Planet Day
Let the saxophone sound
A response in every heart
Let him find it.
If you love music and adore jazz,
You can safely celebrate International Day,
When your legs want to start dancing again,
And the jazz motif erases the shadow from the heart!
I will never tire of congratulating all music lovers,
Who lives and breathes music alone.
Let him wait life path only success
And misfortunes and sadness are bypassed!
Today the great jazz celebrates
Your own holiday and your own celebration.
We just love jazz with you,
He gives us energy and warmth.
Please accept this congratulation!
Let music surround you
Let it fill with inspiration
May there be more goodness in the area.
To the sounds of the saxophone
It's nice to relax
So gentle and calm
The motive is to enjoy.
Who loves jazz madly?
Congratulations,
May he live forever
And gives inspiration!
Special events will be held in St. Petersburg and New Orleans, which celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2018
Today, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock announced a program of events to mark the celebrations International Day Jazz 2018, which will take place in the host city of St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) and in more than 190 countries around the world.
In addition, a number of educational and outreach programs will be organized in the host city. The day will end with a grand concert at the historic Mariinsky Theater with the participation of world-famous stars. The concert will be broadcast on live all over the world. Partners in celebrating International Jazz Day, celebrated every year on April 30, will showcase jazz music as the universal language of the world across seven continents.
The artistic directors of the concert with the participation of world-famous stars will be Herbie Hancock(United States of America) and famous saxophonist Igor Butman(Russian Federation), and as music director will perform in the evening John Beasley(United States of America). Artists from around the world will perform at the concert, including Cyril Amy(France), Oleg Akkuratov(Russian Federation), Till Brenner(Germany), Igor Butman(Russian Federation), Oleg Butman(Russian Federation), Fatoumata Diawara(Cote d'Ivoire), Joey DeFrancesco Vadim Eilenkrig(Russia), Kurt Elling(United States of America), Antonio Farao(Italy), James Rose(United States of America), Robert Glasper(United States of America), David Goloshchekin(Russian Federation), Hassan Hakmoun(Morocco), Gilad Hekselman(United States of America), Horacio Hernandez(Cuba), Taku Hirano(Japan), Anatoly Kroll(Russian Federation), Gaoyang Li(China), Rudresh Mahanthappa(USA), vocal jazz group The Manhattan Transfer(United States of America), Branford Marsalis(United States of America), Marcus Miller(United States of America), James Morrison(Australia), Moscow Jazz Orchestra(Russia), Makoto Ozone(Japan), Danilo Perez(Panama), Diana Reeves(United States of America), Lee Ritenour(United States of America), Luciana Souza(Brazil), Ben Williams(United States of America) and others.
Igor Butman supported the candidacy of St. Petersburg to host International Jazz Day in 2018. On April 29 and 30, the city will present a rich program to the public free concerts, lectures, seminars and discussions with famous musicians.
Jazz has been performed in St. Petersburg since 1927, when the first jazz orchestra of Russia was created in the State Academic Chapel of St. Petersburg, and in 1929 the first jazz band. Saint Petersburg- the only city in Russia in which the Philharmonic is located jazz music, founded in 1989.
Holiday Events on the occasion of the Day established by UNESCO in collaboration with the Institute. Thelonious Monica in 2011, will also be held in other cities Russian Federation and in more than 190 countries around the world. This Day promotes recognition of the role of jazz in promoting the values of freedom, creativity and intercultural dialogue, as well as in uniting people from all corners of the globe.
New Orleans (Louisiana, USA)
On April 22, a special concert will take place at historic Congo Square to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz music. This event will mark official start countdown to International Jazz Day. It will start a series educational programs in New Orleans public schools and around the world. The New Orleans concert will be broadcast on April 30, International Jazz Day, ahead of the live broadcast of the St. Petersburg concert.
Jazz Institute named after. Thelonious Monk is once again collaborating with UNESCO and its field offices, National Commissions, members of the Associated Schools Network, universities and institutes, as well as non-governmental organizations, public radio stations and television channels in an effort to involve them in the celebration of International Jazz Day. In addition, libraries, schools, universities, performing arts institutions, community centers, creative figures and art institutions different profiles will celebrate this day in different countries world with performances, concerts and other events dedicated to jazz.
The holiday was approved by UNESCO in 2011
Louis Armstrong. Photo: quizzclub.ru
Every year, several dozen cities around the world compete for the title of capital of jazz. In 2018, the celebration takes place for the first time in St. Petersburg, where from April 28 to 30, jazz music lovers organized exhibitions, lectures, film screenings, master classes and music concerts featuring jazz players from all over the world.
Jazz is more than music
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared April 30 as November Day 2011 by the decision of the 36th session of the General Conference. World Day jazz
Jazz is truly international, and therefore the UN highlights its unusual diplomatic role in uniting men and women around the world. The organizers believe that it can unite all people on Earth, because it promotes the development of intercultural dialogue and improves communication.
Even the great civil rights activist Martin Luther King spoke about the importance of this music. “It is not surprising that the search for the origins of jazz leads to African Americans who championed their music. Long before modern publicists and scholars began to write about racial animosity as a major problem in a multiracial world, musicians returned to their roots to confirm what ruled in their souls,” the speaker noted.
Emerging as a synthesis of African and European cultures, jazz has become a symbol of the struggle to destroy established cultural traditions, discrimination and inequality. This music was more than just a means of expressing individuality. Jazz represented cultural freedom, the ability to be and express oneself.
Previously, the capitals of International Jazz Day celebrations were Paris, Washington, Istanbul, Havana and Osaka, where music was played in small venues and at large festivals.
And this year St. Petersburg welcomes all lovers of jazz music. Festive events take place at the central venues of the city - Grand opening took place in the General Staff of the Hermitage, educational and discussion programs - in the Philharmonic of Jazz Music and in the small halls of Mariinsky-2. The crown of the holiday will be the “All-Star Global Concert” - a Gala concert of world jazz stars.
18 countries competed for the title of jazz capital of 2018, but the international jury gave preference to St. Petersburg. The choice of the city on the Neva is symbolic, because it was there in 1927 that one of the first jazz concerts in the Soviet Union. Since that time, Leningrad has become the cradle of Soviet professional jazz. The jazz bands of Boris Krupyshev performed there, and in 1929 the Leningrad Jazz Chapel was born, which created the first Soviet jazz repertoire. Already in the thirties, the ensemble became a full-time team of Leningrad radio.
One of the most famous artists USSR Leonid Utesov began his jazz activities in pre-war Leningrad. He created the Tea Jazz orchestra in 1927, and then, with the help of the brilliant trumpet virtuoso Yakov Skomorovsky, was able to attract leading performers from several Leningrad theaters.
It is interesting that Utesov’s orchestra took part in the filming of Joseph Stalin’s favorite film “Jolly Fellows”. This picture became popular not only in the USSR, but also abroad. The famous American actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin later said that before “Merry Fellows,” only the writer Fyodor Dostoevsky was known in the United States. “Now Americans have seen great changes in people's psychology. People laugh. This is a big victory. This agitates more than proof by shooting and speeches,” he wrote.
Reference
Jazz is music that incorporates the living rhythm of Africa and the ritual chants of Baptist Protestant churches. This is the direction in music in early XIX centuries created peoples who for centuries were oppressed and deprived civil rights in many parts of the world. The origins of jazz lie on the American continent, where slaves were brought from all over Africa. These people might not understand each other, but it was the need for interaction on a foreign land that contributed to the emergence of a unified culture of the African-American people and jazz as the anthem of this culture. This is why the history of jazz is inseparable from the history of the struggle for civil rights.
Originating in the American South, where strict traditions were incredibly strong, where strong social inequality flourished, African Americans were able to make music from marginal folklore that all of America loved. Jazz became a symbol and way of expressing protest against discrimination. African-American musicians began to talk to society about the problems of part of the country's population through their songs. For example, the great jazz player Louis Armstrong in his song “(WhatDidIDoToBeSo)BlackAndBlue” describes the life of poverty for most African Americans in North America.
International Jazz Day will be held for the first time in Russia - in St. Petersburg. At various venues in the city, listeners will enjoy concerts, lectures, and master classes with the participation of famous musicians. On April 30, jazz stars will take part in a gala concert that will take place on the New Stage Mariinsky Theater. How did St. Petersburg manage to become the capital of International Jazz Day and what does this give the city, besides prestige? Details are in the material by Natalia Zhdanova.
International Jazz Day, established by UNESCO in 2011, is being celebrated for the seventh time. Every year on April 30th famous jazz musicians gather in one place: this time the capital of the prestigious event is St. Petersburg. 18 countries applied for the right to host Jazz Day, but the Russian application was considered the best, said Deputy Minister of Culture Alexander Zhuravsky: “Becoming the capital of International Jazz Day is a great honor. In previous years, such capitals were Washington, Istanbul, and Paris. St. Petersburg is the cradle of Russian jazz traditions, since it is in St. Petersburg on the stage of the State academic chapel In 1927, one of the first jazz concerts in the USSR took place. And in the late 50s, the first Soviet jazz club opened in St. Petersburg.”
When evaluating applications, we took into account, in particular, infrastructure, the quality of event venues and the financial capabilities of the host country. Russia spent 150 million rubles on International Jazz Day. - this does not include sponsorship money.
Several dozen musicians from all over the world came to St. Petersburg, including jazz stars Marcus Miller, Lee Ritenour and Herbie Hancock. Last - jazz pianist, composer, winner of 14 Grammys and Oscars; in 2011, he was one of the initiators of the establishment of International Jazz Day. Among the participants there are many Russian musicians: Igor Butman, Anatoly Kroll, Andrey Kondakov. On Monday they will all go to New stage Mariinsky Theater, where the gala concert will take place. Famous pianist Oleg Akkuratov told Kommersant FM that he was going to perform two works: “One is called “It Could Happen to You”, we will play with an American cast, James Morrison there, for example. The second - “Down by the Riverside”, will be played by Igor Butman’s orchestra with the famous jazz organist Joy De Francesco - these are, of course, musicians of the highest aerobatics.”
Mentioned "Down by the Riverside" - famous composition, she is more than 100 years old. According to some sources, it appeared back in the days Civil War in the USA in 1861–1865 and was a kind of anti-war manifesto. The song was later popular during the Vietnam War. It contains the following lines: “I will lay down my sword and shield on the river bank, I will fight no more.”
The peacekeeping role of jazz will continue to be talked about now - in a situation that politicians and experts compare to the Cold War. Mutual sanctions between Russia and the West, the expulsion of diplomats, the doping scandal and the “Skripal case”. In these conditions, culture remained almost the only field for communication, says saxophonist, general producer of International Jazz Day Igor Butman: “We are in complete discord in politics and economics, we need a topic for conversation. Here it is, the theme is that we make people happy. Jazz music has great energy, it has a lot of soul and a lot of freedom.”
They will talk about how jazz and culture in general unite at a special panel discussion. But the main part of the International Jazz Day program is performances by musicians at various venues in the city. The main one is Alexander Garden. Over the course of two days, from noon until late evening, master classes, film screenings, lectures and concerts will be held there. There is only one minus - registering for most of events were needed in advance.
Performances in support of International Jazz Day took place, in particular, in the Moscow metro and Pulkovo Airport, and a “jazz tram” with live music was launched through the streets of St. Petersburg.
