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"yiv5865087690MsoNoSpacing"> "yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461368255786_8060">April 30^th is the
day set aside as International Jazz Day around the world. 
Beginning in 2012, "yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461368255786_8070" lang="EN" xml:lang=
"EN">UNESCO set aside the day as a celebration of "the virtues of
jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue
and enhanced cooperation among people."

"yiv5865087690MsoNoSpacing"> "yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461368255786_8065">I was fortunate enough to
attend the first International Jazz Day concert on the floor of the
United Nations that year. It was a fabulous event, bringing talent
form across the globe onstage for memorable performances. Click
here for my review of the event.

"yiv5865087690MsoNoSpacing"> "yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461368255786_8067">The past few years have had
celebratory concerts in Istanbul, Turkey; Osaka, Japan; and Paris,
France. The 2016 blow-out will take place in Washington, D.C. Our
nation's capital will join with towns, cities and villages in over
190 countries on all 7 continents to observe International Jazz Day
through thousands of performances and programs.

President Barack
Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will
host the 5th anniversary International Jazz Day All-Star Global
Concert at the White House on April 29^th, broadcast the
next day as a one-hour primetime ABC television special, "Jazz at
the White House," on Saturday evening, April 30th and streamed on
the United Nations, UNESCO, U.S. State Department and White House
websites.

Among those scheduled to
appear in D.C. are pianists Joey Alexander, John Beasley (Music
Director), Kris Bowers, Chick Corea, Robert Glasper, Herbie
Hancock, Danilo Pérez and Chucho Valdés; trumpeters Terence
Blanchard, Till Brönner, Hugh Masekela and James Morrison;
vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jamie Cullum, Kurt Elling, Aretha
Franklin, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Dianne Reeves and Sting;
saxophonists Eli Degibri, David Sánchez, Wayne Shorter and Bobby
Watson; bassists Christian McBride, Marcus Miller, Esperanza
Spalding and Ben Williams; guitarists Buddy Guy, Lionel
Loueke, Pat Metheny and Lee Ritenour; drummers Brian Blade, Terri
Lyne Carrington and Kendrick Scott; percussionist Zakir Hussain;
trombone player Trombone Shorty; and the Rebirth Brass Band.

Here at Straight No Chaser, it
is our tradition to celebrate International Jazz Day by giving you
an hour plus of uninterrupted jazz from artists who hail from the
four corners of the earth. It's a delight to see that performers
like Anat Cohen, born in Israel, brilliantly play Brazilian music,
while artists from Africa and South America are playing American
jazz with their own unique twists and turns. Enjoy Podcast 53_,
featuring music from artists including:

Avishai Cohen (Israel) -
"Muhammad's Market"

Anat Cohen (Israel) -
"Beatriz"

"yiv5865087690st1">Abdullah Ibrahim
(South Africa) - "Soweto"

"yiv5865087690st1">Vijay Iyer (India)
and Wadada Leo Smith (USA) - "Passage"

"yiv5865087690st1">Marcos Varela
(Brazil) - "Colinas de Santa Maria"

"yiv5865087690st1">Gato Barbieri
(Argentina) -  "Gato Gato"

Joachim Kuhn Trio (Germany) -
"Blues for Pablo"

"EN">Tee Mac "EN">( "EN">Nigeria) -  "EN">"Nam-Myoho-Renge-Key"

"yiv5865087690MsoNoSpacing"> "yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461368255786_8093">Hiromi (Japan) - "What Will
Be, Will Be"

Darren Barrett (Canada)
featuring Warren Wolf (USA) - "The Club Up the Street"

"yiv5865087690MsoNoSpacing"> "yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461368255786_8118">Ferenc Snetberger (Hungary)
- "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

Cyrille Aimee (France) - "T'es
Beau To Sais" 

Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gl
(Brazil) - 'Tropicalia"

Esbjorn Swensson Trio (Sweden)
- "Viaticum"