Artists From Across The Globe Grace The Stage In Istanbul For International Jazz Day 2013
EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN 196 NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
ISTANBUL, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In an unprecedented series of events worldwide, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz joined together to celebrate jazz as a universal language of freedom on April 30th. With events taking place in every country on the planet, International Jazz Day 2013 culminated in an evening concert at Istanbul’s Hagia Irene that was viewed live by millions around the world and featured pianists Herbie Hancock, John Beasley (Musical Director), George Duke , Robert Glasper , Ramsey Lewis , Keiko Matsui and Eddie Palmieri ; vocalists Ruben Blades , Al Jarreau , Milton Nascimento , Dianne Reeves , Esperanza Spalding (who also played bass) and Joss Stone ; trumpeters Terence Blanchard , Hugh Masekela and Imer Demirer ; bassists James Genus, Marcus Miller and Ben Williams ; drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Vinnie Colaiuta ; guitarists Bilal Karaman , John McLaughlin , Lee Ritenour and Joe Louis Walker ; saxophonists Dale Barlow , Igor Butman , Branford Marsalis , Wayne Shorter and Liu Yuan ; clarinetists Anat Cohen and Husnu Senlendirici; violinist Jean-Luc Ponty ; Pedrito Martinez on percussion; tabla master Zakir Hussain ; trombonist Alevtina Polyakova ; and special guest Martin Luther King III.
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