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International Jazz Day 2023 Worldwide Celebration Concludes with Extraordinary All-Star Global Concert
Thousands of Performances and Events Take Place in 195 Countries on All Continents Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Joins Herbie Hancock for Historic Conversation about Jazz Washington, DC, April 30 — The 12th annual International Jazz Day came to a thrilling close with a spectacular All-Star Global Concert featuring performances from Beijing, Beirut, Johannesburg, New […]
Institute’s Peer-to-Peer Sextet presents Jazz Education Tour to Virginia Public Schools, May 22-26
Featuring Internationally Renowned Recording Artists SEAN JONES and LISA HENRY Weeklong series of events includes 2 performances open to the public at Blues Alley in Washington, DC on May 27 Washington, DC – With lead funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and United Airlines, the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz will bring its […]
Institute Kicks Off Arkansas Peer-to-Peer Jazz Education Tour, May 15-19
Featuring Internationally Renowned Recording Artists DON BRADEN and LISA HENRY Weeklong series of events includes performance open to the public at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville on May 18 Washington, DC – With lead funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and United Airlines, the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz will bring its […]
International Jazz Day 2023, April 30th: A Jazz Journey around the World
Herbie Hancock to host All-Star Global Concert with UNESCO featuring performances in 13 global cities by Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Somi, Sérgio Mendes, Cyrille Aimée, Antonio Sánchez, John Beasley and many more Paris and New York––UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock today announced the program for […]
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition To Take Place October 14-15
Applications due July 31, 2023 The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition will be presented on October 14-15. Open to musicians age 30 and under from across the globe, this year’s competition will shine a spotlight on the piano. At stake is more than $150,000 in scholarships and prizes, including a $50,000 first place […]
Watch the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert here on April 1st at 7:30pm ET
In honor of the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters—Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes, and Sue Mingus—the NEA presents the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and available through a live webcast below. Hosted by Mark Ruffin of […]
Watch the April 4th Informance with trumpeter Terell Stafford hosted by the U.S. Dept. of Education
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 • 1:00 PM ET • Click here for details about the 2024 ED informance on April 10, 2024. Washington, DC – The Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education will present a peer-to-peer jazz informance on April 4, featuring the Institute’s Peer-to-Peer Jazz Quintet. Hosted […]
Wayne Shorter 1933-2023
Wayne Shorter was a member of the Institute family for over 30 years, serving as a member of the Board of Trustees, Competition Judge, and teacher and mentor to our college students and other young artists in our programs. Wayne participated each year in International Jazz Day and was deeply committed to its mission of uniting people around the world through the power of jazz. He […]
Institute/LAUSD All-City band wows attendees at Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival
Students in the Institute’s Los Angeles-based Jazz in the Classroom program showcased their skills at this weekend’s Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, one of the premier live jazz events on the West Coast. A joint project with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Beyond the Bell Branch, the Herbie Hancock Institute/LAUSD All-City Jazz Band drew […]
All-Star Student Ensembles Lead Public School Peer-to-Peer Tours Alongside Bobby Watson, Lisa Henry, Sean Jones
From May 9-22, the Institute resumed its in-person Peer-to-Peer jazz education tours after two years of virtual programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With support from the National Endowment for the Arts and United Airlines, exceptionally talented student musicians from the Institute’s high school programs visited public middle and high schools in Delaware and Wisconsin […]