Herbie Hancock

Novo Mesto – The 2022 Jazzinty Festival will start in Novo Mesto, eastern Slovenia, on Monday, coinciding with the 22nd international jazz workshop. Running until Saturday, both events will feature more than 70 musicians from ten European countries.

Paul Anka, the silky-voice crooner who wrote such evergreen classics as "She's a Lady" and the lyrics to "My Way," has been around the block since he scored his first global number one in 1957.

But it has taken the Canadian 80 years to headline one of the world's top jazz festivals alongside legends like George Benson, Gilberto Gil and Van Morrison.

Thousands of people are returning to England's Glastonbury Festival as the five-day music and performing arts event reopened on June 22 for the first time in three years after being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Headliners on the main Pyramid Stage include former Beatle Paul McCartney, U.S. singer Eilish and rapper Lamar.

The Montreux Jazz Festival is to return this summer promising a "dizzying panorama of sound" after two years muted by the pandemic, with Diana Ross, Bjork, Stormzy and Herbie Hancock in the line-up unveiled on April 13.

Music's legends and hitmakers turned out on April 1 to honor Joni Mitchell, the Canadian-born folk icon behind classics including "A Case Of You," at a charity gala that featured moving tributes and glassy eyes.

Each year on April 30, the world celebrates Jazz Day in order to spread awareness for intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding. It is celebrated across countries to bring together communities, artists and jazz enthusiasts and to learn more about jazz, its roots, future and impact.

The International Jazz Day on April 30 was celebrated virtually with a global concert hosted by Herbie Hancock, featuring performances by artists across the globe. 

Founded in 1982, the Skopje Jazz Festival is one of the biggest cultural events in North Macedonia.

With performing legends like Al Di Meola, Chick Corea, Ray Charles, Maria Joao, Herbie Hancock, Youssou N'Dour and Tito Puente, to name just a few, its significance far surpasses the confines of the small Balkan country.

The Istanbul Jazz Festival will bring American bass genius Marcus Miller to his fans in Istanbul once again, while preparing for its 25th year. 

A regular guest at the Istanbul Jazz Festival, bass genius Miller, who is well-known for his impressive technique and brilliant albums, will take the stage on Oct. 21 at Zorlu PSM as part of a tour with talented young musicians. 

BELGRADE - The International Jazz Day will be marked Wednesday with a concert on Belgrade's central square, the organisers have announced.

The International Jazz Day, April 30, was officially recognised by UNESCO on April 12, 2012 at the initiative of legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.