Deadline: 15-Aug-23
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is launching a Call for Applications for the Global Host City for the 2024 and 2025 International Jazz Day celebrations.
It aims to raise awareness on the role of jazz as an educational tool and as a force for creativity, dialogue and intercultural exchange, and highlights how jazz:
- breaks down barriers and creates opportunities for mutual understanding and tolerance;
- is a vector of freedom of expression;
- brings people together in celebration and reduces tensions between individuals, groups, and communities;
- encourages artistic innovation, improvisation, new forms of expression, and inclusion of traditional music forms into new ones;
- stimulates intercultural dialogue and empowers young people from marginalized societies.
The designated Global Host City Organizing Entity will take responsibility for the preparation and coordination and all costs of the Programme of Activities, under the supervision of and in close cooperation with UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, who oversees the overall planning, production and coordination of the Programme of Activities.
Activities
- The Programme of Activities consists of two parts: the Educational and Outreach Programme and the All-Star Global Concert.
- The Educational and Outreach Programme includes master classes, lectures, performances and panel discussions, with local, national and regional schools, universities, institutions and community organizations. The outreach extends to community service programmes targeting vulnerable populations including the elderly, the critically ill, the disabled and the homeless, among others. The aim is to celebrate and share widely the messages and values of International Jazz Day with the general public.
- The All-Star Global Concert brings together a stellar line-up of international jazz artists for a performance that spans styles, cultures and languages. In the spirit of International Jazz Day, it takes place in a landmark venue with rich historical significance to both the Global Host City and the hosting nation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants:
- Cities of UNESCO’s Member States and Associate Members
- Non-Governmental Organizations endorsed by or in partnership, for the purposes of this call for applications, with a city of a UNESCO Member State or an Associate Member
Details
- The deadline for 2024 Applications is 15 August 2023 (Midnight, CET).
- The deadline for 2025 Applications is 15 October 2023 (Midnight, CET).
For more information, visit UNESCO.