Press release
10th Anniversary of International Jazz Day
2021 marks the 10th Anniversary of International Jazz Day IJD This years celebrations will focus on the history of Namibian jazz To foreground the history of Namibian jazz the film Skymaster Township Jazz from the Old Location will be screened Additionally the concert on IJD will feature The Ugly Creatures one of Namibias oldest jazz bands that celebrates its 5Oth anniversary this year Namibias celebration of IJD are organized by the FNCC in collaboration with the UNESCO Windhoek Office the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation NBC TV and Energy 100FM The events are cosponsored by the FNCC and Rand Merchant Bank Namibia Join us in celebrating JazzDay10 IJD was proclaimed during the UNESCO General Conference of November 2011 The day is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool and a force for peace unity dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people Many governments civil society organizations educational institutions and private citizens engaged in the promotion of jazz music embrace the opportunity to foster greater appreciation not only for the music but also for the contribution it can make to building more inclusive societies This years celebrations of IJD coincide with the celebrations of World Press Freedom Day WPFD as this year marks the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free Independent and Pluralistic Press The celebrations for WPFD will take place from 29 April to 3 May 2021 in Windhoek