International Jazz Day Apr 30, 2023

International Jazz Day

Born in the Black communities of New Orleans, jazz music quickly caught on outside the Big Easy and became an international sensation. Due to its improvisational nature, jazz never stays the same, fusing with other cultures and genres to create styles such as Afro-Cuban, Latin, and Indo Jazz. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and jazz pianist Herbie Hancock created International Jazz Day to celebrate the global genre, first held in 2012 with events in New York, Paris, and New Orleans. We hope you celebrate by putting on your favorite jazz record, or if you can swing it, visit New Orleans" legendary jazz venue, Preservation Hall, seen in our photo here.

© Cosmo Condina North America/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Apr 30, 2018Swinging into International Jazz Day
Apr 30, 2019It s International Jazz Day
Apr 30, 2020What kind of bird laid these eggs?
Apr 30, 2021The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
Apr 30, 2022International Jazz Day
Apr 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Apr 30, 2025International Jazz Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep 22, 2021What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
Dec 1, 2023Antarctica Day
Jan 7, 2024Old Rock Day
Jul 21, 2018And you thought moths were boring
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Aug 18, 2020Women s suffrage at 100
Jul 1, 2022Tour de France
Oct 28, 2025The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
Mar 19, 2020Sunburst at Angkor
Mar 23, 2024World Meteorological Day
Oct 4, 2022World Space Week
Jul 27, 2022Mada in Saleh, Saudi Arabia
May 23, 2021A palace for the public
Dec 17, 2018We have liftoff!
Dec 13, 2023Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Sep 5, 2018Salmon migration in full swing
Jun 1, 2022World Reef Day
May 13, 2025Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile
Oct 27, 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Nov 7, 2023Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
Mar 16, 2019Quilts as high art
Mar 4, 2018Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
Mar 9, 2022Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
May 20, 2025World Bee Day
Dec 17, 2023Bohemian waxwings in Canada
Apr 15, 2020Art and soul
May 19, 2022Glass footbridge in Zhangjiajie, China
Jul 27, 2023Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
Aug 14, 2018Combating extinction with citizen science
Jun 11, 2019Installation art turns heads