April 30 is the day designated as International Jazz Day, as declared by UNESCO in 2011. The Dominican Republic has been an active participant in this international celebration since the very beginning, and each year recognizes those individuals that have made great contributions to this musical genre in the country.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Tourism, \u201cJazz en Dominicana\u201d and the Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino will come together this year to celebrate International Jazz Day on Friday, April 26. And, with the approval of UNESCO, International Jazz Day and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, the D.R. will actively participate in this worldwide celebration. Various jazz events and special radio programs will be held throughout the country to celebrate this special musical genre.<\/p>\n
Since 2012, the country honors those musicians, producers and others who \u2013 through their contributions \u2013 have popularized jazz in the country. This year the country will honor musicians Jordi Masalles, S\u00f3crates Garc\u00eda and Ernesto N\u00fa\u00f1ez. Also, producers Milagros Germ\u00e1n, F\u00e9lix Germ\u00e1n and Eddys Rodr\u00edguez, in charge of the Jazz Festival \u201cJazz en la Loma\u201d (Jazz on the Hill) in SAJOMA. Other honorees will be radio station Radial Quisqueya FM and a posthumous award will be issued to musician, composer, and band leader Porfirio \u2013 Porfi \u2013 Jim\u00e9nez.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternational Jazz Day is a way to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe, and it is celebrated annually through various activities on April 30,\u201d stated Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.<\/p>\n
Activities<\/p>\n
April 26: \tOfficial Celebration of International Jazz Day
\nPlace: \tFiesta Sunset Jazz – Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino
\nAddress: \tAnacaona Avenue 101, Mirador Sur
\n7:00PM – \tMinistry of Tourism will issue awards
\n9:00PM – \tConcert – Juan Francisco Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Tr\u00edo<\/p>\n
\u201cJazz en Dominicana\u201d and the Fiesta Sunset Jazz will celebrate, for an eighth consecutive year, International Jazz Day with a concert featuring renown guitarrist Juan Francisco Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez and his trio. Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez will be accompanied during the concert by his friends and excellent musicians Guy Fr\u00f3meta (percussion) and Gustavo \u2013 Cuquito \u2013 Mor\u00e9 (bass). <\/p>\n
During the celebration, the country\u2019s Ministry of Tourism will present awards to musicians, producers and other well-known figures linked to the jazz world in the Dominican Republic. The music program will feature traditional Dominican songs, traditional jazz melodies, and original compositions written by Juan Francisco. <\/p>\n
It will truly be a very special concert and an unforgettable evening. <\/p>\n
Event sponsors include \u201cPuros de Hostos\u201d, \u201cMar\u00edtima Dominicana\u201d and the country\u2019s top brewery \u201cCervecer\u00eda Nacional Dominicana.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other activities planned to celebrate this international musical gender in the Dominican Republic:
\nApril 24 – Wednesday: Jazz Nights at Acr\u00f3polis presented by the Sly De Moya Quintet.
\nAbril 27 \u2013 Saturday: \u201cEspacio Universal\u201d Radio Program: Jazz in the Dominican Republic, its top interpreters and new upcoming productions.
\nApril 27 – Saturday: Rafelito Mirabal & Sistema Temperado in Santiago
\nApril 28 – Sunday: \u201cMusical Maestro\u201d Radio Program on Merengue and Jazz.
\nApril 1-30 \u2013 Monday: Haina Jazz Collective: Month-long program of activities.
\nApril 30: Jazz Collective of the Eastern Region \u2013 Concert in \u201cLa Aldea Cultural\u201d in the eastern city of La Romana.<\/p>\n
Fernando Rodr\u00edguez De Mondesert
\nJazz en Dominicana
\nTetepona: 809 930 1840 (Office) \/ 829 586 9177 (Celular)
\nMail: fernando@jazzendominicana.com
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April 30 is the day designated as International Jazz Day, as declared by UNESCO in 2011. The Dominican Republic has been an active participant in this international celebration since the very beginning, and each year recognizes those individuals that have made great contributions to this musical genre in the country. The Ministry of Tourism, \u201cJazz … Continue reading “International Jazz Day Celebration 2019 Officials Recognize, Among Others, Contributions of Jordi Masalles, S\u00f3crates Garc\u00eda and Ernesto N\u00fa\u00f1ez”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13027"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13114,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13027\/revisions\/13114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}