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INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DAY CELEBRATION

The International Music Council (IMC) is pleased to announce the programme of the International Music Day celebrations at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 1 October 2004.

International Music Day (IMD) was initiated in 1975 by Lord Yehudi Menuhin, the then President of IMC. It is intended to highlight the significance of music in everyone's life. The Day is celebrated all over the world by IMC members and all who contribute to the Council's efforts to take initiatives and forge opportunities for people to participate more and more in music and cultural life, and thereby bring about social change.

Under the Patronage of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the programme of International Music Day in Paris this year will also see the launching IMC's new flagship programme "Music@UNESCO", being a series of innovative music and humanities activities for the public at UNESCO Headquarters.

The programme also comprises an exhibition of initiatives and projects of IMC members worldwide and a special jazz concert on the theme of "Jazz Meets the World: A Tribute to Jazz in Education". The 1 October concert in Room I at UNESCO features world-famous Jazz musicians Nathan Davis (Musical Director, saxophone, USA), Jon Faddis (trumpet, USA), Maurice Brown (trumpet, USA), Marc Godfroid (trombone, Belgium), Johnny Griffin (saxophone, USA, France), Makoto Kuriya (piano, Japan), Billy Cobham (drums, Panama), Abraham Laboriel (bass, Mexico), Nelson Veras (guitar, Brazil), David Linx (voice, Belgium). Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented during the concert to Jazz educationalists Billy Taylor (piano, USA), Johnny Griffin (saxophone, USA), Martial Solal (piano, France) and Michel Sardaby (piano, France). The IMD 2004 celebrations will continue until 2 October at the Maison des Cultures du Monde in Paris with professional workshops and a roundtable of jazz musicians, educators and critics to discuss "Jazz in Paris in the 60s: The Golden Years".

The above events are open free of charge to the general public thanks to the generosity of the University of Pittsburgh, the Ford Foundation, Cultural Engineering LLC, and the Maison des Cultures du Monde.

For information, contact:
International Music Council
UNESCO House
1 rue Miollis
75732 Paris Cedex 15
Tel: +33 1 45 68 48 51
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Website: www.unesco.org/imc