April 30th UNESCO JAZZ DAY

The list below, like a Magna Carta for Jazz, is an awe-inspiring manifesto of not only sustaining utmost and highest of human endeavors, but it incorporates and merges the power of the human will through music--that being Jazz.
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> Why International Jazz Day?
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> Jazz breaks down barriers and creates opportunities for mutual understanding and tolerance;
> Jazz is a vector of freedom of expression;
> Jazz is a symbol of unity and peace;
> Jazz reduces tensions between individuals, groups, and communities;
> Jazz fosters gender equality;
> Jazz reinforces the role youth play for social change;
> Jazz encourages artistic innovation, improvisation, new forms of expression, and inclusion of traditional music forms into new ones;
> Jazz stimulates intercultural dialogue and empowers young people from marginalized societies.
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> http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/jazz-day
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> http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/international-jazz-day/about-international-jazz-day/
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> http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/international-jazz-day/main-events/paris-france/
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Aharon Razel David Orbach play Carlebach's King David 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5gAL2V9nYY