International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert

Presented by DCT Abu Dhabi, a five-week citywide series of jazz performances, education programmes and community events in the UNESCO Creative City of Music peaks with the now-traditional All-Star Global Concert. Led by iconic keyboardist Herbie Hancock and hosted by Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons, the gig brings together an extraordinary lineup of jazz, blues, classical, and hip-hop artists from around the world. Among those set to perform:

Arqam Al Abri (UAE)
John Beasley (USA)
Dee Dee Bridgewater (USA)
A Bu (China)
Terri Lyne Carrington (USA)
José James (USA)
Rhani Krija (Morocco)
John McLaughlin (UK)
Hélène Mercier (France/Canada)
Marcus Miller (USA)
Linda May Han Oh (Australia)
John Pizzarelli (USA)
Dianne Reeves (USA)
Arturo Sandoval (USA)
Naseer Shamma (Iraq)
Danilo Pérez (Panama)
Varijashree Venugopal (India)

… and more artists will be announced in the coming weeks. The concert will be streamed live via UNTV, UNESCO, jazzday.com, Facebook, YouTube and other international media partners.