NPR will co-host a live stream of the virtual International Jazz Day activities. A live audience will be able to submit questions throughout the session. The panel will feature artist participants including GRAMMY Award-winning bassist and composer Marcus Miller and legendary South African vocalist Sibongile Khumalo.

The program will also include a panel hosted by Nate Chinen, Director of Editorial Content for WBGO and chief jazz contributor to NPR Music, addressing how International Jazz Day, and art in general, can be a relevant response to the social isolation precipitated by the current public health crisis. Leading up to the virtual Global Concert, there will be a free series of educational masterclasses, children’s activities and discussions via web conference featuring renowned educators and jazz artists, streamed live via . The day’s centerpiece will be a virtual Global Concert featuring artists from across the globe, streamed live on concert will begin at 3:00 pm US eastern standard time (19:00 UTC) and will feature performances by John McLaughlin, Jane Monheit, Alune Wade, John Beasley, Ben Williams, Lizz Wright, John Scofield, Igor Butman, Evgeny Pobozhiy, Youn Sun Nah, A Bu, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves and Joey DeFrancesco, among others. International Jazz Day 2020 will take place online and be hosted by Herbie Hancock. Read Moreĭue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 9th annual International Jazz Day worldwide celebration will transition to a virtual format for 2020 instead of taking place as previously planned in Cape Town, South Africa and other locations around the world on April 30th. Herbie’s performance will run on June 26th.

For these four concerts 100% of the “tip jar” proceeds will go to Wayne Shorter for needed medical expenses. Direct support of artists is provided via a “tip jar” that is available prior, during and after the broadcast that is split 50/50 between artist and SFJAZZ. The program is supported by a $5 monthly/$60 yearly membership. Fridays At Five is SFJAZZ’s new weekly online membership program launched in the face of the COVID-19 crisis to support SFJAZZ’s ongoing operations and artists in anticipation of reopening. All concerts also feature members of Wayne Shorter’s quartet including pianist Danilo Pérez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade. The San Francisco Jazz Center has announced a historic Wayne Shorter Celebration concert series with Herbie, Joshua Redman, Kamasi Washington, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Terrace Martin, Ambrose Akinmusire, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade that will be broadcasted for the first time ever on “Fridays at Five.” For these four-night broadcasts, all contributions will go directly to the Wayne Shorter fund to support his ongoing medical needs.

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