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"Love baby, love. That's the secret, yeah. If lots more of us loved each other, we'd solve lots more problems. And then this world would be a gasser. That's wha' ol' Pops keeps saying..." —Louis Armstrong

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“Jazz music is a language of the emotions.”

— Charles Mingus

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Six months from now, all roads lead to Chicago! The birthplace of so much rhythm, and the home of International Jazz Day 2026. 🎷🎶🎹🎸🥁🎺

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Jazzback Thursday 🎶 2012 A spectacular moment from the first International Jazz Day at the United Nations Headquarters in New York — Stevie Wonder performing alongside George Duke, Hugh Masekela, Christian McBride, Jimmy Heath, Lionel Loueke and Vinnie Colaiuta. Photo: Steve Mundinger.

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Jazzback Thursday 🎶 Backstage brilliance at the 1995 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition—Wynton Marsalis, Al Grey, and Jimmy Heath sharing stories, wisdom, and laughter between sets. Moments like these are the heartbeat of jazz: mentorship, legacy, and community.

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Jazzback Thursday 🎶 Roy Haynes, Jon Hendricks & Percy Heath

“I'm still growing. I take each day, one day at a time. I'm always thinking and dreaming. As long as this heart keeps beating, there will be new things coming along.”

—Roy Haynes

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Jazzback Thursday 🎙️ 2004 International Jazz Vocals Competition: a moment of quiet magic with singer Little Jimmy Scott and Gretchen Parlato, who would go on to win First Place.

Photo: Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz

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Jazzback Thursday 🎶 1990 — Ryan Kisor (center), first-place winner of this year's Trumpet Competition, with judges (L–R) Clark Terry, Nat Adderley, Red Rodney, and Snookie Young.