Wednesday, May 2, 2018

RUSSIA: 2018 International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert from Saint Petersburg


The 2018 All-Star Global Concert featured nearly three dozen acclaimed artists representing 14 countries. Herbie Hancock and Igor Butman served as co-artistic directors, and John Beasley was the musical director. Additional artists included: Till Brönner, Terri Lyne Carrington, Joey DeFrancesco, Fatoumata Diawara, Kurt Elling, Antonio Faraò, James Genus, Robert Glasper, David Goloschyokin, Hassan Hakmoun, Gilad Hekselman, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Taku Hirano , Rudresh Mahanthappa, The Manhattan Transfer, Branford Marsalis, James Morrison, Moscow Jazz Orchestra Makoto Ozone, Danilo Pérez, Dianne Reeves, Lee Ritenour, Luciana Souza among others. Made possible by the generous support of Toyota