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International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary Celebration

Stevie Wonder holding microphone and singing next to Esperanza Spalding, who is playing bass and singing into microphone, with Romero Lubambo playing guitar in background
Courtesy of Steve Mundinger
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PBS
Stevie Wonder and Esperanza Spalding perform “Midnight Sun,” accompanied by guitarist Romero Lubambo, at the 2012 Jazz Day concert in 2012.";s:

Fri. Apr. 30 at 9pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | This special is a look back at 10 years of historic International Jazz Day concerts featuring dozens of music icons.Watch unforgettable performances by Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox, Hugh Masekela and many more.

International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary Celebration is an uplifting two-hour retrospective that highlights collaborations between artists representing over 30 nations as part of the All-Star Global Concert, the official culminating event of each year’s International Jazz Day. Viewers will enjoy performances from the?United Nations, Istanbul, Osaka, Paris, the White House, Havana, St. Petersburg, New Orleans and Melbourne.

Watch the special at video.wkar.org during or after the premiere date.

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