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30 Apr
Today is International Jazz Day. Proclaimed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 2011 at the initiative of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock, and recognised by the United Nations General Assembly..
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