Beyond International Jazz Day. Phoenix musicians weight in on igniting the jazz gene Ed Masley, Arizona Republic
Doc Jones was in New Orleans for the first International Jazz Day, April 30, in 2012.
“They had 7,000 people out there at about 8 o’clock in the morning,” he says. “A phenomenal sight.
A year later, Jones a music educator, who plays saxophone and keyboards organized the Valley s first International Jazz Day, held at Cityscape.
It s Jones hope that a day set aside to recognize the genre could help elevate its profile and attract new audiences in an era where its mainstream popularity has been eclipsed by hip-hop, R&B and rock.
Doc Jones was in New Orleans for the first International Jazz Day, April 30, in 2012.
“They had 7,000 people out there at about 8 o’clock in the morning,” he says. “A phenomenal sight.
A year later, Jones a music educator, who plays saxophone and keyboards organized the Valley s first International Jazz Day, held at Cityscape.
It s Jones hope that a day set aside to recognize the genre could help elevate its profile and attract new audiences in an era where its mainstream popularity has been eclipsed by hip-hop, R&B and rock. Jazz was an art form created here in America that s been exported all around the world, he says. And now 1% to 2% of music sales are jazz.