International Aperitivo!

Where: GANZO- Via de' Macci 85/r

When: June 6 from 18:00

Price: 6 Euro

What: GANZO and UNESCO are providing an assortment of international foods in celebration of the World Day for Cultural Diversity! Proceeds benefit the Thailand project! Join us for an amazing celebration with a wide array of international cuisine! 

International Jazz Day

UNESCO is celebrating the first annual International Jazz Day in 2012! Italy celebrates this great genre of music on April 30th, 2012 in Rome with UNESCO hosting a free concert at Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Petrassi (Roma) at 20:30. Tickets can be acquired through  Parco della Musica Infopoint.


The international celebration of jazz is ‘intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people’. UNESCO intends to 'bring together performers, educators, governments, experts, and fans alike, as they explore together the history, meaning, impact, and legacy of jazz music throughout the world.'


Jazz was selected because of the following impacts:

• Jazz breaks down barriers and creates opportunities for mutual understanding and tolerance;
• Jazz is a vector of freedom of expression;
• Jazz is a symbol of unity and peace;
• Jazz reduces tensions between individuals, groups, and communities;
• Jazz fosters gender equality;
• Jazz reinforces the role youth play for social change;
• Jazz encourages artistic innovation, improvisation, new forms of expression, and inclusion of traditional music forms into new ones;
• Jazz stimulates intercultural dialogue and empowers young people from marginalized societies.

To read the full press release by Director-General Irina Bokova, click here.