INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY AZ FOUNDATION NEWS LETTER

602AZMAG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2015 LALO GONZALEZ

Who Is Int’l Jazz dayAZ Foundation?In 2015, International Jazz Day AZ Foundation was established as the nonprofit owner of the ”Official International Jazz Day AZ Festival” with a mission to sow the seeds of the unique location of Phoenix AZ for generations to come. In the beginning, the festival just 3years ago was not the known event that it is today. International Jazz Day AZ Festivals can and will attract thousands of visitors to Arizona as was prove with this years Super Bowl and pumps millions a year into the local economy. However, the founder, Dr. William Doc Jones, and his associate, had great foresight and believed that International Jazz Day AZ Fest would one day grow into a major success. Consequently, everyone involved endeavored to make sure that the Festival’s proceeds would be redistributed into the local community. Hence, the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is in the process of establishing a distinguished board of directors and a full-time staff that will understand the important this art form has to Arizona and the world. s.

504/602AZ MAG BUSINESS COUNCIL AWARDS LALO GONZALEZ OUTSTANDING ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2015

504/602AZ Magazine business council is proud of the community of dedicated entrepreneurs in the city of Phoenix and beyond. As a dedi-cated media platform, 504/602AZ Magazine business council was proud to launch the 1st Annual Entrepreneurship Awards to re-spectfully honor business leaders in the city of Phoenix who have shown outstanding tenacity in developing successful businesses in our fair city. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge outstand-ing business leaders and to bridge the gap across Arizona to spur greater innovation, fair practices and growth in entrepreneurship.During this year’s 4th annual In-ternational Jazz Day celebrations at CityScape downtown Phoenix, 504/602AZ Magazine and it’s busi-ness council presented the first an-nual Business Man of the Year award to Phoenix based entrepreneur, Lalo Gonzalez, CEO and the founder of Señor Sushi Inc., a Mexican restau-rant that specialize in exotic Sushi . The restaurant was acknowledged for its dedication to outstanding

food service prepared by some of the best chefs in the world. Through its dedication to solid customer ser-vice and quality foods, Señor Sushi Inc. is one of the fastest growing companies in the state of Arizona. 504/602AZ Magazine business council is committed to continuing our efforts of acknowledging more Phoenix based business leaders through our media and networking platforms in order to support the entrepreneurial spirit throughout the state of Arizona.504/602 AZ Magazine Entrepre-neurship Awards is the prestigious regional award that honors business leaders who have shown outstand-ing performance and tenacity in de-veloping successful businesses.

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This year, 504MultiMedia Business Council organized its first annual Businessmen’s Award designed to recognize outstanding entrepreneurs who contributed to the economic growth and prosperity from Phoenix to New Orleans. This award is designed to reveal those entrepreneurs who have the potential to be global players.

At the 4 th annual International Jazz Day celebration on April 30th, 2015 at CityScape downtown Phoenix AZ , 504Multimedia anf 602az Magazine elected Lalo Gonzalez as Businessman of the Year. Gonzalez, CEO and Founder of Señor Sushi, Inc. restaurants that specializes in exotic Mexican/Japanese Sushi, and prepared by some of the best chefs in the world. Adding to that, he also heads Live International Music, which is one of the fastest growing companies in the country.

Along with Mr. Gonzalez’s creative strategy, he has been successful in introducing his brand of Mexican/Japanese food and International Music not only to other parts of Arizona like Casa Grande, but is now working on bringing it to the heart of downtown Phoenix. In 2017, he plans to expand his wares to New Orleans. This achievement is rather uncommon, especially since Gonzalez is one of a few businessmen of Mexican descent who has been successfully hailed as an International Scale Businessman in his arena.

The 504Multimedia Entrepreneurship Award is a prestigious national award that honors business leaders who have shown outstanding performance and tenacity in developing successful businesses. This award is aimed at developing an entrepreneurial kinship among like-entrepreneurs across the country in order to spur greater innovation, fair practice and growth.

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PLANNING FOR 2016 INT’L JAZZ DAY HAS BEGUN

International Jazz Day brings together communities, schools, artists, historians, academics, and jazz enthusiasts all over the world to celebrate and learn about jazz and its roots, future and impact; raise awareness of the need for intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding; and reinforce international cooperation and communication. Each year on April 30, this international art form is recognized for promoting peace, dialogue among cultures, diversity, and respect for human rights and human dignity; eradicating discrimination; promoting freedom of expression; fostering gender equality; and reinforcing the role of youth in enacting social change.

International Jazz Day is the culmination of Jazz Appreciation Month, which draws public attention to jazz and its extraordinary heritage throughout April. In December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly formally welcomed the decision by the UNESCO General Conference to proclaim April 30 as International Jazz Day. The United Nations and UNESCO now both recognize International Jazz Day on their official calendars.

What is International Jazz Day?In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe. International Jazz Day is chaired and led by Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, and legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, who serves as a UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The Institute is the lead nonprofit organization charged with planning, promoting and producing this annual celebration.

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Mr Lalo Gonzalez Thank you for your continued work in support of our area youth. Your donations made in support of our non-profit, NextStudent Academy of the Arts, Inc., enables our non-profit to continue our work to encourage hundreds of at risk youth to stay in school through high school graduation and on to junior colleges and/or four year Universities. On behalf of the many young boys and girls who have received scholarships and free music education lessons through our after school programs as well as via our outreach satellite programs, we extend our sincerest appreciation.

Further, by your recent donation to the 2015 International Jazz Fest held at CityScape annually, we have been able to enlarge upon and keep our summer youth music program effective. Your support of these type programs as well as your annual toy drives encourage young people and their families, who often daily face poverty and lack, to have hope for brighter days ahead.

Lalo Gonzalez Joined Doc Jones for the 4th Annual Int’l Jazz Day

The concert welcomes families and adults to attend andenjoy the day’s exciting festivities which includes Senor Sushi founder, Mr Lalo Gonzalez title sponsor of this years festival and renowned jazz musicians and compos-ers, Doc Jones and Kerry Campbell, leading an all star band with special guest appearances including celebrity Universal Recording Artist, Nayo Jones (Fox/ABC), and other special guests including Carolas Rivis & Mexsal.

In celebration of the power of Jazz and the arts, a youth presentation will be performed by Country Day, the city of Phoenix’ Elementary and HS Jazz Band with other special guests. After the all star concert, a VIP after party celebra-tion will be held at the prestigious Palomar Hotel with stars and executives in attendance with 504 Magazine serving as the presenting sponsor.

International Jazz Day is chaired and led by Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, and legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, who serves as a UNESCO Am-bassador for Intercultural Dialogue and Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. The Institute is the lead nonprofit organization charged with planning, promot-ing and producing this annual celebration, which began in 2012. 504 Magazine is a premiere jazz publication with its main publishing hub in the city of New Orleans. From New Orleans to Phoenix, 504 Magazine has an international outreach of loyal readership that represents the multicul-tural platform of the universal appeal to jazz. From Japan to Canada to Europe to the USA and beyond, 504 Magazine brings the latest news in today’s contemporary world of jazz.

By Shirley A Jones

Title Sponsor Senor Sushi CEO Lalo Gonzalez

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PHX ENJOY’S INT’L JAZZ DAY 2015 IN PHX

Lalo Gonzalez Joined Doc Jones for the 4th Annual Int’l Jazz Day

Int’l Jazz 2015 In JapanHerbie Hancock leads stars playing in Japan for International Jazz Day as UK joins in the celebrations

Herbie Hancock, one of the star performers at the 2015 International Jazz Day on Thursday 30 April, says he is pleased the annual event is being held in Japan this year because of the country’s deep affection for jazz.

Hancock, 74, an American pianist, bandleader and composer, says he has performed more times in Japan than in his hometown of Chicago during his half century in music. He will headline an all-star concert at Osaka Castle Park, in a line-up that includes Wayne Shorter, Kenny Garrett, Terumasa Hino, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gregory Porter, Roy Hargrove, Marcus Miller, Esperanza Spalding, Earl Klugh and John Scofield.

The concert will be streamed live on the Jazz Day website (11am GMT) and will also be shown in London on big screens at Ronnie Scott’s club in London

Hancock, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, says the event is an opportunity to show appreciation for Japanese jazz fans, who have been among the world’s greatest supporters of the music. He first performed in Japan with Miles Davis’ quintet in 1964, and has toured there with his own electric and acoustic groups for decades Esperanza Spalding will play at the special 2014 International Jazz Day concert

“Japanese audiences are very loyal,” Hancock told AP. “In Japan, art is really placed on a high level, and jazz is really honoured and accepted as being a fine music – much more in comparison to the States.”

Osaka played a leading role in the early days of jazz in Japan. During World War II, the government tried and failed to ban jazz, but the music flourished during the American occupation. There are more than 100 jazz clubs in the Tokyo area alone now.

Pianist-composer Toshiko Akiyoshi, who will be performing with her husband, saxophonist-flutist Lew Tabackin, at the Osaka concert, says: “I was introduced to jazz while playing in a dance hall as a teenager during the American occupation by a Japanese jazz fan and record collector. He played Teddy Wilson’s Sweet Lorraine, and I was hooked.”

UNESCO expect Jazz Day events to be held in all 196 member countries, in this the fourth year of the annual festival. In the UK, events range from record nights for fans to share jazz records, to concerts from Andy Sheppard and Kristian Borring.

Jazz has a diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe, according to the United Nations’ cultural organization (UNESCO).

Every year on 30 April, International Jazz Day brings together communities, artists, historians and jazz enthusiasts to celebrate and learn about jazz and its roots.

The musical genre is recognized for promoting peace, dialogue among cultures, diversity, and respect for human rights and dignity.

EVENTS HELD IN 196 NATIONS AROUND THE WORLDIn an unprecedented series of events worldwide, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz joined together to celebrate jazz as a universal language of freedom on April ...

International Jazz Day celebrated all over the world

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Dr. William "Doc" Jones 504 Magazine Phoenix, AZ, USA

June 2015

Dear Doc Jones:

On behalf of UNESCO and the Thelonious  Monk Institute of Jazz, we thank you for helping to make the 2015 edition of International Jazz Day our most successful yet.

Due in part to your extraordinary efforts, this year’s celebration reached more communities than ever before, with partners from embassies and hotels to jazz clubs and cultural associations curating well over 700 individual events. These included concerts, jam sessions and showcases, but also many educational activities, aptly capitalizing on the ongoing observance of UNESCO’s 70th Anniversary celebration. The education and performance programs in the Global Host City of Paris, France were also a huge success. If you have not watched the All-Star Global Concert, filmed live at UNESCO Headquarters, we invite you to visit jazzday.com and have a look.

It is deeply inspiring to know that you and your fellow organizers have such passion for jazz and its positive message of peace and tolerance. International Jazz Day would simply not be the same without you.

If you haven’t already, please do let us know about your experiences on April 30. We welcome photos, videos and stories, as well as general comments and feedback, and anything else you might like to share. We would also love to hear about your plans for 2016. Be the first one from your state to confirm your participation for the 5th annual celebration!

Once again, thank you for all you do in support of this special day. We wish you a most happy and safe summer season.

Sincerely,

Herbie Hancock Tom Carter UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador President, Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz for Intercultural Dialogue Chairman, Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz

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