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The other was set for Monday at 7:30 p.m. EDT in New York with performances by Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder, Candido, Robert Cray, Sheila E., Chaka Khan, Bobby Sanabria and others.\u003cbr/\u003eInternational Jazz Day was launched in Paris on Friday by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, of which Hancock is chairman. The Paris event included roundtable discussions, improvisational workshops and performances by artists from various countries.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Jazz is something very special, and it belongs to the world,\" said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, who traveled from Paris to New Orleans for Monday's sunrise concert. \"Jazz music is an expression of freedom, of human rights and of human dignity.\"\u003cbr/\u003eStill, the genre's roots cannot be denied, Hancock said. Jazz was born out of slavery, \"the positive and creative response to slavery to elevate and lift the hearts of the slaves,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It really touches people's hearts because they can identify and feel the sense of hope and voice of freedom that really comes from jazz,\" Hancock said. \"This is what makes it truly international.\"\u003cbr/\u003eIn all, thousands across the globe were expected to participate in International Jazz Day at events in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Algeria, New Guinea, Russia and elsewhere.\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is the international celebration of jazz, which in a sense, is a loss for America because UNESCO is proclaiming that jazz is not just American,\" Hancock said.\u003cbr/\u003e\"But it's been international from the very beginning,\" he said, citing Africa and Europe as influences for jazz music.\u003cbr/\u003eJordan, who replaced Dianne Reeves in Monday's lineup after Reeves had a family emergency, said she was honored to be asked to join the celebration.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Jazz is the most inclusive music we have,\" the New Orleans-born singer said. \"It crosses all barriers. It transcends race and economics. ... I'm so glad that the world recognizes how great this music is, the tradition, and keeping it alive.\"\u003cbr/\u003eRuffins said it was fitting that the U.S. launched its celebration of jazz in Congo Square.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's almost like we're standing in the heart, the birthplace of jazz, where the slaves used to come and celebrate on Sundays and create this beautiful culture that we have in the city today,\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eToday, Congo Square is part of Armstrong Park, a public green space with fountains, statues of musicians and lush tropical gardens. The park is named for Louis \"Satchmo\" Armstrong, one of the city's founding fathers of jazz.\u003cbr/\u003eHancock performed his funky standard \"Watermelon Man\" with high school students from around the world via an Internet link. Then he was scheduled to fly to New York for sunset all-star jazz concert for the international diplomatic corps at the U.N. General Assembly Hall, Morgan Freeman, Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas and Quincy Jones were expected to host.\u003cbr/\u003eFor Hancock, the two concerts symbolize the jazz globalization he has observed since he launched his career a half century ago.\u003cbr/\u003eAs Monk Institute chairman, Hancock has seen more foreign musicians selected as finalists in its yearly competitions as well as fellows for its two-year jazz performance college program at UCLA. The fellows include guitarist Lionel Loueke from Benin, who's now a member of Hancock's quartet.\u003cbr/\u003eHancock's 2010 CD, the double Grammy-winning \"The Imagine Project,\" features pop and world music stars from 10 countries. He and Ruffins are also scheduled to perform this weekend at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which runs Thursday through Sunday.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew Orleans, 30 April 2012\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of drumming in Congo Square near the French Quarter \u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE (English) Herbie Hancock/Recording Artist \u003cbr/\u003e\"This is really incredible for several reasons. This is the international celebration of jazz, in a sense a loss for America because UNESCO is proclaiming that jazz is not just American. It's international. But it's been international from the very beginning ... The music has been felt by people all over the world.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Medium of drummers\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of drummers\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Herbie Hancock/Recording Artist \u003cbr/\u003e\"Even though jazz was born through the African American experience through slavery, the positive and creative response to slavery, to elevate and lift the hearts of the slaves that it really touches other people's hearts because they can identify and feel the sense of hope and the voice of freedom that really comes from jazz. This is what makes it truly international.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. International Jazz Day concert\u003cbr/\u003e7. Medium of Herbie Hancock performing\u003cbr/\u003e8. Medium of Wynton Marsalis\u003cbr/\u003e9. Medium of fans\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Kermit Ruffins/Recording Artist \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a beautiful thing in Congo Square. It's a beautiful day in New Orleans. What a way to start the middle of the week, the beginning of the week with a big concert. It is beautiful.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of Kermit Ruffins performing on stage\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephanie Jordan/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e \"I'm from New Orleans, and so jazz is a part of my whole existence, my whole life. So to celebrate something that I was born into is incredible. I'm so glad to be here. I'm so glad that the world recognizes how great this music is, the tradition, and keeping it alive. And I'm glad to be a part of that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Medium of Stephanie Jordan singing at the sunrise concert\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Herbie Hancock/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"Louisiana is a real melting pot ... the French influence, the African influence, the Cajun people. It really is a fantastic metaphor for the international spirit, and Jazz Fest is a perfect example of that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide of people entering New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival\u003cbr/\u003e16. Parade marching through grounds\u003cbr/\u003e17. Fans dancing as parade pass them\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide of fans\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE (English) Herbie Hancock/Recording Artist\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yesterday, April 29, was birthday of Duke Ellington. That's one important connection. And of course, he exemplified this diplomatic spirit of freedom and hope in jazz.\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. 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