It s International Jazz Day Apr 30, 2019

It s International Jazz Day

We’re joining the rest of the world in celebrating International Jazz Day with this 1959 image of the legendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong. Jazz music has its roots in Armstrong’s hometown of New Orleans, but it quickly spread throughout the United States before developing an international appeal and influence. April 30 is designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as International Jazz Day to highlight the music and its role in cultures around the world.

© Franz Hubmann/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 30, 2018Swinging into International Jazz Day
Apr 30, 2020What kind of bird laid these eggs?
Apr 30, 2021The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
Apr 30, 2022International Jazz Day
Apr 30, 2023International Jazz Day
Apr 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Apr 30, 2025International Jazz Day
Apr 30, 2026Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse, Netherlands

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 1, 2022Hawai i Volcanoes National Park at 106
Jun 19, 2018Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
Jul 7, 2024Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
Jun 3, 2020For the love of bikes
Feb 11, 2026Death Valley National Parks Anniversary
Mar 15, 2022Beware the Ides of March
Nov 14, 2022Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
Apr 8, 2022Ponta Delgada
Jun 23, 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mar 28, 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
Jan 19, 2024Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Jun 27, 2019The roots of invention
Jan 10, 2023Lake Peipus, Estonia
Oct 5, 2026World Teachers Day
Oct 29, 2019And the skies filled with bats…
Feb 20, 2019An unlikely friendship in the wild
Jul 1, 2026Canada Day
Jun 3, 2022World Bicycle Day
Oct 7, 2020The circular castle of Cornwall
May 22, 2018Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
Apr 9, 2024Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Oct 11, 2022Tortula moss, Netherlands
Jan 11, 2025Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
May 31, 2026End of American Wetlands Month
Mar 11, 2021Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
May 29, 2018The first ascent
Aug 27, 2024Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Sep 27, 2022Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Jul 17, 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
Jan 23, 2025Sundance Film Festival