Jazz in Thailand
Thailand's relationship with jazz is unique among the nations of the world, for the country's most famous jazz musician was...
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Jazz in Belarus
During the 20th Century, Belarus was successively ruled by Imperial Russia, German occupying powers and the Soviet Union. The country...
Jazz in Colombia
Today Colombia hosts a number of jazz festivals. Jazz al Parque is a free festival, hosted in Bogotá's Simón Bolívar...
Jazz in Libya
I knew in starting this website that I would come across countries where it is hard to say much about...
Jazz in Romania
Jazz reached Romania after the first world war. Dance bands would often work with popular singers like Cristian Vasile, Maria...
Jazz in Mexico
Despite its close proximity to jazz's birth place, jazz has never been especially popular in Mexico. There are though traces...
Jazz in Switzerland
Appreciation for jazz in Switzerland came early from an authoritative source, the conductor Ernest Ansermet (1883-1969), who wrote in admiration...
Jazz in Greece
Jazz has never had a period of being a 'popular' music in Greece, unlike in much of the rest of...
Jazz in Botswana
Botswana's independence came in 1966, and the country was led until his death in 1980 by the steady hand of...
Jazz in Pakistan
Modern Pakistan became formally independent on 14th August 1947, and jazz was there literally from the beginning, with Bombay-based Anglo-Indian...
