Jazz in Tasmania
My map seems to treat Tasmania as a separate country, rather than as an Australian state, so I thought I'd...
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Jazz in Ecuador
The most prominent name in Ecuadorian jazz was saxophonist Lucho Silva (1931-2015). He is described on Wikipedia as Ecuador's first...
Jazz in Italy
Italy's first homegrown jazz band is likely to have been the house band at the Mirador Club, set up in...
Jazz in The Caribbean
Sadly it appears my map is not very useful when it comes to identifying the individual Caribbean countries, so for...
Jazz in Panama
Before I get around to writing a proper essay on jazz in Panama, here's what I can say off the...
Jazz in Norway
After the First World War, during which Norway remained more or less neutral, venues in the capital city Kristiana, not...
Jazz in Israel
Such is the depth of jazz talent that has emerged from Israel in the last couple of decades (albeit usually...
Jazz in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia hosted its first ever jazz festival in February 2018, after two decades of concerts being banned entirely. International...
Jazz in Benin
Following Benin's independence in 1960, the US Bureau of Educational and Cultural Relations sponsored music events in Benin's capital city,...
Jazz in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan International Jazz Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2021. It was founded by Tagir Zaripov, who also opened Central...
