Musicians celebrated International Jazz Day in Havana

Actor and singer Will Smith as master of ceremony, held on Sunday the celebration of International Jazz Day in Cuba.

The event was held at the Gran Teatro de La Habana, with an audience of more than two thousand people. Among the most prominent artists who participated in the celebration they highlighted the Cuban Chucho Valdés, Herbie Hancock American or German trumpeter Till Brönner all recognized for the contribution they have given the genre with his compositions and interpretations.

Accordingly reviewed by the DPA agency, Smith said before the microphones that "jazz has been the voice of freedom for millions of people of all ages, ethnicities and creeds, that touches the soul and connects with the spirit of all mankind. "

In the event, also he attended the director of Unesco, Irina Bokova, who during a break of the concert said: "We celebrate the power of jazz to unite and mobilize people in the name of peace, dialogue and human unity ".

Issues like Besame Mucho and Blue Monk were among the most acclaimed, along with a version of Imaginne, John Lennon, which served to end the show.

International Jazz Day is celebrated since 2012 and had previously as venues to cities like Osaka, Paris and Istanbul.