Programs & Events 2009
Jazz Night at the Budapest Jazz Club under the International "Harmony for Humanity" Program
With the support of U.S. Embassy Budapest and the American Corner Budapest, the Bende Zsolt Quintet and the Tzumo Acoustic Trio will dedicate a concert and a jam session on Friday, October 16 at 8.30 p.m. to honor the memory of Daniel Pearl at the Budapest Jazz Club (1088 Budapest, Múzeum u. 7).
Daniel Pearl was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal who was kidnapped and murdered by extremists in Pakistan in 2002. After his death, his family and friends came together to work for a more humane world, forming the Daniel Pearl Foundation, whose mission is to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music, and dialogue. Since 2002, musicians around the world have dedicated thousands of concerts and performances in his honor and in the spirit of “Harmony for Humanity.”
Lead by Árpád Tzumo a jam session will follow the event at 11 p.m., in which the audience can join the trio and improvise with them in a workshop atmosphere. Improvisation is a way of demonstrating cooperation, paying attention to others and trying to be in harmony together, thus matching perfectly the message of tolerance.
John Balian, the Cultural Attaché of the U.S. Embassy will also take this opportunity to commemorate Daniel Pearl and express the Embassy’s support and dedication for promoting tolerance and mutual understanding.
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