Port-au-prince International Jazz Festival

The Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival, a non-profit event, features an unprecedented cultural assembly to a local and international audience and is one of the best example of successful partnership between the international community via embassies of Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Mexico, Panama, Spain, Switzerland and the United States, the public sector through Haitian Ministry of Culture and Tourism and local private institutions and sponsors.

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The Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival, a non-profit event, features an unprecedented cultural assembly to a local and international audience and is one of the best example of successful partnership between the international community via embassies of Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Mexico, Panama, Spain, Switzerland and the United States, the public sector through Haitian Ministry of Culture and Tourism and local private institutions and sponsors.

The PAPJAZZ in numbers : - 65% of traditional jazz from all over the world - 8 days of music - Over 35 concerts - 10 venues (3 ticketed and 7 free) - 8 Jam session evenings - 15 morning workshops or master classes

In 2017 we will held the 11th edition from March 4th to 11th. Past editions of the Festival have featured Branford Marsalis, Richard Bona, Henri Texier, Daniel Mille, Lionel Loueke, Sandra Nkake, Annie Poulin, Louis Winsberg, Kelly Lee Evans, Omar Sosa, Mino Cinelu, The Soul Rebels, Oliver Jones and Molly Johnson to name a few. The international guests host free workshops every morning during the Festival, from which a lot of the new jazz scene musicians have benefited from.

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