,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #agi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,conyers submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,recognizing              
,international ,jazz ,day4  ,whereas    
,jazz music originated in the ,united   
,states in the early part of the #bjth  
century with roots in both ,african and 
,european music traditions1 and has been
 characterized as the ,united ,states   
greatest musical contribution to the    
world2 ,whereas ,jazz music has been    
enjoyed for more than a century by      
people from varied cultural and         
socioeconomic backgrounds and has been a
 consistent unifying force among diverse
 populations2 ,whereas ,ahmet ,ertegn1  
the founder of the ,atlantic ,records1  
and his brother ,nesuhi1 the sons of    
,turkey's second ,ambassador to the     
,united ,states1 in the #aicjs and      
#aidjs organized the first-ever racially

 integrated jazz concerts at the        
,turkish ,embassy ,residence at a time  
when ,washington1 ,,dc1 was still       
segregated2 ,whereas in ,november #bjaa1
 the ,united ,nations ,educational1     
,scientific and ,cultural ,organization 
7,,unesco7 officially designated ,april 
#cj of each year as ,international ,jazz
 ,day1 recognizing the role played by   
,jazz music in uniting people from all  
over the world2 ,whereas legendary jazz 
pianist and composer ,herbie ,hancock   
has served as co-chair of ,international
 ,jazz ,day festivities in his capacity 
as ,,unesco ,ambassador for             
,intercultural ,dialogue and ,chairman  
of the ,thelonius ,monk ,institute of   
,jazz2 ,whereas the ,thelonius ,monk    
,institute played a primary role in     
promoting the first annual              
,international ,jazz ,day in #bjab1     
which was celebrated throughout the     
world with concerts1 education programs1
 seminars1 lectures1 book readings1     
public jam sessions1 and other events1  

in more than #ajj countries around the  
world2 ,whereas among the worldwide     
#bjab ,international ,jazz ,day events  
were #c high profile celebrations1      
including a daylong festival in ,paris1 
,france1 a sunrise concert at ,congo    
,square in ,new ,orleans1 ,louisiana1   
and a sunset concert at the ,united     
,nations ,general ,assembly ,hall in    
,new ,york ,city1 ,new ,york2 and       
,whereas ,istanbul1 ,turkey1 will be the
 host city for ,international ,jazz ,day
 in #bjac1 with a series of official    
celebrations1 concerts1 and educational 
programs taking place throughout the    
city to compliment worldwide events1    
culminating in an evening celebration   
concert at ,topkapi ,palace3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 congratulates  
the ,republic of ,turkey and the city of
 ,istanbul for hosting the #bjac        
,international ,jazz ,day and commends  
the ,thelonius ,monk ,institute for its 
role in coordinating the worldwide      

celebration2  7#b7 recognizes the       
historic connection between ,turkey and 
the jazz music through the contributions
 of the ,ertegn brothers2 and  7#c7     
thanks ,turkish ,foreign ,minister      
,ahmet ,davutoglu1 ,turkish ,minister of
 ,culture and ,tourism ,omer ,celik1 and
 ,turkish ,ambassador ,namik ,tan for   
their assistance in assuring that the   
,international ,jazz ,day celebration in
 ,istanbul1 ,turkey1 will be an         
important cultural and diplomatic       
success4