The Hague Jazz is an annual
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
festival held since 2006 in the
World Forum Convention Center
The World Forum (originally known as Nederlands Congresgebouw and formerly Nederlands Congres Centrum and World Forum Convention Center) is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the Internatio ...
in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...
. The festival was first organized in 2006 after the
North Sea Jazz festival moved to
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...
in the same year. The Hague Jazz is partnered with the
Cape Town International Jazz Festival. The festival has been held in the
Kyocera Stadium since 2011.
References
External links
Official website
Jazz festivals in the Netherlands
Recurring events established in 2006
2006 establishments in the Netherlands
The Hague Jazz
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