The Hague Jazz
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The Hague Jazz is an annual jazz
festival held since 2006 in the World Forum Convention Center
in The Hague
. The festival was first organized in 2006 after the North Sea Jazz festival moved to Rotterdam
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.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
festival held since 2006 in the World Forum Convention Center
World Forum Convention Center
The World Forum Convention Center, formerly known as the Nederlands Congrescentrum , is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical...
in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. The festival was first organized in 2006 after the North Sea Jazz festival moved to Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
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.