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Guam Children express “My Dream of Peace Is . . .” in a moving intro to “Artists as Peacemakers” Opening
The masterpieces of elementary school students provided one of the major highlights as Guam welcomed ICAP’s “Artists as Peacemakers” exhibition, January 15–18. The office of Louise Rivera — mayor of Guam’s Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon…
U.S. Navy’s elite ‘Liberty Call’ Headlines International Artists for Peace Concert in Chicago
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson long ago named them “America’s Band,” and, providing service through music, the Navy Band Great Lakes performs more than 500 times each year throughout a nine-state…
Guam Hosts Third Latte Peace Festival
This year’s Latte Peace Festival—the third annual event—opened at Guam’s Tamuning Park on Jan. 17 with a celebration promoting cultural exchange with neighboring islands. This poignant gesture is an expression…
New Memoir by Herbie Hancock Tells of Transforming Adversity into Opportunity
The latest variation on Herbie Hancock’s fertile theme—“Possibilities”—has appeared in the form of his new memoir published by Viking Books. Aptly titled Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (and co-written with Lisa Dickey)…
Hilo, Hawaii, ‘Island of Life’ Hosts Milestone Fifth Annual World Peace Festival
The County of Hawaii mayor’s office, led by Mayor Billy Kenoi, has been exerting all-out efforts to insure that all citizens who reside in the path of the continually erupting…
Eriel Huang Achieving Victories in Many Worlds
[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”xZRZSzZ2dWM” width=”640″ height=”480″ auto_thumb=”1″] Born in Taiwan, raised in South Africa, and now making her U.S. home in Boston, Eriel Huang has already known many worlds. But today, she…
‘MUSIC – The Universal Language’ Exhibition unveiled in Montreux
This splendid Swiss city on the northeastern shore of scenic Lake Geneva welcomes the world each July as Europe’s unofficial capital of jazz. The iconic Montreux Jazz Festival, with its…
iChoose Debuts in Chicago Prossor Career Academy
iChoose, ICAP’s innovative anti-bullying project that combines a mini-musical drama with small-group discussions to provide a vital anti-violence message to high school and middle school students debuted at Prosser Career…
Osaka Hosts Third International Jazz Day
The ancient city of Osaka, with its 1,400 years of history, stepped into the global spotlight today. Known for being Japan’s economic and cultural hub, as well as for its…
Professor Hancock on “Once Upon a Time…” in Set 6
Professor Hancock & Co. dazzlingly demonstrate a performance creation for the “The Ethics of Jazz” finale. The final lecture — Set 6 — of Herbie Hancock’s series “The Ethics of…
Professor Hancock on “Mastering the Creative Art of Living” in Set 5
The penultimate lecture — Set #5 — in Herbie Hancock’s “The Ethics of Jazz” was held on March 24, with an examination of how the principles of Buddhism connect to…
Professor Hancock explores “Innovation and New Technologies” in Set 4
For the fourth lecture in Herbie Hancock’s “The Ethics of Jazz” series at Harvard—this one titled “Innovation and New Technologies”— this year’s Norton Professor of Poetry revealed a little of…
Professor Hancock tackles “Cultural Diplomacy and Voices of Freedom” in Set 3
After a laudatory introduction by Ingrid Monson, Harvard’s Quincy Jones Professor of African American Music, Herbie Hancock took the podium in the historic Sanders Theatre for the third “set” in…
Professor Hancock on “Breaking the Rules” in Set 2
Courage and responsibility are the hallmarks of the rule breakers, says Professor Hancock. With a spotlight on the concept of courage, Herbie Hancock delivered the second of six Harvard University…
Professor Hancock on “Wisdom of Miles Davis” Set 1
What “Miles [Davis] took it upon himself to do,” said the first African-American to hold the title of Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University, is “what jazz…
Herbie Hancock Gears up for Harvard Lectures
As Harvard’s Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry, Herbie Hancock begins a lecture series titled “The Ethics of Jazz.” Jon Garelick from The Boston Globe spoke with Hancock over the…
Guam Hosts Second Latte Peace Festival
Guam, a nation that has withstood the horrors of war is thus a perfect venue for events that promote peace and culture. Fittingly, on Jan. 18 and 19, this idyllic…
Carlos Santana Reunites with Homeless Ex Bandmember
Marcus “the Magnificent” Malone received arguably the best possible Christmas gift, and a few days early, when his former bandleader, Carlos Santana, paid him a surprise visit on Dec. 20…
White House – Herbie Hancock and Carlos Santana Rank Among this Year’s Five Kennedy Center Honorees
Along with fellow recipients Shirley MacLaine, Billy Joel, and opera great Martina Arroyo, ICAP Board members Carlos Santana and Herbie Hancock were awarded the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors on Dec…
Long Island City, NY • Revealing the Silent Language of Hands — the Craft and Artistry of Steve McCurry
Among all species, our human hands are unique – not only in what they can accomplish,but also in how they communicate. Human hands can paint the Sistine Chapel, plunck a…
Hilo, Hawaii • Big Island Hosts Fourth Annual World Peace Festival
According to legend, anyone who was ill or otherwise ailing could be healed by swimming around Moku Ola (Hawaiian for “Island of Life”; also known as “Coconut Island”) three times…
Auckland, New Zealand • Clarentia Mursalim, Inspired by iChoose, Presents her Artwork at a UNESCO-Sponsored Event
In a follow-up to the hugely successful iChoose run in New Zealand earlier this year, ICAP has received the following letter from Ms. Soh Chin Patten, a teacher at Auckland’s…
Hollywood • At 80, Wayne Shorter’s Musical Universe is Still Expanding
Wayne Shorter can pluck a note out of an audience member’s mouth and build an instant tune around it. Onstage at UCLA’s Royce Hall a few years ago, following a…
University Park • Penn State Celebrates “Artists As Peacemakers” Exhibition
Pasquerilla Spiritual Center—the largest interfaith spiritual center on any college campus in the United States—hosted ICAP’s exhibition, “Artists As Peacemakers.” The exhibition, consisting of brilliant photographs and inspirational quotes from…