Enjoy Russian jazz at Moscow Int'l Jazz Festival

STORY: Enjoy Russian jazz at Moscow Int'l Jazz Festival DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Moscow International Jazz Festival 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): IGOR BUTMAN, Artistic Director of Moscow International Jazz Festival 3. various of Moscow International Jazz Festival STORYLINE: Over 1,000 artists from Russia and abroad have participated in the ongoing Moscow International Jazz Festival in the capital of Russia. An artist told Xinhua that the history of jazz in Russia has lasted for more than 100 years. Russian jazz is rooted in Russian folk music. SOUNDBITE (Russian): IGOR BUTMAN, Artistic Director of Moscow International Jazz Festival "A lot of jazz music was created precisely based on the theme of Russian folk songs or songs of the peoples of the Soviet Union. This began to develop, and in the 1970s, jazz finally received the status of professional groups, when many bands emerged." The 2nd Moscow International Jazz Festival is hosted by

Japanese Olympic team bands together

Japanese Olympic team bands together

TOKYO, Japan - Table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (C), who will serve as the flag-bearer at the Beijing Olympics, holds the Japanese flag for Japan's Beijing Olympic team during the group's banding-together ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on July 28. At left is judoka Keiji Suzuki, winner of the men's over-100 kilogram category at the 2004 Athens Olympics, who serves as the team's captain. Crown Prince Naruhito (R) attended the ceremony.