Opening around November 1, the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival brings Haitian musicians together with international jazz artists for free concerts and workshops across the Haitian capital, blending jazz with rara, vodou jazz, and kompa. A bridge between Haitian and global music since 2007, the festival is an act of cultural affirmation in a city that has weathered extraordinary challenges, and a powerful statement about the enduring creative vitality of Haiti’s artists.