Monday November 9, 2009
Rollicking good time awaits jazz lovers
THE Penang Island Jazz Festival will be back with its sixth edition this year for four days from Dec 3 at various spots on the island.
The highlight of this premier music festival will be the two-day Jazz by The Beach event on Dec 5 and Dec 6.
The performances, to be held at the garden of the Bayview Beach Resort in Batu Ferringhi, will feature one local and 11 foreign groups.
They are Studnitzky Trio from Germany, Janek Gwizdala Project (United States/Norway), Band of Brothers (Thailand), Paulo Bellinati & Cristina Azuma (Brazil), In The Country (Norway), Charlie Jung Band (Korea), Dainius Pulauskas Group (Lithuania), Organamix (Singapore/Thailand), Sizhukong (Taiwan), Buzz Bros Band (Netherlands), Michelle Nicolle Quartet (Australia) and local band Island Palm Beach Boys.
Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett (right) performing with Hungarian band Djabe in the jazz festival last year. Other activities lined up for the festival include ‘An Evening with Michelle Nicolle Quartet’, The Fringe Stages, ‘Jazz With a Heart’ charity dinner, the Com-munity Drum Circle, workshops, forums, exhibitions and the finals of the Penang Island Jazz Festival Young Talent Competition 2009.
For enquiries and information about the festival, visit its website (www.penangjazz.com) or call festival administrator Chin (012-3565544/ 03-20934725).
The festival is presented by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia with partners Bayview Beach Resort and Red FM.
Festival director Paul Augustin said the festival had grown steadily since its inception in 2004 when the festival was only two days long.
“I can say that the primary objectives of the festival have been achieved.
“We have created a festival with high quality acts that attract a sizeable audience,” he told a press conference at the G Hotel on Friday.
He said the festival had also gained recognition from the jazz and music fraternity worldwide.
“We, the organisers, have been invited to attend jazz and world music related activities such as meetings and conven-tions in Norway, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and China,” he added.
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