JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2021

 

JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2021 features new jazz albums released by musicians from all over the world. So far the streaming section includes tracks from albums released by Roberto Magris(Italy) & Eric Hochberg(USA), ZhanXG(Malaysia), Igor Willcox Quartet(Brazil) , Ararur(Portugal), Sallaberry & Friends(Brazil/USA), Russell Ferrante Trio(USA), Kari Ikonen(Finland), Marc Hoffman(USA) 

http://jazzworldquest.com/showcase-2021

MALAYSIA: Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra to dazzle with classical masterpieces

"Tokyo-born conductor Naohisa Furusawa will lead the MPYO to present much-loved classical masterpieces composed by three Russian composers in this special concert. Suites for Jazz Orchestra is Shostakovich’s foray into the world of jazz written in 1934. Guaranteed to open the concert with a jolly mood, this work will demonstrate the MPYO’s versatility to its audience."
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Malaysia: Borneo Jazz Festival at the Coco Cabana in Marina Bay May 11 to 13.

The 13th edition of this multi-stage event will feature international performers including Tony Lakatos from Germany, Christ Stalk (France), Grzegorz Karnas Formula (Poland), Roby Lakatos (Belgium), Cecilia Brunori (Italy), Denis Chang (Canada), QSound (USA), Isao Miyoshi (Japan), Gaoyang Li (China) and Jeremy Monteiro (Singapore).

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Oct 13: LaSalle College, Singapore

Oct 13: Artistry Space, Singapore (presented by Ujikaji Records)

Oct 14: RAW Art Space (workshop), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Oct 14: FONO, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (presented by Public School/Resonance)

Oct 15: Live Fact, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Presented by Soundscape Records)

Oct 17: @America (workshop), Jakarta, Indonesia

Oct 18: TBC

Oct 19: Kedai Kebun Forum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Presented by YesNoWave)

Oct 20: Bandung International Digital Arts Forum (BIDAF), Bandung, Indonesia

Oct 21: @America (US Embassy Sponsored), Jakarta, Indonesia

Oct 22: Reyog Jazz Festival, Ponogoro, East Java, Indonesia

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Xiong - Xiong (2012)

I’ve often been asked ‘’Why Bossa Nova’’?. It would be conceited of me to claim that Bossa Nova is made for me, I however do feel that my character mirrors the sensibilities of Bossa Nova more than any other genre of music, thus the realization of this album. 
Through ‘Bossa Nova’ as a medium, I feel ‘at home’. I do not feel the need or necessity of putting on a persona which I am not comfortable with.
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MALAYSIA: Borneo Jazz Festival 2012

Kuching, 11 January 2012 – Borneo Jazz 2012 was today launched by YB Minister of Housing & Minister of Tourism Sarawak, Datuk Amar Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Abang Haji Openg at his office at the Ministry of Tourism. The event will be held at the Parkcity Everly Hotel, Miri from May 11 – 12, 2012.

As part of Sarawak Tourism Board’s transformation and continuous improvement, the organizing of this festival is geared towards a commercial basis to bring it to greater heights. As such the organization of the festival for 2012, will continue to be undertaken by STB Leisure & Properties, a subsidiary of Sarawak Tourism Board (STB). STB however will continue to focus on the promotion and publicity of the event itself.

STB will also continue with its internship and volunteer programme which was first initiated last year. Here the organization will work with colleges or universities to have their students as interns or volunteers for the festival and at the same time exposing them to the product experiences of Sarawak’s culture, adventure and nature. The aim is to have 70% of students participating in this programme from outside Sarawak. This is another step towards bringing the festival to the international arena. For this year the Board has 2 interns from NHTV Breda University, Netherlands and another 2 from Taylors University KL and UCSI University Kuching respectively. According to the CEO, Dato Rashid Khan, “This will not be the only 4 interns as more will be coming to join us in the New Year.”

The Board is also collaborating with the private sector to design packages to attract visitors not only from neighbouring Brunei and Singapore but also from the region and overseas. With these packages, visitors would be able to attend the festival at night and during the day, they can visit places of interest or participate in the local activities.

This year’s event will be an exciting one and confirmed groups are New Cool Collective from the Netherlands, Schalk Joubert’s 3 Continents Sextet (South Africa), Nita Aartsen (Indonesia), SLIXS (Germany), Koh Mr Saxman and Takeshi Band (Thailand), Tangora (France), Tropic Green (Singapore) and F.V.E. Project (Malaysia) featuring a range of jazz genres.

For 2012, the Board hopes to attract a crowd of 9000 for the 2 nights event. Out of this it targets a third of visitors from outside Sarawak. This will augur well for the local business community and also contribute significantly to the arrival figures to the state as a whole.

Daily tickets priced at RM60 for adults and RM30 for children aged 3 to 12 will be available online from 1 February 2012. Look out for more new and exciting initiatives for the coming Jazz festival by logging on to www.jazzborneo.com.

Besides the good music and great company we will also have stalls selling a wide variety of local and fusion food and beverages as well as festival memorabilia at the venue.
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UNIT Asia is an Asian jazz unit formed by five musicians with the aim to “create a new type of jazz music”.

The four-year-old group comprises Japanese musicians Isao Miyoshi (guitar), Hiroyuki Noritake (drums) and Shigeki Ippon (bass), Thai saxophone player Koh aka Mr Saxman and a promising pianist from Malaysia, Tay Cher Siang.

Isao made his debut in 1983 and formed his own guitar trio in 1992. He released his first album Sankichizm in 1995 to critical acclaim. He took part in the Jazz Guitar Summit in Kennedy Centre, Washington DC in 2000 and performed in France and Germany the following year.

Koh learnt to play the Thai flute or khlui from his father and was a saxophone fan in high school. While studying at Chulalongkorn University, he was invited to join the band Boy Thai. He released his first solo album, Mr Saxman, in 2002 which launched the hit song Pavana (My Prayer). He is also a music educationist at Mahidol University and Kasatesart University.

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MALAYSIA: Borneo Jazz 2012

FVE Project / Malaysia
Tropic Green / Singapore
Tangora / France
Koh Mr Saxman and Takeshi Band / Thailand
SLIXS / Germany
Nita Aartsen / Indonesia
Schalk Joubert’s 3 Continents Sextet / South Africa
New Cool Collective / Netherlands
Borneo Jazz 2012

Malaysia: Penang International Jazz Festival

 Penang gets jazzy next month with headliners from abroad and home for the Penang International Jazz Festival. Subhadra Devan has the updates
A balmy wind. The smell of a salty sea. Mix that with rhythms and melodies which stir the mind, and your soul gets really mellow. Jazz by the beach in Penang beckons again for the eighth time, this Dec 1 till 4. The world-class performers for the Penang International Jazz Festival include Grammy nominated Ulf Wakenius, who will be performing with son Eric for the first time, the Espen Eriksen Trio, and the Amir Yussof Acoustic Project.

Local artistes include the Az Samad Duo, comprising guitaristcomposer Az Samad, who has performed in the United States, Austria, Britain, Singapore and in Malaysia. The versatile musician has appeared on 13 CDs (five of which are his solo releases), and has worked with GrammywinnersFlacoJimenez and Max Baca, guitarists John Stowell, Stuart Ryan, Teja Gerken, world music ensemble Bogofusion and electronic jazz-funk group Planet Loop, among others.
Surf the Jazz By Subhadra Devan
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MALAYSIA:Enjoy Penang Island Jazz Festival in Malaysia

(OPENPRESS) November 08, 2011 -- Visitors to Malaysia will be able to experience some high-quality jazz music at the Penang Island Jazz Festival, which is being held this December.

Taking place for the eighth year, the event was originally dreamt up back in 1996 and has grown steadily since its eventual introduction in 2004, with a diverse audience of music enthusiasts from across the region to be attracted this year.

Top jazz artists from around the world will be treating crowds to performances spanning one main stage, five fringe stages and a sunset stage, with a number of supporting activities also planned.

Central to the experience will be Jazz by the Beach, an outdoor concert featuring local and international performances, which is being held across the last two days of the festival.

Acts lined up to perform include the likes of Shakatak, Ulf & Eric Wakenius, Yuri Honing Wired Paradise, Nina Van Horn and Rusconi.

Tickets to Jazz by the Beach cost 63 ringgits (£12.60) for each night, including a booking fee of three ringgits.

A wide variety of Malaysia hotels can be found by jazz lovers at AsiaRooms.com, including the Bayview Beach Resort, the venue for this event.

Find out more about the race at www.penangjazz.com.

Editors Notes:

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The contemporary and inspirational online platform is styled for those seeking more interesting hotel options over the bland, obvious choices. Users can read from over 150,000 true hotel reviews, written by customers who have booked through AsiaRooms.com and actually stayed at the hotel.

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THAILAND: Natasha’s brand of jazz

THAI jazz singer and songwriter Natasha Patamapongs is a regional powerhouse in her musical genre. Last year, AllAboutJazz.com writer Ian Patterson called her “an undeniably talented singer, brimming with confidence and a bubbly personality”.

VirtualMalaysia.com added: “Her sweet and clear voice brings the jazzy numbers to a new level. She has such depth, substance and panache that it’s hard to believe that she is only 25.”

Natasha is best known as the lead singer of Thailand-based jazz band Mellow Motif. As one of the founding members and main driving force behind the band’s success, she is responsible for the band’s arrangement ideas, production, artistic direction and public relations work.

She is one of the few jazz personalities to represent Thailand on the global stage today, including at Hua-Hin International Jazz Festival (2009), Singapore’s CHIJazz Festival (2009), Singapore’s KinestAsia by Timbre (2010), Malaysia’s Miri International Jazz Festival (2010), Indonesia’s Asean Jazz Festival (2010-2011), and this year at China’s Nanjing International Jazz And World Music Festival.

Performing highly inspired arrangements of jazz standards, Brazilian music and original compositions, she captured the hearts of non-jazz listeners and jazz aficionados in and out of the country.

In 2009, the Thai media described her as one of Bangkok’s Top 20 People To Watch and she was hailed as Thailand’s most “phenomenal musician” in the making.

As a solo artiste, Natasha enjoys collaborating with top jazz musicians across the region. They include Denny Euprasert, Michael Veerapen, Lewis Pragasam, Saxman Koh, Haruya Kibata, Valtinho Anastacio, Bob James and Roberto Menescal.

Natasha will perform at 10pm in Alexis Bistro, Great Eastern Mall, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, today and tomorrow. Call 03-4260 2288.