USA/THAILAND Kengchakaj-Lak Lan (2019)

Lak Lan (ลักลั่น) derives from a Thai word that can be translated as juxtaposition, dichotomy, or paradox. Although these qualities can be seen as incongruous, eccentric, or confusing, the concept of Lak-Lan opens up room for an exchange of dialogue - a gap for creative opportunities; a temporal moment to investigate new possibilities between spaces. Lak-Lan serves an impetus to unify ideas that are seemingly opposite, define new directions, and provide meaning to Kengchakaj (Gheng/chAH /kad) Kengkarnka’s (Gheng /ghan/kAH) voice as an artist. His compositional practice is rooted in African American derived rhythms infused with the aesthetics of Thai music. These compositions investigate themes of contradiction in identity, thoughts, and feelings - elements he has adopted, captured and expressed through improv

THAILAND/USA: Adam Rapa AND The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra

Adam Rapa is one of the most celebrated crossover trumpet artists in the world today. Listen to him with TPO and conductor Dariusz Mikulski as they push the boundaries and blur the lines between classical and jazz.

Concerts:

• 3 August 2018 / 7.00 p.m. / PMH (Pre-Concert Talk 6.15 p.m.)
• 4 August 2018 / 4.00 p.m. / PMH (Pre-Concert Talk 3.15 p.m.)

Conductor: Dariusz Mikulski

Soloist: Adam Rapa, Trumpet

Programs:

• Thai Traditional Music
• Works for trumpet arranged by Adam Rapa
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Op. 98

Synopsis:

The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra combines crossover magic with one of the most honored symphonic works in the repertoire for their next two performances on Friday, August 3 at 7PM and Saturday, August 4 at 4PM in Prince Mahidol Hall.

The concert begins with the works of American performer and composer Adam Rapa. A dynamic star of the crossover trumpet, Rapa has become widely known for the excitement, energy and enthusiasm he brings to stages around the world. His music is both technically brilliant and accessible without loosing innovation and the power of a beautiful and pure trumpet sound. Critics have hailed his work as “a blast” and as “musical extravaganza”. Rapa will perform original compositions that bridge the gap between the pop and the classical worlds.

On the other hand, Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 sits comfortably for many dacades as one of the beloved symphonic pieces in the world. As a traditionalist Brahms used his formidable technical skills to craft expressive yet strongly classical works without the need for external influences.

Here is a chance to see and hear the old with the new! Carefully managed by the brilliant and long-time guest conductor Dariusz Mikulski.

http://www.adamrapa.com

https://www.thailandphil.com/events/crossing-over/

Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC) 2014

TIJC Performance Series

Well known for bringing in superb-quality jazz music, TIJC will, again, feature the greatest jazz musicians of our time from all over the world.
Top quality local jazz artists are also featured to make this Jazz Conference complete with great variety and quality.

TIJC Education Series

Following the successful TIJC2009 - TIJC2013, it’s time to get inspired and get your knowledge tank fulfilled once again!!! By joining the TIJC Jazz Education Series, you will have great chances to meet and learn from the jazz masters from all over the world. Workshop topics will range from jazz performance, solo improvisation, jazz show making, recording session, to topics for general jazz lovers.
TIJC Solo Competition

Set to be one of the most respectable competitions in this region, a TIJC solo competition is a jazz improvisation competition with reliable and comprehensible performance regulations using internationally recognized adjudicators.
Competition winners will be awarded

Find out all you need to know to progress your Jazz skills far forward in our new TIJC JAZZ CAMP during Jan 27 to Wed Jan 29, 2014.  Here you will have your greatest chance to meet and learn from three of the world’s greatest Jazz artists – Seamus Blake, Nate Smith, and Matt Clohesy.  For more information visit our website.
TIJC Exhibition

Virtually all you need for your jazz life is available here, from musical instruments and parts, jazz instruction books, to jazz CDs.
http://tijc.net

THAILAND, Bangkok: Nils Wogram Nostalgia on March 8 2012 at 7pm.

Jazz trombonist Nils Wogram, together with colleagues Brian Charette on Hammond organ and Dejan Terzic on drums, will be showing his virtuoso skills during the "Nils Wogram _ Nostalgia" concert at the Auditorium, 5th floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on March 8 at 7pm.

Presented by Goethe Institute, the concert is a rare chance to witness Nils, who is regarded as one of the great hopes of European jazz, performing live on trombone in front of Thai audience. The show is part of his concert series in Asia.
Born in Germany in 1972, Nils began studying classical music at the age of 12. He joined the Federal Jazz Orchestra of Germany in 1990 before going to study trombone and composition/music arrangement at the New School of New York City.
Besides, a tour to Latin America in 2001 and another to Russia the following year, he also played at several European concerts. Nils currently teaches at Lucerne Music Conservatory.
Tickets cost 200 baht (100 baht for students).
Info

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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THAILAND: Jazz by the river

Sweet sounds at Millennium Hilton Bangkok

An evening at FLOW never sounded sweeter! The Millennium Hilton Bangkok and Hitman Jazz are proud to present a one-night musical spectacular on January 13th, 2012, featuring international artists Jakob Dinesen, Jonathan Fritzen and Malene Mortensen, pairing with local legend Koh Mr. Saxman. For only THB 2012++, guests will be served with a welcome drink before enjoying the extravagant international buffet at FLOW, all day dining complimented by the city first ever Cheese Room, and an evening of unforgettable jazz.

This special event features the precocious talents of Jakob Dinesen, a Danish saxophonist, renowned for his innovative style. The writer of many of the tracks you'll here over the evening, Dinesen knows how to play with a beat and find a sensual laziness in every phrase. His collaborator Jonathan Fritzen, from Sweden, trained at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm and received a Masters degree in Jazz. Joining them is remarkable Danish vocalist Malene Mortensen, a graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Music with three solo albums to her name - a songbird of quite staggering ability. And finally, joining the line-up is local hero Koh Mr. Saxman, who has performed in 10 countries and recorded five solo albums. Well loved on the Bangkok live music seen, Koh Mr. Saxman's career began when he was 16 and has seen him decorated with awards and accolades ever since.
Good jazz is truly a thing of beauty, made for the unwinding with friends and it has no better home than the Millennium Hilton Bangkok.
Free hotel service: Shuttle boat from River City and Sathorn pier

Thailand International Jazz Conference 2012 (TIJC)

Thailand International Jazz Conference 2012 (TIJC)
27-29 January 2012
at College of Music, Mahidol University
Phuttamonthon Sai 4, Salaya, Nakornpatom

TIJC 2012 is the annual event that features the performances by various jazz artists from Thailand and all over the world, discussions, workshops and lessons by world class jazz musicians and a jazz solo competition

Overview
TIJC Performance Series Well known for bringing in superb-quality jazz music, TIJC will, again, feature the greatest jazz musicians of our time from all over the world. Top quality local jazz artists are also featured to make this Jazz Conference complete with great variety and quality.

TIJC Education Series
Following the successful TIJC2010 and TIJC2011, it’s time to get inspired and get your knowledge tank fulfilled once again!!! By joining the TIJC Jazz Education Series, you will have great chances to meet and learn from the jazz masters from all over the world. Workshop topics will range from jazz performance, solo improvisation, jazz show making, recording session, to topics for general jazz lovers.

TIJC Solo Competition
Set to be one of the most respectable competitionsin this region, a TIJC solo competition is a jazz improvisation competition with reliable and comprehensible performance regulations using internationally recognized adjudicators.

Competition winners will be awarded
- Baht 100,000 for Type A (Open category)
- Baht 50,000 for Type B (Junior Category)

TIJC Exhibition
Virtually all you need for your jazz life is available here, from musical instruments and parts, jazz instruction books, to jazz CDs.
website and info tickets

Thailand: Jazz Trio Concert at Siam City Hotel

 The Siam City Hotel and Rangsit University Conservatory of Music proudly present “Jazz Trio Concert” on Thursday, 13 October 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Rattanakosin Lounge, Siam City Hotel. The concert will feature the world-renown pianist Dan Haerle, along with Teerawat Tunboot (double bass) and Napat Priryakitsarun (drums). Not to mention a very special guest singer – Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, Executive Vice President of Siam Hotels & Resorts.
          For jazz aficionados and music lovers this concert is a must-attend event as it features three of the world’s top jazz musicians. Dan Haerle is an award-winning artist who was inducted into the International Jazz Education Hall of Fame in 2003 and is a much sought after jazz instructor. Teerawat Tunboot is an award-winning local artist, taking 1st prize in the 2007 Thailand Jazz Competition and is a professional jazz bass teacher at Rangsit University Conservatory of Music. Rounding out the trio is Napat Priryakitsarun, a talented and well-known drummer who has performed in various jazz concerts and collaborations around Thailand. Joining on stage is the songstress Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, a beloved Thai performer who has been delighting audiences since she first trod the boards as a child, she will enchant the audience with a rendition of “What a wonderful world”, “Someone to watch over me”, “The very thought of you” and “Come rain or come shine”.
          This memorable and unmissable concert with feature a medley of classic and romantic songs sure to delight the audience, including “Stella by Starlight”, “Spirit Souls”, “Scooter”, “Sambe de Luvsme”, “Romantic Waltz”, “Soul Mates”, “Peace”, “Magic Morning”, “Love at Last”, “Driftin”, “Body & Soul”, “Aspiration” and many more.
          Tickets are Bht 450/200 (students with valid I.D.). Alternatively, a show and dinner (international buffet dinner at Patummat or set Italian dinner at Primavera) package is also available for Bht 1,450/1,150 (kids under 12). Seats are strictly limited, please call 02-247 0123, ext. 1918 for bookings. For further information, please call 087-906-5987.
 Thai PR
 The Siam City Hotel

THAILAND: Top jazz musicians take the stage

Siam City Hotel and Rangsit University Conservatory of Music invite jazz aficionados and music lovers to the "Jazz Trio Concert" performed by three of the world's top jazz musicians :  Dan Haerle on piano, Teerawat Tunboot on double bass and Napat Priryakitsarun on drums.
The concert will take place in the Rattanakosin Lounge, Siam City Hotel on Oct 13 starting at 7pm.
FULL STORY: Bangkok Post

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.

Thailand: Making Bangkok the 'city of jazz'

Organisers of an international music-industry conference aim to give the capital a new nickname
By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul/The Nation

Established this year at the initiative of Foundation Jazz NL in the Netherlands, the International Jazz Festival Alliance Foundation has Thailand's Santi Wongsawat as its chairman, and he's busy getting ready for "Bangkok City of Jazz", an international jazz conference and showcase that's taking place next month. It's an event that he hopes will lead to Thailand becoming one of the jazz hubs of Asia."There are just a handful of established jazz festivals in Southeast Asia. Indonesia's Java Jazz is the biggest because its promoter used to organise the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands so Indonesia has really benefitted from that. The Hong Kong International Jazz Festival is a major event and Japan is a very big jazz market with lots of festivals though none of them are internationally prominent," says Santi, who is also the director of Samui International Jazz Productions and the founder of the Samui International Jazz Festival.

"All that other countries know about Thailand, is that our Monarch is internationally acclaimed as the King of Jazz.

"Yet we do have a jazz scene in our country. We have a jazz curriculum and instruction at the universities, which have produced many excellent jazz students for more than seven years. Our jazz musicians compare favourably with foreign musicians. What we haven't done is to build up a network for our jazz musicians that allows them to get experience in the field outside the country. The best way to start supporting them is by hosting for this jazz conference. It provides a forum for those who are interested in music, jazz professionals and jazz promoters to share their thoughts and to work together," he adds.
Santi shrugs off the criticisms that Thailand's jazz festivals have featured mainly local pop and rock artists playing jazz as support acts to a few imported jazz acts.
"Sure, it's happened at the Hua Hin, Samui and Bangkok jazz festivals. Mostly that's because our event promoters put the emphasis on mainstream commercialism and the sponsors focus on large audiences.
"We had real jazz festivals a few years ago but we weren't getting the audience numbers we needed to make it pay. The truth is that we have a gap between jazz music and the audience. The years go by and the number of enthusiasts doesn't increase because we're not exposing listeners to different styles. And the media are not seriously interested in supporting the genre," Santi says.
"Bangkok City of Jazz" consists of two parts - a conference focusing on the business aspects of the industry and a jazz showcase with artists from 12 countries.
"Thailand has the capacity to be a jazz music centre in Southeast Asia. The foundation's goal is to build up a strong network, to promote jazz and to support young talent. We also aim to share experience of musical knowledge and performance with musicians or artists outside the country.
"For new talent, the foundation can help to subsidise their performances at music festivals in allied countries. A showcase stage is priced from Bt100,000 to Bt1 million. Our allied countries have their own organisations that support and subsidise new talents too. The foundation's members are event promoters, music label owners, recording studio managers and the media.
Taking place a the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, the conference opens on September 16 at 9am and covers 12 topics.
Speakers include Alexander Beets and Koert Ligtermoete from the Netherlands, Peter Lee from Hong Kong, Caroline Chia from Canada, Thomson Jazz from Singapore and Thailand Anant Lerpradit.
Organiser of the Amersfoort Jazz Fest Edward Dijxshoorn will also talk, as will Lodewijk Bouwens from Foundation JazzNL and Santi himself.
The showcase on September 17 will feature pianist Peter Beets from the Netherlands, the Irene Atman Trio from Canada, the Blazin Quartet from Netherlands, Ori Dakari from Israel, and the Changton Quartet and Aswin Quartet from Thailand.
"Due to our Thai hospitality and Bangkok's facilities and infrastructure, I'm confident that Bangkok has potential to be a jazz hub in Asia," says Santi. "The success of the foundation is based on real collaboration."

Jazz junction
"Bangkok City of Jazz" takes place on September 16 and 17 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. Register at www.BangkokCityJazz.com

On September 17 at 7pm, NTJAM Rosie from the Netherlands and Natalia Calderon from Spain will perform in the "Pathumwan Jazz Junction" charity concert in the Jamjuree Ballroom at the Pathumwan Princess Hotel. Tickets are Bt1,500 including food and beverages. Proceeds will go to the Cardiac Children's Foundation of Thailand. Call (02) 216 3700 extension 20642-6.

Thailand: Hua Hin Jazz Festival

The annual Hua Hin Jazz Festival continues to grow in both popularity and professionalism, drawing visitors and musicians from Thailand and across the globe.

Multiple stages, many of which are located on the beach, feature local and international talent in this beautiful seaside town that goes all out to welcome visitors. Car parking, shuttle busses, food stalls, games, and elaborate decoration are all part of the convenient and festive atmosphere of the Hua Hin Jazz Festival, put on by the residents and business of Hua Hin.

All performances during the three-day Hua Hin Jazz Festival are free and continue from 15h30 until midnight.

No wonder this “Royal Town” is sometimes renamed “Jazz Town” when its streets are packed with music lovers of all ages, who gather to enjoy the best of jazz from both international and Asian musicians.

Hua Hin is approximately 220 km from Bangkok and is noted for being the country’s first beach resort discovered by royalty and nobility in the post war years when the only feasible way to reach its golden beaches was by steam train.

Date: 26-27 Aug 2011
Venue: Resort town of Hua Hin, Prachuab Khiri Khan province

Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand
For more information: www.jazzfestivalhuahin.com

Thailand: Samui International Jazz Music Festival 2011 lineup

dates: September 18th -25th 2011
place:  Koh Samui Thailand
Festival Website
Lineup:
Tropic Green, Susan Harmer, Ruud Breuls, Ntjam Rosie,I rene Atman, KOH Mr.Saxman, Aswin Quartet, Changton Kunjara,J erry Byrd feat . Anqinea, Oleg Kireyev, Blazin Quartet, Ori Dakari, Izaline Calister, Sara lee vos, Alexander Beets