Penang Island Jazz Festival 2009

This final quarter will be the most active and exciting period as we are getting very near to Penang Island Jazz Festival 2009 which is from 3rd Dec-6th Dec 2009. This year the festival will return with a better line up of artists and also there will be some additional events. For more information on the events and line up of artists, please login to www.penangjazz.com
For those aspiring young musicians who are interested to take part in this year’s PIJF Young Talent Competition, the closing date is on 30th October 2009. Please download the registration form from the website and send in your DVD by 30th October 2009. Please do contact Jerome Quah/017-4767709 for any assistance.

For the month of October, Jazz Jam Session @ G Spot will be the last for 2009. The regular performances @ G Spot will see the last and final month of Alyson Joyce’s debut. Tapa & Friends will also be performing this month @ G Spot as usual.

There will be a series of pre-festival events lined up in the month of November. G Spot, Penang’s leading jazz bar and lounge will be celebrating ahead with Countdown to Penang Island Jazz Festival 09. The COUNTDOWN will feature performances by six groups, each with their own unique style and brand of music: Tapa and Friends, Adil Johan Quartet and Dasha, Ocean Of Fire, De Leon Jazz Experience, Spunk Unit and Georgetown Singers.

Besides the countdown, Penang Jazz Community is organizing a jazz concert “A Jazz Prelude” on 19th November 2009, featuring bigger jazz ensemble @ Sandy Bay Paradise Hotel. This concert will also be a fund raising concert for the Little Penang Market. The concert will feature Northern Jazz Ensemble, Dalat Jazz Ensemble, Dalat Vocal Ensemble, Georgetown Singers, De Leon Jazz Experience & Tonal Alchemy.

There will also be a series of jazz performances to promote the festival @ Starbuck and also at Little Penang Market. More information later.

KEEP ON JAZZIN!!!!!

Oct Jazz Events in Penang:

1. Jazz Performances in Penang:

Every Fri & Sat 8pm-11pm, Tonal Alchemy is performing @ 32 Mansion with Ruby Rozzells/Mary Carlos

Mon-Thu 9:30pm-12:45pm & Fri-Sat 10pm-1:15pm, Live Jazz with Alyson Joyce and G Spot Resident Jazz Bands @ Gspot, G Hotel

Fri & Sat 10pm onwards, ROZZ is a performer that defies anything generic. He now performs with Frequency at Bagan. Pls do check out the links to his photos and videos below.

18th Oct 2009, 9pm-12am, Tapa & Friends @ G Spot G Hotel.

2. Jazz Jam Session

5th Oct 2009, 9:30pm @ G Spot, G Hotel.