Penang Island Jazz Festival

The 6th Penang Island Jazz Festival 09 has begun. The festival kicked start @ G Spot with An Evening With Michelle Nicolle Quartet on Thu. They were faboulous with Michelle voice,her scatting and also the solos from her guitarist enthralls the crowd.

Meanwhile yesterday @ the G Stage Fringe Performances, the audiences …were treated to another power packed performances by G Spot Band, The First Runner up of the Young Talent Competition 09 and Ray Cheong Trio. It was absolutely fantastic with such a variety of musical interpretation from all these very talented musicians.

So don’t miss today’s Fringe Performances, Workshops, Exhibitions, Forums and the Main Event which promises and fantastic lineup of artists.

Here is today’s program:
SATURDAY, 5th DEC. 2009

EXHIBITIONS at Bayview Beach Resort
From 10.00am

“German Jazz Exhibition”
Bayview Beach Resort Lobby

A touring exhibition of rarely seen photographs from private and public archives created by the Goethe-Institut in association with Dr Wolfram Knauer, director of the Darmstadt Jazz-Institute reflecting the history of German jazz: from the Berlin jazz scene in the 1920s to post-War developments in East and West Germany to the musicians, labels and festivals of the 21st century.

“Keeping Time”: The Jazz Photography of William Ellis

Bayview Beach Resort Ballroom Foyer

“Jazz Gallery”
Bayview Beach Resort Ballroom Foyer

An Exhibition on the Festival’s collection of Posters, Photographs, Prints and Percussions.

WORKSHOPS AND FORUM

Acoustic Guitars in Harmony (Paulo Bellinati & Cristina Azuma)
Blending the Combination of Jazz, Classical and Baroque acoustic guitar techniques in Brazilian rhythmic musical flavours and styles.

Time : 10.00 am
Venue : Tropical Spice Garden, Teluk Bahang, Penang

The Voice and the Trio (Michelle Nicolle Quartet)
Jazz vocal improvisational and interpretational techniques / styles and the supporting roles of the instruments in a jazz trio setting.

Time : 12.00 Noon
Venue : Bayview Beach Resort Ballroom

The Island Jazz Forum – “Jazz and The Creative Economy”
Talk and Discussion on the promotion and delivery of jazz as an improvisational social- cultural development tool and how the music can relate to the expansion and development to the “creative-economy” benefiting musicians, music education and the local community.

Panelists : Antanas Gustys (Founder, Artistic Director, and Producer of Vilnius Jazz Festival), Jae Jin In (Founder and Artistic and Director of Jarasum International Jazz Festival), Peter Lee (Founder and Director of Hong Kong International Jazz Festival), Henk Van Leeuwen (Jazz Promoter / Tour Manager), Natasha Gerold (Jazz Promoter / Tour Manager) and others.

Time : 2.00pm
Venue : Bayview Beach Resort Ballroom

FRINGE STAGES

“G Stage” at G Hotel Lobby
3.00pm – 3.30pm – De Leon Jazz Experience
3.45pm – 4.15pm – SquareCircles
4.30pm – 5.00pm – Rhapsody

“Bayview Corner” at Bayview Beach Resort Lobby
3.00pm – 3.30pm – Winner of Jazz Festival Competition
3.45pm – 4.15pm – Unit
4.30pm – 5.00pm – High Society

“Rock Stage” at Hard Rock Hotel Poolside
3.00pm – 3.30pm – Ray Cheong Trio
3.45pm – 4.15pm – Ocean of Fire
4.30pm – 5.00pm – WGF & Ray

“JAZZ BY THE BEACH” Main Stage

6.30pm – 7.10pm Island Palm Beach Boys (Penang, Malaysia)
7.20pm – 8.00pm Buzz Bros Band (Holland)
8.10pm – 8.50pm In The Country (Norway)
9.00pm – 9.40pm Sizhukong (Taiwan)
9.50pm – 10.30pm Studnitzsky Trio (Germany)
10.40pm – 11.20pm Band of Brothers (Thailand)

Category: Music