Jazz For Everyone-G Spot Special

Come and join the vibrant experienced jazz vocalist Cy Winstanley performing live at G Hotel from August 2nd until October 23th…

Jazz up your nights with Orla Murphy at G Hotel

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HAPA Awards for G Spot Lounge and G Hotel

It received one of the Top Five Best Design Concept (Hotel/Resort) awards while three of its food and beverage outlets were also honoured. Popular Pan Asian Chinese restaurant Sesame & Soy, won the Top 10 Hapa Gastronomic Experience in Asian Cuisine.

G Cafe bagged the award for the Top 10 Hapa All-Day Dining 2008-10 and Jazz Bar and Lounge, G Spot, won the award for the Top 10 Hapa Best Night Spot 2008-10.

G Hotel’s success came in the footsteps of its recognition by the International Real Estate Federation (Fiabci) in the best 2008 Hotel Development category at the Malaysia

Property Award.

“G Hotel offers a totally different experience. We take great care to ensure that guests’ needs are well delivered, from the custom-designed furniture, thoughtful amenities to reliable and personalised service,” said hotel general manager Marco Giovanni Battistotti who won Top Five Hapa Most Dynamic General Manager 2008-2010. He is also the current chairman of Malaysia Association of Hotels Penang Chapter.

G Hotel, located at Penang’s Gurney Drive, offers a five-star contemporary hotel experience that pushes the concept of accommodation beyond ordinary comfort. It is an artistic hub in itself, steeped in modern design, total relaxation, style and individuality.

For details, call 04-238 0000 or go to www.ghotel.com.my

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)

Penang Jazz Event – 19th November

What’s Jazzin’ In Penang?

Penang Jazz Community in partnership with Sandy Beach Paradise & GR8 Performing Arts in conjunction with the Penang Island Jazz Festival 09 is organizing a jazz concert -”Jazz Prelude”. This concert will feature big jazz ensembles and also vocal ensembles and the lineup of performers for the concerts are: Dalat Jazz/Vocal Ensemble, Georgetown Singers, De Leon Jazz Experience, Northern Jazz Ensemble and Tonal Alchemy featuring Ray Rozells. Tickets by donation of RM10 (Students) & RM 20 (Adults) is available at Cantabile Music Studio and GR8 Performing Arts. All proceeds of the tickets will be donated to Little Penang Market. For more info on the concert and the tickets, please call Jerome Quah (017-476 7709) or Marlene (016-491158).

19th Nov, 7:30pm-10:30pm @ Sandy Beach Paradise Hotel, “Jazz Prelude”.

Penang Jazz Update

Lots of jazz events will be happening in November as Penang is gearing up for the 6th Penang Island Jazz Festival 09 (3rd Dec 2009-6th Dec 2009).

As for G Spot, regular programs like Sunday Evening Jam Session and Tapa & Friends will make way for the COUNTDOWN to Penang Island Jazz Festival 09. G Spot Penang’s leading jazz bar and lounge is organizing a COUNTDOWN to Penang Island Jazz Festival 09 on 1st November 09 and 15th November 09. The COUNTDOWN will be featuring 6 groups : De Leon Jazz Experience, Tapa & Friends featuring Steven Ooi, Spunk Unit, Ocean Of Fire, Georgetown Singers and Adil Johan Quartet featuring Dasha.

Lisa Theunissen will be taking over from Alyson Joyce at G Spot, G Hotel from November 09 till January 2010. Check her out at www.lisatheunissen.com

There will also be performances @ Starbucks by several other jazz groups to promote the festival on 8th November 09 and 22nd November 09. More details in the coming updates.

Penang Jazz Community in partnership with Sandy Beach Paradise & GR8 Performing Arts in conjunction with the Penang Island Jazz Festival 09 is organizing a jazz concert -”Jazz Prelude”. This concert will feature big jazz ensembles and also vocal ensembles and the lineup of performers for the concerts are: Dalat Jazz/Vocal Ensemble, Georgetown Singers, De Leon Jazz Experience, Northern Jazz Ensemble and Tonal Alchemy featuring Ray Rozells. Tickets by donation of RM10 (Students) & RM 20 (Adults) is available at Cantabile Music Studio and GR8 Performing Arts. All proceeds of the tickets will be donated to Little Penang Market. For more info on the concert and the tickets, please call Jerome Quah (017-476 7709) or Marlene (016-491158).

The final COUNTDOWN to Penang Island Jazz Festival will take place @ Little Penang Market on 29th November 09. More details in the coming updates.

The tickets for Penang Island Jazz Festival will be available on 1st November 09, 15th November 09, 19th November 09 and also 29th November at G Hotel, Sandy Beach Paradise Hotel and Little Penang Market respectively during the COUNTDOWN, Jazz Prelude Concert and the Final Countdown @ Little Penang Market. For more information on where to get the tickets, please do call Jerome Quah (017-4767709)

KEEP ON JAZZIN!!!

November 09 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 Lisa Theunissen 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.

2. Countdown To Penang Island Jazz Festival 09

1st Nov 2009, 9:30pm-12:15am – COUNTDOWN To Penang Island Jazz Festival 09 @ G Spot featuring
9:30pm-10:15pm – De Leon Jazz Experience
10:15pm-11:15pm – Tapa & Friends
11:30pm-12:15pm – Spunk Unit

8th Nov 2009 Live Jazz Performance @ Starbucks. More details in the coming updates

15th Nov 2009, 9:30pm-12:15am – COUNTDOWN To Penang Island Jazz Festival 09 @ G Spot featuring
9:30pm-10:15pm – Georgetown Singers
10:15pm-11:15pm – Ocean Of Fire
11:30pm-12:15pm – Adil Johan Quartet & Dasha

22nd Nov 2009, Live Jazz Performance @ Starbucks. More details in the coming updates

29th Nov 2009, Final COUNTDOWN @ Little Penang Market. More details in the coming updates.

3. Jazz Concerts

19th Nov, 7:30pm-10:00pm @ Sandy Beach Paradise Hotel, “Jazz Prelude”, featuring Dalat Jazz/Vocal Ensemble, Georgetown Singers, De Leon Jazz Experience, Northern Jazz Ensemble, Tonal Alchemy and Ray Rozells.

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.

Penang Wind Orchestra

THE Penang Wind Orchestra (PWO) will be performing for the first time at renowned international concerts in South Korea and China this month.

The 55-member orchestra, conducted by local music maestro Woon Wen Kin, will perform at the Jeju International Wind Ensemble concert in South Korea and at another concert in Shenzen, China, under the invitation of the Shenzen City Cultural Department.

Woon, who is also Penang Symphony Orchestra music director, said the concert in South Korea would be held until Aug 20, and after that, they would perform for three days in China.

Woon said it was an honour to perform at both concerts as they would not only represent Penang but the country as well.

“The PWO has performed at various public and official state functions for the past years. This will be the first time that our members will participate in international concerts,” he said during interval time of a concert by the orchestra at Dewan Sri Pinang recently.

Woon said PWO had gained a reputation and recognition as one of the country’s top wind orchestra since its formation in 2002.

At the recent two-hour concert, the orchestra performed theme songs and tunes from movie blockbusters such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Sound of Music besides Putra Putri and Big Band Stomp.

Woon said since the formation of PWO, the orchestra had cultivated many talented and young musicians who were now employed by professional organisations and music bodies.

The orchestra has a wide repertoire ranging from classical symphonic works to pop and jazz music.

Also performing at the concert was guest vocalist Serene Yoon How Wan, who is a leading soprano in the state.