Once again, the Island of Penang comes alive with music with the 11th Edition of The Penang Island Jazz Festival, to be held from 4th to 7th December 2014!
Performers for this year’s “Jazz By The Beach” stage (Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th December) include Carmen Souza, Crystal Bowersox, Monoswezi, Laila Biali Trio, Jo Yeong Duk Trio, JazzHats & Ray featuring Man Kidal and others.
Supporting musical related activities held during the period of the festival are Workshops, Exhibitions, Sunrise @ TSG, After Hours Jazz Jam, Creative Malaysia Fringe Stages and the “Island Music Forum Sessions”. Some of the Speakers for this year’s “Island Forum Sessions” include Professor Tony Whyton (Director of the Salford Music Research Research Centre at University Salford UK), Lars Mossefinn (Independent Consultant at 4&more and jazz critic of Dag & Lid) and Victor Kye (Assistant Artistic Director of Jarasum International Jazz Festival, Gwangju World Music Festival and Jarasum Rhythm & BBQ Festival).
The Penang Island Jazz Festival 2014 is supported by Malaysia Major Events, a division of Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau, an agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia: Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBA), Penang Global Tourism Sdn. Bhd., British Council, Goethe Institut, KK Jazz Festival, LBS Music World, Roland Asia Pacific, The Guitar Store, JS Music & Little Penang Street Market, with Venue Partners, Bayview Beach Resort, Hard Rock Hotel Penang, ParkRoyal Penang Resort, Tropical Spice Garden: Media Partners Smoothjazz.com, Lifestyle Asia, Rentak Sejuta.
Richard Bona
The Fresh Dixie Project
Crystal Bowersox
Carmen Souza
Monoswezi
Laila Baili Trio
CNIRBS
Jo Yeong Duk Trio
JazzHats & Ray ft Man Kidal
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