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Yes, as the above title suggests, the first-ever Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival will be held in Sabah's state capital this Saturday August 11, 2007 beginning at 6.00pm. And organiser Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu (KK) promised that it will be a spectacular six-hour world-class affair, with more than 20 international and local musicians performing against the what-can-be-more dramatic sunset backdrop of the South China Sea at the Jesselton Point, the old KK jetty.
Added Roger Wang of Society of Performing Arts KK, Sabah (SPArKs), the co-organiser: "The one-day charity event will be sensational as internationally-acclaimed artistes like Farid Ali a.k.a Mr Gambus (Malaysia), Denise Mininfield (USA), Asif Pishori (Britain) and Jame Vielma (Venezuela) will be there. 'One-day' because the performances by the five groups will be preceeded by two workshops for the public by master musicians beginning 11.00am at the Rock School. The drum and bass workshop will be conducted by John Thomas and Prof Hanafie respectively while Roger himself will do, why, of course the guitar while gambus will be handled by none other than Mr Gambus.
The local artistes performing that evening will be spearheaded by Roger, arguably the finest finger-style jazz guitarist in Sabah if not Malaysia. Teaming up with Roger will of course be the other half of his Double Take duo, Mia Palencia, again arguably the best jazz singer in Sabah and one of the best in Malaysia. Others include the Jazzelton Quintet comprising June Tan, Prof Hanafie, Mohd Imam, Mohd Nizam, Vincent Chin and Mohd Shaun. For more infor on June Tan, the lawyer-turned pianist/singer, please visit her webite at www.junetan.com.
Tickets to the evening performances are priced at RM100 and RM50 per person while students pay just RM30. Considering that this is a charity event and that international artistes are involved, the ticket price is cheap, remarked a local music enthusiast.
Further information can be obtained by logging on to www.feeltone.com.my or e-mail kkjazzfest@gmail.com. Other co-organisers of the event are KK City Hall and Sabah Tourism Board (tel. Sri Pelancongan 088-232121) while the main sponsor is DIGI Telecommunications who will be giving away prizes during the festival.
So please come one, come all, Sabahans and tourists like especially music enthusiats, please give your full support so as to make this inaugural KK Jazz Fest a success and so that it will be included in next year's state tourism calender of events. Remember, a journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step, so who knows one day we will be on par with the famous Rainforest Music Festival of Kuching and the International Music Festival of Penang. Thank you from me, Sikmading, myself a musician/guitarist since my school days decades ago.
Added Roger Wang of Society of Performing Arts KK, Sabah (SPArKs), the co-organiser: "The one-day charity event will be sensational as internationally-acclaimed artistes like Farid Ali a.k.a Mr Gambus (Malaysia), Denise Mininfield (USA), Asif Pishori (Britain) and Jame Vielma (Venezuela) will be there. 'One-day' because the performances by the five groups will be preceeded by two workshops for the public by master musicians beginning 11.00am at the Rock School. The drum and bass workshop will be conducted by John Thomas and Prof Hanafie respectively while Roger himself will do, why, of course the guitar while gambus will be handled by none other than Mr Gambus.
The local artistes performing that evening will be spearheaded by Roger, arguably the finest finger-style jazz guitarist in Sabah if not Malaysia. Teaming up with Roger will of course be the other half of his Double Take duo, Mia Palencia, again arguably the best jazz singer in Sabah and one of the best in Malaysia. Others include the Jazzelton Quintet comprising June Tan, Prof Hanafie, Mohd Imam, Mohd Nizam, Vincent Chin and Mohd Shaun. For more infor on June Tan, the lawyer-turned pianist/singer, please visit her webite at www.junetan.com.
Tickets to the evening performances are priced at RM100 and RM50 per person while students pay just RM30. Considering that this is a charity event and that international artistes are involved, the ticket price is cheap, remarked a local music enthusiast.
Further information can be obtained by logging on to www.feeltone.com.my or e-mail kkjazzfest@gmail.com. Other co-organisers of the event are KK City Hall and Sabah Tourism Board (tel. Sri Pelancongan 088-232121) while the main sponsor is DIGI Telecommunications who will be giving away prizes during the festival.
So please come one, come all, Sabahans and tourists like especially music enthusiats, please give your full support so as to make this inaugural KK Jazz Fest a success and so that it will be included in next year's state tourism calender of events. Remember, a journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step, so who knows one day we will be on par with the famous Rainforest Music Festival of Kuching and the International Music Festival of Penang. Thank you from me, Sikmading, myself a musician/guitarist since my school days decades ago.
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