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issue 2 89
4 July 2014
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jazz festival resurrected
hua hin, THAILAND
Our issue back in the middle of November last year proclaimed the early
announcement of this year’s Hua Hin Jazz Festival, which was to be
organised by the Passion4Share agency, and held in June; unfortunately
in May this year the agency announced their withdrawal from managing
the event, citing a ‘lack of confidence in organizing a quality event’ and the
reluctance of tourists and tour groups to travel to the event in what was
perceived as a risk because of the political situation.
A smaller event has now been organised by BOFFO Thailand and the Hua
Hin Municipality, the Jazz Up Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2014, and will take
place on Saturday 26th July 2014 from 5pm to midnight. The venue will be
at Hua Hin Queen’s Park (Suan Rachinee National Park), often referred
to as simply 19 Rai. As with the previous festivals the event is free for
everyone to attend.
The line-up of artists consists of The Saxophone Madness, a jam session
of leading saxophonists in Thailand with saxophonist, Tong Tewan, as a
special guest. This is followed by trumpeter Steve Cannon, with his special
show “A Tribute to Chet Baker”.
There will be a ‘Pop’ interlude with competitors from Thai TV singing
competitions such as The Star, The Voice, KPN and Thailand Jazz Singing
Contest. This will be followed by a highly acclaimed band from Japan - The
Travelers, followed by well known Thailand-based fusion jazz band The
Infinity. Soul After Six will conclude the night with their well-known ‘sing
along songs’ and featuring songs from their new album.
While this year’s line up is inevitably shorn of the type of international
jazz acts that have been seen in previous years, due to the uncertainty
leading up to it, the organisers must be commended for staging the latest
instalment, and we must hope that 2015 sees a return to the festival’s roots.
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