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10th Year Edition Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival

A DECADE OF JAZZ
The Jakarta International Java Jazz
Festival is Indonesia’s biggest jazz music
festival, and has in the past hosted such
legendary musicians as James Brown, Stevie
Wonder, Natalie Cole, Erykah Badu, Babyface,
John Legend and more, alongside Indonesia’s
top jazz artists.
The 2014 programme, held from February 28
to March 2, marked the festival’s 10-year
anniversary, and for the 10th year in a row
Garuda Indonesia became a key sponsor of the
festival, flying all featured artists to Jakarta. To
celebrate this milestone in the Indonesian jazz
scene, Garuda Indonesia held a number of
special programmes and promotion s for
Garuda Indonesia passengers as well as for
visitors to the three-day festival, which this year
was headlined by Jamie Cullum.
At the multi-stage festival grounds, located
within the Jakarta International Expo, Garuda
Indonesia provided a dedicated Mobile

Ticketing Counter (MTC) for the event.
The MTC, a mobile reservation and ticketing
facility housed in a specially designed bus,
offered festival-goers tickets discounted by up
to 13 per cent off domestic flights and 15 per
cent off international flights.
Also at the festival grounds, Garuda Indonesia
set up a Ticketing and Information booth,
where they held exclusive meet-and-greet
sessions with renowned local and
international musicians, including Marcell,
Afgan, Natalie Cole, Jamie Cullum and more.
The national airline also set the stage for some
memorable performances from top local acts
at its B2 Garuda Indonesia Hall, where slow
jazz outfit Syaharani and the Queenfireworks
impressed with their signature soulful sound.
Meanwhile at the Garuda Indonesia Stage, the
melodic vocals of Joy Tobing, along with the
stylings of the Dutch Indonesian All Stars and
more, inspired thousands of jazz fans.