Indonesia
Ambassadors of Sundanese Jazz
Original artists often slip under the radar of the Indonesian music scene, as many bands and singers trade in on their looks rather than their talent. But those willing to dig deeper will find the country has an abundance of unique artists, who often attract the attention of overseas music lovers before they manage to [...]
Java Jazz Festival 2011: One Lovely Nation
One Lovely Nation Remarkable Indonesia It is a phrase often included in the tagline of AXIS Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival in the past two years. IIn 2010, the tagline was “Jazzin’ Up Remarkable Indonesia”; this year, for AXIS Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2011 scheduled for 4, 5, 6 March 2011 at JIExpo Kemayoran, [...]
Black Cat Jazz & Blues Club Jakarta Re-launch
Jazz & Blues are both popular in Jakarta, and BlackCat is the city’s only full time, full on live Jazz & Blues Club. Black Cat is an intimate, up-market 300 square meter live music club and restaurant, featuring live jazz & blues bands and piano music; semi fine dining featuring Steaks, Seafood, Pasta and Cajun/Creole [...]
Yogya festival to be held this Saturday after Merapi delay
Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Delayed due to last year’s deadly Merapi eruptions, a one-day jazz festival featuring national performers will be held in Yogyakarta on Saturday. Called “Ngayogjazz” or Yogyakarta jazz, the event will take place from afternoon to midnight in the yard of noted artist Djoko Pekik’s house in Sembungan sub-district, Kasihan, [...]
7th Edition of AXIS Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival
AXIS Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2011 is the seventh edition of Indonesia’s pride of a jazz festival. Music enthusiasts (especially from the jazz genre) make sure that they mark their schedule on 4, 5 and 6 March 2011 as the days when the world’s largest jazz festival is held. The venue: JIExpo Kemayoran.
Sheraton Media & Towers Hotel special offers for Java Jazz Festival 2010
If you attending to Java Jazz Festival 3-5 March 2010 at Jakarta International Expo at Kemayoran Jakarta, and still looking for accommodation, you may need to check this offer.
The Lounge: Jazz Hotspot in North Jakarta
There’s no need to argue: When it comes to the nightlife experience, Jakarta offers many possibilities for those who want to go out, meet their friends, hang out and have a good time. As a South Jakarta resident, however, I tend to stay in or close to my neighborhood.
AXIS Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival – The Sparkles of the Jazz Constellation
For five years, Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (2005 – 2009) was held at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC). It was a deeply memorable period for us, and the visitors of Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival. We surely still remember that it was in JCC that we first witnessed a festival which would later establish itself [...]
Foreign Jazz Enthusiasts Ready for Java Jazz Festival 2010
There will always be those asserting that the ticket prices of AXIS Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival are expensive. In truth, every year, Java Festival Production offers relatively low prices ticket prices for the enthusiasts of AXIS Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival, in the form of pre-sale or early bird tickets. The term ‘early bird’, [...]
Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2009, A Tribute
Most people conceive jazz as ‘complicated’. Its’ tunes, as do rhythms, continuously change. The musicians and singers of the genre often adopt a Quasimodo-like expression, not exactly a sight to behold. Nonetheless, that is jazz. It is full of expression. The truth is no special trick.
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