The festival was initiated in 2007 with the aim of promoting Kota Kinabalu in the international musical scene. The inaugural event was held at the Jesselton Point, a renowned waterfront establishment in KK.  By its second edition in 2008, KK Jazz Festival attracted international talents such as Greg Lyons from the United Kingdom and Denise Mininfield from the United States of America.

Apart from promoting KK as a tourism destination internationally, the festival has also successfully raised public awareness of the local community towards such popular music genre. With near a thousand local attendees, the festival is an excellent platform for learning and interaction between the local music enthusiasts and the international artists.  The expected turnout is 2000 people.

The KK Jazz Festival is now a signature event in the Sabah’s annual calendar of events, and is also a key component of the Kota Kinabalu Arts Festival.

Performing Artists:

• Nah Youn San (Korea)
• Son2Nos (UK)
• Double Take (KK)
• Jonathan Tse (KK)
• And the followings:
• Junk Unit (Hong Kong)
• Six to Eight (KL)
• SIA Jazz Syndicate (KK)

Date : Jun 19 – 20 2009
Time : 6.30pm to 11.00pm
Venue : Tennis Area @ Sutera Marina Club
Sabah
Organiser : Rotary Club Kota Kinabalu & Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu
Contact : Mike Tang, Maxx Media Sdn Bhd
Phone : +6088-719787, 719987
Email : sparksmalaysia@gmail.com
Website : www.kkjazzfest.com
Admission Fee : RM30-student 1 day pass, RM50, RM100 – 2 days pass
Category : Arts, Culture and Entertainment

To be held on May 9 and 10, 2008, next year’s edition will see inclusion of new things to infuse change for the festival. The performers’ line up will also see more varieties in jazz genre, to spice up the already exciting festival.

Promised to be another signature attraction for Miri’s tourism calendar, MIJF 2008 will be liven up by renowned jazz performers from Australia, Philippines, Korea, Cuba, Japan, Holland, USA, France, UK and Canada. Nearer to home, we will see performances from bands from Sarawak and Sabah, taking centre stage among the foreign performers. Their genre of jazz include blues and fusion jazz with a tinge of Latin, Caribbean and oriental music.

Habana Sax, one of the performers from this year’s line up will also make a come-back at next year’s festival, after the crowd voted the band as their favourite.

Parkcity Everly Hotel in Miri will still play host for the venue of the festival, which had attracted more than 4,000 guests over the two nights last year. Last year’s crowd turn out had increased by almost two folds as compared to more than 2,000 guests in 2006.

Looking at the steady increase in the crowd turn out, MIJF is set to become an icon for Miri and in line with STB’s aim at boosting the city’s tourism industry.

Parkcity’s management has also indicted its plan to expand the Pavilion where the main stage is located, to provide more room for the increasing number of audicences.

Looking at the steady increase in the crowd turn out, MIJF is set to become an icon for Miri and in line with STB’s aim at boosting the city’s tourism industry via events and festival.

Ticket the festival is priced at RM60 per person per night and RM30 per child between three and 12 years old, is available online at www.TicketCharge.com.my from December 12, 2007.

Apart from enjoying the good music, guests can also savour the wide variety of food and beverages at the stalls set up in and around the venue.

For further enquiries, kindly contact the Visitors’ Information Centre at Lot 452, Jalan Melayu in Miri (tel: 60 85 434181, fax: 60 85 434179) or log on at www. Mirijazzfestival.com. Email contact: info@mirijazzfestival.com.

Miri is located in Northern Sarawak and has, in 2005, gained its Resort City Status. Often known as the Northern Gateway to Sarawak, the city is a popular base for visitors to explore the nearby National Parks including the Niah, Loagan Bunut and Lambir Hills while Mulu is only a 45- minute flight away.