GALLERY - Penang Island Jazz Festival 2009 - Penang Island, Malaysia, Live Jazz Music, Presented by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia

2009 6th Edition SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES

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FRINGE STAGES

The Fringe stages featured an assortment of groups presenting their own style and brand of music. Selected groups for the Fringe this year include Tokyo Blue, SquareCircles, Rhapsody, Ray Chesong Trio, Ocean Of Fire, WGF & Ray, Unit, De Leon Jazz Experience, Mellowtones and Winners of The Young Talent Jazz Competition.

Fringe Stage Programme – please click HERE

WORKSHOPS & FORUM

Saturday 5th December 2009

Acoustic Guitars in Harmony (Paulo Bellinati & Cristina Azuma)
Blending the Combination of Jazz, Classical and Baroque acoustic guitar techniques in Brazilian rhythmic musical flavours and styles.

The Voice and the Trio (Michelle Nicolle Quartet)
Jazz vocal improvisational and interpretational techniques / styles and the supporting roles of the instruments in a jazz trio setting.

The Island Jazz Forum - “Jazz and The Creative Economy”
Talk and Discussion on the promotion and delivery of jazz as an improvisational social- cultural development tool and how the music can relate to the expansion and development to the “creative-economy” benefiting musicians, music education and the local community.

Panelists :

Jae Jin In (Founder and Artistic Director of Jarasum International Jazz Festival)
Peter Lee (Founder and Director of Hong Kong International Jazz Festival)
Henk Van Leeuwen (Jazz Promoter)
Antanas Gustys (Founder, Artistic Director and Producer of Vilnius Jazz Festival)
Natasha Gerold (Jazz Promoter / Manager) and others

SUNDAY, 6th December 2009

“Stolen Moments” Jazz Photography
by William Ellis (www.william-ellis.com)

An illustrated presentation covering many facets of jazz photography by renowned American Jazz Museum Endorsee - Photographer William Ellis

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“Oriental Jazz Twist”
by Sizhukong

A combination of traditional Chinese cultural with modern instruments and styles through the medium of jazz.

EXHIBITION

“Keeping Time”
The Jazz Photography of William Ellis

“Interpretation of Music Through Visual Arts”
An Art Exhibition of the Winners of the Penang State Art Competition

2nd December 2009 to 15th January 2010 at Penang State Art Gallery , Ground Floor – Dewan Sri Pinang, Light Street, 10200 Penang

"German Jazz Exhibition“
A touring exhibition of rarely seen photographs from private and public archives created by the Goethe-Institut in association with Dr Wolfram Knauer, director of the Darmstadt Jazz-Institute reflecting the history of German jazz: from the Berlin jazz scene in the 1920s to post-War developments in East and West Germany to the musicians, labels and festivals of the 21st century.

“The Jazz Gallery”
Festival’s collection of posters, photographs, print paintings and percussions.



Photo by Albert Mangelsdorf 1977 © Karin Hyzdal v. Miserony	Photos by William Ellis	Photos by William Ellis

COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE

JAZZ WITH A HEART CHARITY DINNER

Charity being one of the key areas of the Festival, this Charity Dinner will be hosted in aid of providing for the less fortunate & underprivileged women & children.

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JAM SESSION

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