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Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (JJF), the brainchild of Indonesian jazz aficionado and businessman Peter F. Gontha, is an annual jazz event held in Jakarta, Indonesia in early March. Since its conception in 2005, the event has become one of most prestigious jazz events, not only in Indonesia, but also in the world. Organized by PT Java Festival Production, the event takes place at Jakarta Convention Center, a modern facility vast in size and also connected with the 5-star Sultan Hotel (formerly known as Jakarta Hilton International). Adopting the motto “Bringing the World to Indonesia”, the event has succeeded in highlighting Indonesia, especially its capital Jakarta, as a safe and exciting tourist destination, especially for music lovers. The festival offers more than 200 shows daily during the 3-day stretch. Although the festival is dedicated to jazz genre, it is quite common to find other genres, including pop, soul, R&B, blues, hip hop, rock, electronic, gospel and world/ethnic music, showcased on the festival’s many stages. Furthermore, the festival also cultivates collaborations between Indonesian and international stars; it even went so far to ensure that such program is an agenda. In addition to further emphasize its “Bringing the World to Indonesia” motto the festival, with the support of embassies in Indonesia, presents various, sometimes new, talents from the corners of the world. |
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The three-day '''Jakarta International Jazz Festival''' (Jak.Jazz) is a major [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] [[jazz]] [[festival]]. |
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It started in 1988 in Ancol Drive-In and Ancol Dreamland Park ( North Jakarta ), moved to Plaza Timur (East Plaza) Senayan Sport Complex for 1993-1994-1995 festival, and ran until 1997 in Pasar Festival, Kuningan until being relaunched in 2006. |
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Many foreign musicians from Europe , Australia , Asia , Japan , the USA and South America participated in the November 2006 event. 20 international musicians/groups were performed for the event, including Monday Michiru (Japan/USA/Russia), Shakatak (UK), Phil Perry (USA), Salena Jones (UK), Asian Super Guitar Project ( S. Korea , HongKong , Japan ), Buzz Bros (The Netherlands), and many more. More than 100 Indonesian artists from a range of musical genres also participated. The artists performed on 9 stages inside the Senayan Sports Complex (ISTORA). |
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*[http://www.javajazzfestival.com - Java Jazz Festival (JJF) Official website] |
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Revision as of 12:41, 2 September 2008
Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (JJF), the brainchild of Indonesian jazz aficionado and businessman Peter F. Gontha, is an annual jazz event held in Jakarta, Indonesia in early March. Since its conception in 2005, the event has become one of most prestigious jazz events, not only in Indonesia, but also in the world. Organized by PT Java Festival Production, the event takes place at Jakarta Convention Center, a modern facility vast in size and also connected with the 5-star Sultan Hotel (formerly known as Jakarta Hilton International). Adopting the motto “Bringing the World to Indonesia”, the event has succeeded in highlighting Indonesia, especially its capital Jakarta, as a safe and exciting tourist destination, especially for music lovers. The festival offers more than 200 shows daily during the 3-day stretch. Although the festival is dedicated to jazz genre, it is quite common to find other genres, including pop, soul, R&B, blues, hip hop, rock, electronic, gospel and world/ethnic music, showcased on the festival’s many stages. Furthermore, the festival also cultivates collaborations between Indonesian and international stars; it even went so far to ensure that such program is an agenda. In addition to further emphasize its “Bringing the World to Indonesia” motto the festival, with the support of embassies in Indonesia, presents various, sometimes new, talents from the corners of the world.