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Borneo Jazz Festival

Coordinates: 4°24′10″N 113°59′36″E / 4.40278°N 113.99333°E / 4.40278; 113.99333
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Borneo Jazz Festival
Festival Jazz Borneo
StatusActive
GenreMusic Festivals
FrequencyAnnually
VenueParkCity Everly Hotel
Location(s)Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Coordinates4°24′10″N 113°59′36″E / 4.40278°N 113.99333°E / 4.40278; 113.99333
CountryMalaysia
Years active2006
SponsorMalaysia Airlines
Websitehttp://jazzborneo.com/

Borneo Jazz Festival is a 2-night festival of 4 performances in each night by local and international jazz musicians at Parkcity Everly hotel in Miri, Sarawak.[1][2] The festival is one of the longest running Jazz festival in the region.[3] The 2016 edition of the festival was held on May 13 and May 14.[4]

History

Borneo Jazz Festival was started in 2006.[5] The event is organised by the Sarawak Tourism Board, endorsed by Tourism Malaysia and is jointly supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia and Ministry of Tourism, Sarawak.[6] The festival was formerly known as Miri International Jazz Festival before it was renamed to Borneo Jazz Festival in 2011.[7]

Performers

Lineups of the festival since 2015 are:

Year Lineups Attendance Venue
2014
  • Anthony Strong (United Kingdom)
  • Brassballett (Germany)
  • Diana Liu (Malaysia)
  • Iriao (Georgia)
  • JuncOFunc (Malaysia)
  • Mario Canonge (Martinique)
  • Vocal Sampling (Cuba)
  • YK Samarinda (Indonesia)
 TBA ParkCity Everly Hotel
2015 4,000[9]
2016
  • Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion
  • Raw Earth (Singapore)
  • API (Malaysia/India)
  • O Sister! (Spain)
  • Funkatorie (Malaysia)
  • Yuichiro Tokuda (Japan)
  • Manou Gallo Groove Orchestra (Ivory Coast/Belgium)
  • The Rad Trads (New York, USA)[4]
 TBA

Attendance

The festival attendance has grown steadily from 3,000 spectators in 2006 to 8,000 spectators in 2014.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Borneo Jazz Festival 2015". Sarawak Tourism Board. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Borneo Jazz Programme 2015". Sarawak Tourism Board. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ BORNEO JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016, Sarawak Tourism Board. 15 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b Multiple award-winning Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion to perform at Borneo Jazz festival, The Borneo Post. 15 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Borneo Jazz Festival". tourism.gov.my. Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  6. ^ Jazz bands head for Borneo, TTR Weekly. 15 April 2016.
  7. ^ Jazz-ing it up in Miri, Business Circle. 15 April 2016.
  8. ^ a b Borneo Jazz Festival to have best ever performers, The Borneo Post. 15 April 2016.
  9. ^ Borneo Jazz Fest draws international crowd, The Borneo Post. 14 May 2016.
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