Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2019

[Big Boy]

The festival that Hua Hin is best known for will be held once again this year on 7th and 8th June.

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[Big Boy]

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[buksida]

It could hardly get any better when you combine a seaside beach and Thai food with world-class live jazz. The Thai royal seaside resort of Hua Hin, a three-hour drive from Bangkok, will once again host the annual Hua Hin Jazz Festival in June.

Hua Hin Jazz Festival Programme
Over 100 Thai and foreign performers are expected to fill the two stages at this 2019 edition. Thailand’s premier saxophonist Koh Mr. Saxman has been announced to perform once again this year,while foreign artists lined up so far include The Kings of Samba delivering for the first time in Hua Hin their Brazilian jazz tunes, female award-winning saxophonist Christina von Bülow from Denmark, and the Brazilian Rubem Farias, one of the world’s best bassists and currently living in Sweden.

Last year, the line-up of international and local jazz artists was one of the most memorable to date. Performers included British jazz funk group Shakatak, Japanese instrumental group Dimension, Grammy-nominated act recording artists Ulf & Eric Wakenius who are a father-son duo from Sweden, Veronica Nunes & Ricardo Vogt from Brazil playing samba and bossa nova, French jazz-blues singer Nina Van Horn, Austria’s blond jazz diva Simone Kopmajer, American classic jazz pianist John di Martino, and one of the festival’s highlights the Thai band The Sound of Siam led by Koh Mr. Saxman. They performed on the beach stage, while there were also open stage performances by newcomers including Funktion, Sax Pack Girl, and Sincharoen Brothers. Apart from concerts on the beach, the programme included music workshops as well.

Hua Hin Jazz Festival Theme
Last year the Festival was held under the theme ‘Open to the New Shades, a marketing concept initiated by the Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) that focuses on gastronomy, arts & crafts, nature, culture and Thai way of life. Presented by Hitman Company in collaboration with Hua Hin Municipality and TAT, the festival was part of an effort to turn Hua Hin into a city of music. The theme of this year’s festival has not been announced yet – stay tuned to the festival’s Facebook page.

Where and when will the Hua Hin Jazz Festival take place in 2019
This year the event will take place on Hua Hin beach daily on 7 and 8 June. There will be two stages on which the more than 50 concerts will be held: the Art Stage is where Thai artists will be performing with over ten concerts per night, and the Beach Stage is the international and main stage with musicians from the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia, with varying music ranging from reggae, ska pop and bossa nova to smooth jazz, R&B and classic jazz.


https://www.travelbeginsat40.com/event/ ... -festival/

[Big Boy]

[pharvey]

Being pedantic, does this have decent noise/volume levels, or typical for a "Thai Festival"? Have been to a few festivals where you simply couldn't hear yourself think.

As in buks' post, beach, Thai (sea) food and "World Class Jazz"....... how can you beat it?

Unfortunately, I have the joys of the Ukraine in June so will have to try next year!

[caller]

Is someone able to state exactly where the stages are?

[Mikeyb]

Last year the stage was in front of the Centara. Entrance was down the road to the beach there and stage was to the right.

[caller]

Thanks for that. But the other stage is where then?

[Mikeyb]

Same area. Just a small stage

[caller]

Cheers - thanks again!

[Big Boy]

Updated - just issued by TAT

[handdrummer]

Beets Brothers? Is that roots jazz?

[buksida]

[handdrummer]

Jazz live DJ? Dancing to Thelonius Monk?

[Big Boy]

Did anybody go last night? How was it? Photos?