hahaha!ok ok sure thanks!
guess its better to land in bangkok...seems nearer....
hmmm..u guys regulars to the festivals?
im looking forward for the band called mocca...from indonesia...
heard them before?
Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2009
So, only a week or so away now, I'll be wandering around getting some shots and having a few cold ones over the festival weekend with a couple of the mods. Any HHADers fancy meeting up either saturday or sunday afternoon? We could arrange a central spot to convene every hour or so.
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Hua Hin Jazz Festival
I will be there on Monday for a month, how do you spot another HHADer?
Is there s secret handshake or do we just look for bloodshot eyes or any other physical clues?
Is there s secret handshake or do we just look for bloodshot eyes or any other physical clues?
So, it starts tomorrow, Hua Hin's largest annual event, anyone else going? What are peoples general plans - avoid it like the plague, get there early for a good spot, spend half the afternoon looking for somewhere to park?
Arcadian, HHADers come in all shapes and sizes which is why I thought a meeting point maybe a good idea.
Evidently it wasn't!
Arcadian, HHADers come in all shapes and sizes which is why I thought a meeting point maybe a good idea.
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Went last night firstly to beach ,very quiet, if your not in the front VIP then you cant see much from the back behind the sound tent, No food or drink allowed in, they checked every ones bags, so most people with picnics turned around and went, only thing available inside was french fries and sushi at 100 baht, small heineken 50 baht. so much for advertising HH, if this is all that they can offer, I don't like heineken so we went. most of the stalls towards the other stage where empty or advertising property. so much for them blocking the road, still motorbikes and cars trying to push past so much for our men in black. lucky it was not busy.
would of liked to go to the DIVAS concert tonight on 19 rai but tickets 1,200 baht.
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would of liked to go to the DIVAS concert tonight on 19 rai but tickets 1,200 baht.
TIT
Re: jazzz
heretostay wrote:Went last night firstly to beach ,very quiet, if your not in the front VIP then you cant see much from the back behind the sound tent, No food or drink allowed in, they checked every ones bags, so most people with picnics turned around and went, only thing available inside was french fries and sushi at 100 baht, small heineken 50 baht. so much for advertising HH, if this is all that they can offer, I don't like heineken so we went. most of the stalls towards the other stage where empty or advertising property. so much for them blocking the road, still motorbikes and cars trying to push past so much for our men in black. lucky it was not busy.
Surprising that there are no comments about the performance from the park, on the road up to the station. You can only just hear the music there because of the sound equipment which produces the statutory Thai requisite of an automated bass effect - Sacrilege, it's like putting salt in your coffee, totally unneccesary.
The Thai audiance seem to lap it up though, probably because many of them have never heard jazz before and expect it to sound more or else like everything else that is booming away around them.
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jazz festival
While I do not agree with a statement by a downtown Aussie expat about music "(There are only two sorts; Country and Western)", I will entertain the opinion that there are in fact only two kinds of music; The one you like and the one you don't like. Some people also call it good or bad music. The fortunate thing here is that you yourself decide what is good or bad.
The HH Jazz Festival offers a lot of what most would call good music. For to your listening, dining and dancing pleasure. Kudos to the organizers for the variety of the bands and the musical styles. But calling it a JAZZ festival is inappropriate and out of proportions. Most of the participating bands would fit into the category of Pop/Dance music, with only a few playing genuine jazz. One of them being the Bangkok BigBand which played the Beach scene tonight. The music of bands like MOCCA and ESTRELLA, how well they may be playing, have nothing to do with jazz. A fact which was acknowledged on stage yesterday by the very competent singer in the MOCCA band. I am partly dissapointed by the absence of real jazz, then again I am pleased with the amount of good music being played by all. But to set the record straight, the organizers ought to change the name of the festival. For example to; The Hua Hin Good Music Festival.
The HH Jazz Festival offers a lot of what most would call good music. For to your listening, dining and dancing pleasure. Kudos to the organizers for the variety of the bands and the musical styles. But calling it a JAZZ festival is inappropriate and out of proportions. Most of the participating bands would fit into the category of Pop/Dance music, with only a few playing genuine jazz. One of them being the Bangkok BigBand which played the Beach scene tonight. The music of bands like MOCCA and ESTRELLA, how well they may be playing, have nothing to do with jazz. A fact which was acknowledged on stage yesterday by the very competent singer in the MOCCA band. I am partly dissapointed by the absence of real jazz, then again I am pleased with the amount of good music being played by all. But to set the record straight, the organizers ought to change the name of the festival. For example to; The Hua Hin Good Music Festival.
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My experience
I had a great time last night! This year seems more like it was in the past . . quieter, smaller crowds. After the disaster that the Takiep music festival turned out to be on the beach . .piles of trash floating around our ankles, mobs of people and miles from the stage. . .we opted for the park stage.
We were able to put our mat right down in front and enjoy a lovely evening of music ending with Koh Saxman who came right down into the crowd. ( I dont much care how you classify the music. . . this was all great stuff! )
We were also surprised at the lack of food. This is Thailand. People eat everywhere . .all the time. What happened? I finally went and sat down for a sandwich at Subway . . .as the alternative was standing up and eating fish balls out of a bag . . . which I hate.
Expecting to find parking within miles of the venues is still a dream. I noticed signs this morning pointing to parking available somewhere up near Market Village . ..perhaps AT Market Village? Now that is quite a hike back to the festival venue.
We were able to put our mat right down in front and enjoy a lovely evening of music ending with Koh Saxman who came right down into the crowd. ( I dont much care how you classify the music. . . this was all great stuff! )
We were also surprised at the lack of food. This is Thailand. People eat everywhere . .all the time. What happened? I finally went and sat down for a sandwich at Subway . . .as the alternative was standing up and eating fish balls out of a bag . . . which I hate.
Expecting to find parking within miles of the venues is still a dream. I noticed signs this morning pointing to parking available somewhere up near Market Village . ..perhaps AT Market Village? Now that is quite a hike back to the festival venue.
I was sat opposite Sofitel, watching the festival on screen. Difficult parking but then you know that anyway.
Nice atmosphere, no drunks, loudmouths or aggressive youth. Mellow music. Seemed to be more 'farangs' in attendance than Honda Jazz festival. A couple of hours is enough for me, though. Left at 10pm.
Pleasant.
Nice atmosphere, no drunks, loudmouths or aggressive youth. Mellow music. Seemed to be more 'farangs' in attendance than Honda Jazz festival. A couple of hours is enough for me, though. Left at 10pm.
Pleasant.
Also went along yesterday and agree largely with comments made above, the park stage was definitely the place to go to avoid the crowds as 20,000 people squeezed onto the beach again!
Along with the lack of food (aside from look chin) was a complete lack of seating which I found truly odd. Years gone by had tables where you sit and get a pitcher of brew, almost civilized. This time around it was the concrete and a tinny!
Also new this year was an increased security presence, bag checks, and cordoned entrances and exits. Maybe they were expecting some red shirts to turn up and cause havoc!
The music was a mixed bunch, none of which I'd really classify as "jazz", Shakatak were by far the best performance that I saw but then I couldn't be at two places at once!
Here are a few shots ...
Its amazing the lengths people will go to in trying to sell a condo these days!
Noon ... Japanese ... hmmmmmmm.
Park stage.
Smokin'
Mocca ... Indonesian ... hmmmmmmm.
Shak on the attack.
Will be adding more to the gallery later.
Along with the lack of food (aside from look chin) was a complete lack of seating which I found truly odd. Years gone by had tables where you sit and get a pitcher of brew, almost civilized. This time around it was the concrete and a tinny!
Also new this year was an increased security presence, bag checks, and cordoned entrances and exits. Maybe they were expecting some red shirts to turn up and cause havoc!
The music was a mixed bunch, none of which I'd really classify as "jazz", Shakatak were by far the best performance that I saw but then I couldn't be at two places at once!
Here are a few shots ...
Its amazing the lengths people will go to in trying to sell a condo these days!
Noon ... Japanese ... hmmmmmmm.
Park stage.
Smokin'
Mocca ... Indonesian ... hmmmmmmm.
Shak on the attack.
Will be adding more to the gallery later.
Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed? - Hunter S Thompson
Re: My experience
Chas wrote:I had a great time last night! This year seems more like it was in the past . . quieter, smaller crowds. After the disaster that the Takiep music festival turned out to be on the beach . .piles of trash floating around our ankles, mobs of people and miles from the stage. . .we opted for the park stage.
We were able to put our mat right down in front and enjoy a lovely evening of music ending with Koh Saxman who came right down into the crowd. ( I dont much care how you classify the music. . . this was all great stuff! )
We were also surprised at the lack of food. This is Thailand. People eat everywhere . .all the time. What happened? I finally went and sat down for a sandwich at Subway . . .as the alternative was standing up and eating fish balls out of a bag . . . which I hate.
Expecting to find parking within miles of the venues is still a dream. I noticed signs this morning pointing to parking available somewhere up near Market Village . ..perhaps AT Market Village? Now that is quite a hike back to the festival venue.
I still prefer the set up a few years ago when they had seating on the road down to the beach. More real jazz in those days and you didn't have to fight your way onto the beach.
Also this year there was nothing on the road behind the shopping mall. Last year I spent most of the time there listening to a couple of really good local groups, very relaxing with seating, food and drink on hand.
The first batch of photos is now online here:
http://huahinpictures.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1032
Will be adding more shortly ...
Did anyone go yesterday?
http://huahinpictures.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1032
Will be adding more shortly ...
Did anyone go yesterday?
Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed? - Hunter S Thompson