Pinoy Jazz Festival

 
February 2007 will embark a new chapter for jazz musicians here in the Philippines. Together with our local jazz artists, they will perform with great performers from the different parts of the world such as: 

  FLORA PURIM, the world's reigning electroethnic jazz queen

AIRTO MOREIRA, the world's percussion king

DIANE SCHUUR, the world's premier jazz diva

ELDAR DJANGIROV, the world's new prince of jazz piano

The program was sponsored by the Philippine Jazz Festival... I was able to catch there previous activities last year at the Greenbelt 3 and Rajah Sulayman Park in Roxas Boulevard and the experience were awesome!

These were the highlights on the 1st Phil-American Jazz Festival:

1. Escola De Samba played New Orleans Jazz Afro Beat Style combining the power of Salsa and Samba

2. Performance of Bob Aves and Grace Nono presenting a fusion of Ethno Jazz

3. Guarana's Samba Song and Aguas De Marco

4. Our very own Mr. Mon David, Champion of the previously held London International Jazz Competition, jams with JFK and Brass Munkeys

5.  Brass Munkeys sings "Enter Sandman" Blues style 6.

Looking forward to see these local jazz enthusiasts perform… and the Ethno Music Group, Pinikpikan!  

 Kudos to the organizers!