Seoul City is finally sponsoring its own official Jazz festival, featuring real, live Jazz, with many of the best local musicians as well as up-and-coming players from the next generation of players and the legendary master, James Moody. The festival will be at Nakseongdae Park in Gwanak Gu from October 9 — 11. Musicians performing include Ronn Branton Quartet (piano), Grace Kelly Quartet (Alto Sax) and the great James Moody (Tenor Sax and flute). Singers will include Malo and Ong-San.
The festival is free so do come out and hear some real music and virtuoso performances for a change.
For more information, call 070-7663-0881~4
www.sijazz.org
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Pearls before swine.
Back when the wife and I were first dating, going to jazz bars was our thing to do on Saturday nights. I miss those easy, good times. This festival looks like fun and I look forward to checking it out. Thank you, Mr. E., for the heads-up.
And what the fuck is “jaju?” To appreciated JAZZ, you need to bring some musical intelligence to the scene. In Korea, that is as rare as a needle in a haystack.
You are correct “mizar” but sometimes one must take small steps and a festival featuring actual Jazz instead of whatever musical crap someone wants to label “Jazz” is a step in the right direction. Remember too that there are still very few musical critics with any insight or musical-related education writing for the dailies here.
Aw let me be curmedgeonly, Elgin (by the way, isn’t “tounge in cheeck” a distasteful phrase)?
even when it is spelt right…
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