5th Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival 2011 at Sabah, Malaysia

Company Brief

Mumbai, May 17, 2011

Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival is an annual fund raising jazz extravaganza organized by the Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu (RCKK) with the support of the Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu Sabah (SPArKS). Staged in the picturesque Nature Resort City of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, the jazz festival brings together a musical melting pot of talents from around the world. KKJF 2011 will be held on the 17th & 18th of June 2011 (Friday & Saturday)

KKJF recorded a crowd of over 2,000 people during the 2 night performance in year 2010. The fifth installation of this musical festival promises to be another ground breaking experience with a great line up of local and international artistes. This fund raising event will support various community projects in Sabah. Money raised from the Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival is used to fund deserving community projects by the Rotary Club Kota Kinabalu - The Clean Water Projects. Some of the rural communities benefited from such initiative includes Kg Sonition, Kg Timbou & Kg Bimbolon, all in interior Sabah.

One of the striking differences about KK Jazz Festival is its line up of artists, which includes international names and highly talented local bands and singers. Acknowledging the immense talent of the people from the Land below the Wind, KKJF serves as a stage in showcasing our local artists. The artists performing this year are AgungBeat, ASEANA Percussion Unit, Benny Lackner Trio, Juzzie Smith, Lucky Octavian, Momain Blues, Spice of Tones, WVC TRiO + 1, Z Yan.

Apart from promoting KK as a tourism destination internationally, the festival has also successfully raised public awareness of the local community towards such popular music genre. With a series of pre-event fringe festival and workshops, the festival is an excellent platform for learning and interaction between the local music enthusiasts and the international artists.

The KK Jazz Festival is now a signature event in the Sabah's annual calendar of events, and is also a key component of the Kota Kinabalu Arts Festival.

Date: 17 June 2011 - 18 June 2011

Venue: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Tickets: Single Day Pass - RM60 (RM10 off for early bird purchase prior to 15 June 2011)

For ticket enquiries, please contact the following:

Rtn Chiang Wei Chia - weichia88@gmail.com

Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu

Society of Performing Arts Kota Kinabalu Sabah (SPArKS)

For further information, please contact:

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