After tomorrow’s show, FODfest travels south for appearances at the Taichung Jazz Festival, and then Tainan and Taitung.
FODfest shows coincide with the Daniel Pearl World Music Days, which are held every October, but Mack is looking to expand to year-round touring.
Taiwan is FODfest’s first-ever international destination, and he hopes that it will mark the beginning of trips to other places such as the Middle East, where he sees an opportunity to “bridge gaps” in places with acute conflicts and divisions.
“My mission with this is always dig deeper and to produce something of real impact,” said Mack. “[FODFest] really started out as a party for a friend who is no longer with us.”
“But as it’s grown, it’s taken on a life of its own.”
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