The Taipei Jazz Festival (台北爵士音樂節) turns 10 this year, and celebrates by adding two indoor shows featuring international heavyweights and a newcomer competition to its existing program of a weekend of live music in Da-an Forest Park.
The indoor shows are held at Zhongshan Hall, featuring an American All-star lineup of guitarist Dean Brown, bassist Stuart Hamm and drummer Chris Coleman tonight and the TJF Collective tomorrow, headlined by Panamanian saxophonist Carlos Agrazal and violinist Joshue Ashby Humphreys.
The usual program at Da-an Park’s bandshell will feature a mix of local and international talent, with sounds ranging from fusion to big band to middle eastern-tinged grooves featuring the oud, an Arabic pear-shaped stringed instrument.
Photo: Han Cheung, Taipei Times
In addition, the festival hosted master classes this week and several mini-concerts and jazz appreciation seminars in the past two months, expanding its repertoire in jazz education and promotion.
■ The indoor shows are tonight and tomorrow from 5:30pm 7:30pm at 98, Yanping S Rd, Taipei City (台北市延平南路98號). General admission is NT$500; NT$300 for students.
■ The outdoor shows are tonight through Sunday from 3pm to about 10pm. Admission is free, and the bandshell is located near the center of the park.
■ For more information, visit jazz.festival.taipei/2016/ (Chinese only)
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