MIRI International Jazz Festival (9th and 10th May 2008)

LUpe plak nk citer kt korang pasal Miri INternational Jazz Festival yg gua attend last week. MAse tuh pegi miri n brunei trip lah kan. Zahir la yg bawak gua pegi Festival nih. Da festival was held @PArkcity Everly HOtel, MIri. Show started @4pm, tp malas nk awal2, kitorang pegi yg primetime shows jer. Although pegi yg primetime shows jer, still puas hati...Bands yg sempat gua pegi tgk as the following: -

1. Habana Sax (Cuba) - pergh, diorang nih band yg penuh dgn horns bai !! Sumer ader, flute, sax, trumpets, mcm2 lah. The thing was, diorang nih multi-instrumentalist, sumer jenis horns dier bleh main. Music was more into cuban rhythm lah, percussion pon ader..Music yg sesuai utk menggoyang2 kan badan heheh =P
2. Charmaine CLamor (Phillippines) - awek Hot yg suara sedap giler !!! more into slow jazz nos. Yg ader pianist hebat, percussion sumer lah...
3. Diamond Dave & the Doodaddies (Australia) - Band blues yg sesat kt festival nih hehe. Tp best lah, sbb kalau sumer main lagu jazz, pening gaks..sbb slow jazz kengkadang pening gaks dgr. Diorang nih main Chicago blues bai..da singer mcm ader bermacam2 jenis harmonica. Da guitarist punyer guitar licks sebijik mcm Stevie Ray Vaughn lah. Fast beat nos yg diorang main, so mmg entertained lah !!!
4. Amar Sundy (Algeria) - dis rockstar mcm Jimi Hendrix siott.. GUna Fender telecaster, pastuh all da licks mcm jimi hendrix nk mampos !!! Blues n jazz lah. GUa suker mamat nih punyer showmanship, melompat2 kt atas stage - giler layan lah..
5. T'Inventielke (Holland) - 16-piece brass band nih !!! siap ader trombone lagi. Nih brass band, yg xder kena kawat kaki nih..MAin brass band sambil joget2. Lagu2 diorang, lagu2 typical brass band lah, terasa mcm dlm SARKIS pon ader gaks hehehe

This was my first time attending such festival. Gua puas hati lah. Bleh jadikan annual event nih. Penat2 kerje mcm lembu kt ofis - pastuh pegi weekend getaway kt Miri, tgk Jazz Festival. Bleh rest2 kan minda sket.

Next event in line - P Ramlee the musical (Season 2), 14th June 2008 !!!!See u guys @Istana Budaya k ;-)

p/s: And again, many thanks to zahir, yg bawak gua jalan2 kt miri n Brunei =)