Borneo Jazz Festival is a 2-night festival of 4 performances in each night by local and international jazz musicians at Parkcity Everly hotel in Miri, Sarawak. The festival is one of the longest running Jazz festival in the region.BORNEO JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016, Sarawak Tourism Board. 15 April 2016. The 2019 edition of the festival will be held on 19 to 21 July.
History Borneo Jazz Festival was started in 2006. The event is organised by the Sarawak Tourism Board, endorsed by Tourism Malaysia and is jointly supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia and Ministry of Tourism, Sarawak.Jazz bands head for Borneo, TTR Weekly. 15 April 2016. The festival was formerly known as Miri International Jazz Festival before it was renamed to Borneo Jazz Festival in 2011.Jazz-ing it up in Miri, Business Circle. 15 April 2016.
The Borneo Jazz is wholly owned by Sarawak Tourism Board and organised by No Black Tie.
Programme In 2018 the festival introduced Borneo Jazz Talent Search as part of their musical outreach programme. For 2019 edition, the festival’s music outreach will expand to include the Borneo Jazz DJ Search.
Performers Lineups of the festival since 2014 are: Year Lineups Attendance Venue20082008 performers:
- inventielke (Netherlands)
- havana sax (Cuba)
- diamond dave and the doodaddies (Australia)
-20148,000ParkCity Everly Hotel 2015 4,000Borneo Jazz Fest draws international crowd, The Borneo Post. 14 May 2016.2016 TBA2017 TBA 2018 TBACoco Cabana, Marina Bay, Miri 2019TBA
Attendance The festival attendance has grown steadily from 3,000 spectators in 2006 to 8,000 spectators in 2014.
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