KUCHING: The first Kuching Waterfront Jazz Festival (KWJF) will be held from the 29 to 30 of this month here at Grand Margherita Hotel.
According to Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth, and Sports Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, they are hoping to turn it into an annual event.
“We have received good response so far and we are expecting this to be a sold out event,” he said during a press conference at Bangunan Baitulmakmur here yesterday.
He hopes that the event will attract jazz lovers from not just in the state, but also throughout the nation as well as from neighbouring countries.
“We hope it will help make Kuching Waterfront as a happening lively place,” he said.
Among the line-up for the two-day festival are two-time Grammy Award Winner Ernie Watts and The Jeremy Monteiro Organ Trio, Malaysia’s very own Dato Sheila Majid, and Indonesian Idol 2008 finalist Kunto Aji.
Other acts include The Shanghai Sisters, UKBD, Baihana, Abdul & The Coffee Theory, Diana Liu, and Acoustik Connexion, and many more.
The festival will also have various booths and the KWJF will be sponsoring three booths for three local non-governmental organisations (NGOs); the Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA), Heart Treasures, and the Ten Ringgit Club.
Pre-sale tickets are still available until 28 September with tickets priced at RM80 for an adult one-day pass, RM120 for an adult two-day pass, and RM40 for a child one-day pass (3-12 years old).
Tickets will also be available at the venue on the day of the festival each priced RM130 for an adult one-day pass, RM200 for an adult two-day pass, and RM65 for a child one-day pass (3-12 years old).
Tickets can be purchased on their website at http://kuchingwaterfrontjazz.com/ or at Grand Margherita Hotel or Riverside Majestic Hotel.
