Hong Kong Jazz Association

Make Jazz New

Jazz is not dead; but jazz will be dying if it only moves backward and indulges in its glorious history.  

Jazz has to move forward and beyond the boundaries defining jazz as jazz.  In this direction, the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival 2010 will stage more than 10 jazz groups from all corners of the world from 3 to 9 October 2010, including Rusconi (Swizterland), Steinar Rakens Trio (Norway), Logic (Australia), etc. 

While moving towards the European Jazz, we will not forget the American Jazz.  The American guitar hero Stanley Jordan is also on our list.

Rusconi (Swizterland)

“These guys are the future of jazz. They are young. They have style…. It's a fresh new take on power jazz.”

- Nextbop, Canada

Stanley Jordan (USA)

“Stanley Jordan has taken tapping into another dimension. He has to be twenty years ahead of his time.”

- Al DiMeola, Guitar Player

Steinar Raknes Trio (Norway)

Strongly influenced by latin american music, the Norwegian Steinar Raknes Trio merges with tangos, bossa nova ballads and elements from norwegian folk music. 

Logic (Australia)

The Australian group Logic aims to present its own unique, contemporary sound whilst preserving the spontaneous and interactive approach of the jazz tradition. Its compositions stem from diverse musical influences, including jazz, drum ‘n’ bass, Latin, classical, folk and pop music. 

……. Coming soon