The Hong Kong Int' Jazz Festival 2010

流走爵士樂---Generation X and beyond
日期：2010年8月8日(星期日)
時間：下午三時至四時半
地點：Kubrick Bookstore 油麻地眾坊街3號駿發花園h2地舖

主辦者：香港爵士樂會 (Hong Kong Jazz Association)

爵士樂的發展已過百年，在不同的地區國家散播萌芽，在不同的文化土壤下孕育衍化出各自獨特的爵士樂風貌。現代的與傳統的爵士樂有很不同的時代性取向，新的媒體、世界文化共融等觀念糅合了本土文化特質。爵士樂除了在美國這個發源和根據地繼續燦爛外，亦在亞洲非洲等地發展出精采的音樂語言。而歐洲更是緊貼美國，呈現出更多元化的面貌。 一場金融海嘯把全球最大的爵士樂組織，美國的IAJE(International Association for Jazz Educators)拖垮，國際爵士樂盛事由德國的Jazz Ahead取代了。甚至希臘債務危機又令歐洲諸國緊縮開支。爵士樂的生存像已受到嚴重威脋....

講者：李繼堃先生(Peter Lee)-----香港爵士樂會主席、資深爵士樂策劃及推廣者

內容概要：
1. 簡述當代歐美以及亞洲的爵士樂發展
2. 爵士樂在亞洲發展的概况
3. 香港國際爵士樂節2010簡介
將會參加音樂節的樂手
Rusconi (Swizterland)

Stanley Jordan (USA)
Joey Calderazzo (USA)

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