The Singapore Jazz Festival 2014, a celebration of jazz music, is set to kick off 27 February through 2 March 2014 at the Marina Bay Sands.
The festival will feature jazz and R&B legends Jamie Cullum, Natalie Cole, James Morrison, India Arie and Incognito, together with upcoming international stars such as Gregory Porter, Allen Stone and Dirty Loops.
There will also be performances by regional and local jazz icons including Glenn Fredly, Jeremy Monteiro, Melissa Tham and Alemay Fernandez.
Organised by Orbis Festival Productions and held at Marina Bay Sands, Sing Jazz is meant to invigorate the local jazz and music scene, while at the same time helping to nurture and encourage the development of home-grown jazz talent.
“The community of jazz-lovers here has been growing steadily, evident from the increased following and appreciation of live jazz over recent years.” Said David Lyndon Smith, Artistic Director of Orbis Festival Productions. “Our aim is for Sing Jazz to further energise this process and establish itself as Singapore’s definitive platform for the exposition of jazz in all its forms”.
Sing Jazz will host clinics led by festival artistes, and facilitate an exchange of local talent with its counterpart festival, Java Jazz. It will also pledge S$1 from each commercial ticket sale towards the Foundation of Arts & Social Enterprise’s on-going training and grooming of our cadre of up-and-coming jazz musicians.
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What: Singapore International Jazz Festival
When: Feb 27 to March 4, 2014
Where: Marina Bay Sands
Tickets: From S$70 (early bird), from Marina Bay Sands box office
