- Philippine International Jazz & Ethnic Arts Festival
The Philippine International Jazz & Arts Festival is a
music festival that takes place in thePhilippines . Known colloquially as P.I.JazzFest, and formerly called the Philippine International Jazz & Ethnic Arts Festival, the event is organized by the PIJazz Foundation, and presents internationaljazz musicians along with top local artists.The first edition took place on January 20-23, 2006 featuring
Eumir Deodato &Kevin Lettau Quartet while the second, a bigger one, featuredDiane Schuur ,Flora Purim ,Airto Moreira andEldar Djangirov . For 2008, P.I.JazzFest, now a member of theAsia Jazz Festival Organization , will featureLee Ritenour ,Kurt Elling ,Omar Sosa ,Raul Midon ,Sara Gazarek ,Chico & the Gypsies , Incognito,Laurence Elder ,Frank Woeste Trio ,Lorraine Demarais and many more from the Philippines and abroad.P.I.JazzFest is involved with
UNICEF , and brings jazz to the youth through school workshops, JazzKamp summer music training course and the JAZZERO Talent Search.External links
* [http://pijazzfest.com pijazzfest.com]
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