Hua Hin Jazz Festival

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2009 marks the 8th annual Hua Hin Jazz Festival. Every year, jazz enthusiasts travel to the coast of Thailand to Hua Hin to enjoy jazz by the beach.

Monday 06/08/09 to Sunday 06/14/09

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Hua Hin is located a little over 200 kilometers south of Thailand. Known as Thailand’s royal beach resort due to historical ties with royalty, Hua Hin is Thailand’s oldest beach resort and is very popular with Thai families. From Bangkok, there are trains and buses that take you to Hua Hin. Along the shorefront of this coastal beach town are numerous guest houses, seafood restaurants and a number of bars. Activities in Hua Hin include fishing, martial arts, water sports, Thai spa and massage and golf.

The Hua Hin Jazz Festival features both local Thai musicians as well as international acts. There are two stages of music; a stage on Hua Hin Beach and a second stage located in Phonkingphet Public Park. All performances during the festival are free and continue from 4:30 in the afternoon to around midnight. On Friday, the line up features The Infinity from Thailand, Noon from Japan, and Popsanove from Brazil on the Beach Stage. On Saturday, the Beach Stage will have performances from Estrella of Malaysia, Mocca of Indonesia and Shakatak from the UK. Sunday’s Beach Stage line up has Thai bands Mellow Motif and Bangkok Connection as well as Malene Mortensen from Denmark. The Jazz Royale stage in Phonkingphet Park will showcase the talents of Gas Giant, Mocca, Ford & the Band, Noon of Japan, The Infinity, The Brass Munkeys and Estrella among others over the three day festival.

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