Sitti,
who revived Filipino’s interest in bossanova in 2006, joins more than 100
artists and 15 bands hailing from the Philippines ,
USA , Europe
and Asia at the upcoming 2nd CCP International
Jazz Festival happening on September
17-22, 2013 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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| Sitti |
Joining
Sitti in this festival are the Dutch quartet, Buzz Bros Band, drummer Harald
Huyssen, Low-Cal, Johnny Alegre, Humanfolk, Indonesian guitarist Wayan Balawan,
Italian accordionist, pianist and guitarist Fabio Turchetti, Japanese guitarist
Shun Kikuta, Malaysian acoustic guitar player Roger Wang, Royal Hartigan and
Blood Drum Spirit, Bob Aves, UP Jazz Ensemble, Emi Munji and his orchestra, UST
Jazz Band, New Musicians Guild and Anything Goes, A.M.P. Big Band, jazz band
Akasha, chamber jazz trio MAJAM, jazz vocalist Charito, Indonesian group
Bandung Blues Project, Brown Fix, Brass Munkeys, Argentine-born guitarist Neris
Gonzalez, Filipina jazz singer and recording artist Sandra Lim Viray.
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| Humanfolk Johnny Alegre, Jun Viray and Jay Ronquillo |
The
performances will be held at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
featuring acts whose production and equipment set-up would call for a larger
stage and expected audience size. A more intimate setting will be provided by
the other performance venue that is the Silangan Hall which will be converted
into a bar for the duration of the festival. Each concert will feature a diverse
lineup and a mixture of genres ensuring the audience of a wide variety of
styles
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| Emy Munji |
In
addition to the events at the CCP, some of the festival’s featured artists will
also perform also at Le Bar at Sofitel Manila. Blood Drum spirit will also
conduct a workshop on September 17-20,
2013 from 2:00-5:00 PM at
the CCP’s MKP Hall.
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| Anything Goes Archie Lacorte, Bobbet Bernadas and Michael Puyat |
On a
personal note, this edition of the CCP International Jazz Festival will be
somewhat of a family affair since a cousin of mine, John Casey Santos, is the
vocalist/guitarist of The Brass Munkeys. And our entire family has been supporting
the band for about a decade now. So don’t be surprised if we show up in full
force on the first night. Let’s see if Sitti will jam with The Brass Munkeys
and if there will be other surprise jamming sessions as well throughout the
festival. It is not a secret that jazz artists are known to do impromptu
collaborations. That and many other reasons why jazz enthusiasts should not
miss the 2nd CCP International Jazz Festival.
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| Brass Munkeys |
Here
is the schedule of performances and workshops for the 2nd CCP
International Jazz Festival. Note that the schedule is subject to change.
Tanghalang
Nicanor Abelardo Performances:
Blood
Drum Spirit, Roger Wang, Wayan Balawan, Brown Fix, Sitti and Brass Munkeys
Humanfolk,
Fabio Turchetti, Joyful Jazz, Charito and AMP Big Band
UP
Jazz Ensemble, Akasha, PSYB Jazz Big Band and Buzz Bros Band
Bob
Aves, UST Jazz Band and Blood Drum Spirit
Silangan
Hall Performances:
Lowcal
Jazz Ensemble, Neris Gonzalez, Sandra Viray, Shun Kikuta and Anything
Goes Jazz Group
Emy
Munji, MAJAM, Fabio Turchetti, Blood Drum Spirit and Bandung
Blues Project
Blood
Drum Spirit
Blue Sub, Camerata Jazz and Hidden Nikki
Le Bar, Sofitel Performances:
Camerata Jazz
Archie Lacorte and Red Catz
Neris Gonzalez and Sandra Viray
Anything Goes Jazz Group
Emy Munji
Buzz Bros. Band
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| Bottom row from left to right: Dr. Raul Sunico, Jay Ronquillo, Emy Munji, Johhny Alegre, and Michael Puyat. Top row from left to right: Archie Lacorte, Bobbet Bernadas and Jun Viray |
Ticket
prices:
Tanghalang
Nicanor Abelardo
P800
Orchestra Center
P600
Orchestra Side, Lower Box
P400
Balcony I
P200
Balcony II, Upper Box
Silangan
Hall
P500.00
-50%
student discount
-20%
senior citizen discount
For
inquiries:
CCP
Box Office 832-3704, 832-1125 local 1409
TicketWorld
891-9999
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