IT was the happening place, the fountain courtyard at Plaza Mont' Kiara in Kuala Lumpur when it hosted the Sunrise-Carlsberg Jazz Festival 2004 last Friday evening.It was all that jazz indeed, with major music names and budding talent entertaining fans and curious passers-by as well.
First up was Julian Mokhtar, the famed lead guitarist of Blues Gang, and his friends who got down to the business of heating up the evening with various good ol' rock-a-billy numbers such as Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.
Next was the sensational Zalila Lee, the renowned sessionist and back-up vocalist, playing her original compositions with her band.
Then came the multi-talented and versatile band Soft Touch, headed by the gorgeous Markiza and Peter Hassan Brown. With their indie rock-jazzy kind of music style and a little grunge thrown in, they captivated everyone with their own compositions.
The final act was the beautiful singer-songwriter Shelley Leong and her band, Jazz Odyssey. Shelley, with her sweet and folksy voice, entertained the crowd with songs from her latest album, Storyteller.
Jose Thomas and his band, Groove Junction, and Mia Germain Palencia completed the line-up for the wonderful night.
Organised by property development company Sunrise Berhad and co-sponsored by Carlsberg, the event was to showcase Malaysian jazz music in a festive live outdoor atmosphere.
"This is our fifth Jazz Festival and the fan support keeps growing bigger every year," said Joachim Ng, senior manager and head of corporate communications with Sunrise.
This time around, the performances were sponsored by musiccanteen.com, an online music website dedicated to promoting Malaysian independent artists to the world. - NST 05/09/2004
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