This year’s line-up of Filipino Jazz greats and promising young jazz artists include: The Jazz Volunteers headlined by Michael Guevarra and Wowee Posadas, the Ethno-jazz sensation Waway Saway & The Kadugo Band with vocalist Camille from the mountains of Lantapan, Bukidnon, The Jewelmer Jazz Band which boasts of a roster of Philippine jazz legends, The UST Jazz Band and The U.P. Jazz Ensemble. Also in the show will be a group led by respected sax virtuoso Tots Tolentino, who will perform avant garde jazz melodies. A new generation of Filipino jazz musicians, led by As part of the French Spring in Manila 2007, The 5th Manila Jazz Festival will also feature a French Jazz act invited by Alliance Française: Thomas Enhco & the Jazz Angels. Thomas Cohen (whose stage name Encho is backwards slang for Cohen) is a multi-talented 18 year-old prodigy who is equally at home playing the violin and the piano. Together with friends Zacharie Abraham on double bass and Nicolas Charlier on drums, he formed Thomas Encho and the Jazz Angels in 2002. As a testament to the wide range of their music, they can switch from swing to samba via “up tempo”. (final participation to be confirmed by Alliance Francaise) An event that has always opened its doors to the public, don’t miss this years Manila Jazz Festival as we promise to bring you more talented and exciting Filipino Jazz acts as well as foreign groups who are excited to share their talents to jazz lovers in the Philippines.
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This year, Jewelmer International Corporation in cooperation with Alliance Française present the annual jazz event: THE MANILA JAZZ FESTIVAL at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel on the 15th of June 2007 (Friday) from 6 p.m. onwards.
saxophone sensations, Alvin Cornista and Michael Young will treat listeners to their interpretation of jazz. A performance featuring a showdown of talents and skills by these saxophone artists will treat jazz aficionados and music lovers alike.
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