A melting pot of global jazz - that was how a tourist from England described the Miri International Jazz Festival 2007 that was held in the Sarawak city recently.
Indeed, that was the most appropriate description. Other superlatives from among the 4,000 visitors who attended the two-day event included “fantastic”, “wonderful” and “awesome”.
The Sarawak Tourism Board and the management of the Miri Parkcity Everly Hotel should be given a standing ovation for the way they had managed to turn this festival into a remarkable musical showpiece.
Though not yet as grand and famous as the Sarawak World Rainforest Music Festival in Kuching, the jazz festival in Miri has the potential to become a major tourism draw for the northern region.
Continue reading (incl. pics) at: Jazzy vibes resound in Miri
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