Status Active Frequency Annually Country Malaysia | Genre Music Festivals Venue ParkCity Everly Hotel | |
Location(s) Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||
Borneo Jazz Festival is a 2-night festival of 4 performances in each night by local and international jazz musicians at Parkcity Everly hotel in Miri, Sarawak. The festival is one of the longest running Jazz festival in the region. The 2016 edition of the festival was held on May 13 and May 14.
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History
Borneo Jazz Festival was started in 2006. The event is organised by the Sarawak Tourism Board, endorsed by Tourism Malaysia and is jointly supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia and Ministry of Tourism, Sarawak. The festival was formerly known as Miri International Jazz Festival before it was renamed to Borneo Jazz Festival in 2011.
Performers
Lineups of the festival since 2015 are:
Attendance
The festival attendance has grown steadily from 3,000 spectators in 2006 to 8,000 spectators in 2014.