More than 100 renowned musicians from the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Vietnam are performing at the first International Jazz Festival that opened in Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa on April 27.
The opening ceremony is themed "The Spotlight of Jazz". (Photo: VNA)
Nha Trang (VNA) – More than 100 renowned musicians from the Republicof Korea, Singapore, the US and Vietnam are performing at the firstInternational Jazz Festival that opened in Nha Trang city, the south centralprovince of Khanh Hoa on April 27.
The five-night festival brings the audience diverse genres of jazz from classic, bossa nova, to jazz funk and world music on five different themes of The Spotlight of Jazz, Living theLegend, the Latin Night, the Collection and Jazz Flows.
More than 100 renowned musicians from the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Vietnam are performing at the first International Jazz Festival. (Photo: VNA)
At the opening ceremony, thousands of tourists and locals were treated to performances by famous artists like Thu Minh, Nguyen Hai Phong, Tran ManhTuan and Phuong Vy.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong said that the eventis expected to bring new experience to visitors to Nha Trang city, whilepopularising the coastal locality as a safe, dynamic and hospitabledestination.
Audience at the festival (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa province has a plan to organise the festival annually, making NhaTrang city a destination of both tourism and music.
Besides the Jazz festival, Khanh Hoa will organise a multitude of large scaleculture and tourism activities, including a sea festival on June 13-16, and aninternational light show festival on Saturdays in the period from June 29 to July 20./.
As may as 43 international cruise ships have chosen Nha Trang Bay in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa to dock, bringing tourists to the resort city of Nha Trang, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.
A string of sensational cultural and sports activities are expected to excite spectators at the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival, scheduled in the beach city of Nha Trang of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from March 13-16.
An international jazz festival will be held in Nha Trang, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, for the first time from April 27 to May 1, expected to be a music feast for music lovers while promoting the Vietnamese land and culture as well as introducing modern European music to Vietnamese audiences.
Leveraging existing advantages of an attractive destination for cruise tourism, the coastal city of Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa is continuing to refine related mechanisms and offer a variety of services meeting demand of those who come by sea.
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The opening ceremony is themed "The Spotlight of Jazz". (Photo: VNA) 
More than 100 renowned musicians from the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Vietnam are performing at the first International Jazz Festival. (Photo: VNA) 
Audience at the festival (Photo: VNA) 
