Hua Hin Jazz Festival 2007

Post by **seasides** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:50 pm

it goes without saying a great marketing gig for heineken.

as said, a great event for some, an overcrowded sweat'n'sand mess for others.

lets extend the beach i'd say!

Post by **SHADOW** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:39 am

Why didn't they use the beach as the car park and the schools as music venues. And the bars to sell Heineken, every bar got new bunting but no customers.

Post by **caducus** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:25 am

Unfortunately I had pressing business in Bangkok and missed the event this year.

I have read about the crowds, the sand, the sea and the beer. I am now waiting for a review of the music.

Post by **buksida** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:15 am

It was still a damn good event but it seems to have been scaled back for reasons the organizers were not willing to divulge, the closest to an explanation we got was "Its political, sufficiency economy" and a sheepish smile.

Music reviews and images coming soon, for me the best two acts were Montefiori Cocktail and Prode Tanapat. The rest seemed to be local "pop stars" with limited musical talent there only to entertain the Bangkok masses.

Post by **Mack111** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:41 pm

my wife never got flight tickets from KL so unable to attend.

good to hear it was good though, have enjoyed it a few times

Post by **Jockey** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:43 pm

All I've heard is the music was crap apart from one Italian band. The pubs were empty and lost revenue. The hotels and guest houses did a roaring trade. Car parking was a nightmare and bottlenecks of people made walking movement dead slow and stop. No surprises. The beach is a TERRIBLE venue and only appeals to romantic notions. Why not have the music up on the Hill at Lek Fai. It would lend itself to a fantastic setting overlooking the night lights of Hua Hin and sea fishing boats. May be someone should organise an unpretentious Rock event up there?

Post by **PeteC** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:46 pm

buksida wrote:It was still a damn good event but it seems to have been scaled back for reasons the organizers were not willing to divulge, the closest to an explanation we got was "Its political, sufficiency economy" and a sheepish smile.

Too bad they didn't walk down the street and tell His Majesty that, being that he is a great lover of jazz and a jazz musician. Yet another misinterpretation of his speech concerning "sufficiency" economy.

Pete

Post by **JimmyGreaves** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:32 pm

Jockey wrote:All I've heard is the music was crap apart from one Italian band. The pubs were empty and lost revenue. The hotels and guest houses did a roaring trade. Car parking was a nightmare and bottlenecks of people made walking movement dead slow and stop. No surprises. The beach is a TERRIBLE venue and only appeals to romantic notions. Why not have the music up on the Hill at Lek Fai. It would lend itself to a fantastic setting overlooking the night lights of Hua Hin and sea fishing boats. May be someone should organise an unpretentious Rock event up there?

Good idea Jockey. Hill at Lek Fai would be a great venue. God knows how that amount of people would get up there though.

Post by **STEVE G** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:53 pm

Jockey wrote:

...the music was crap apart from one Italian band.

Thats not a statement you will see very often!

Post by **buksida** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:24 pm

An unofficial website with photos of the event has been setup here:

www.jazzfestivalhuahin.com

I agree with Jockey though they shouldn't just label it and limit it to jazz, why not include jazz, blues, funk, soul and rock and call it a music festival!