WINDS & JAZZ FESTIVAL AT CCP
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines launched the Winds and Jazz: The CCP International Band Festival featuring symphonic, community and jazz bands in a press conference held recently at the CCP Main Theater Lobby. Winds and Jazz is an international music festival that combines the vibrant sounds and harmonies of the symphonic band and the sophisticated rhythms of jazz in a musical treat appealing to a variety of listeners and music enthusiasts. The festival highlights various symphonic bands from around the country and abroad. It also features various styles of the jazz genre, including Asian ethnic fusion, as performed by local and international jazz figures and groups. Aside from main evening concerts, pocket concerts and sunset concerts, the festival also has collaborative components that include lobby pre-shows, trade shows, band clinics, and instrument repair sessions. The festival runs from July 26 to 31, 2016 at the CCP Main and Little Theaters, Silangan Hall and Harbour Square. (Photo by Orly Daquipil)
