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OVERVIEW:
Jazz
EU Jazz FestivalJazz was introduced into Việt Nam as early as the French colonial period and became quite popular in Hồ Chí Minh City prior to 1975. The genre has recently made a comeback, not only in the bars and nightclubs of the southern capital but also in Hà Nội, where virtuoso saxophonist Quyền Văn Minh opened the country's first serious Jazz Club. A teacher of saxophone and jazz technique at the Hà Nội Conservatory of Music, Minh has initiated various developmental activities aimed at popularising the art of jazz amongst all sectors of the Vietnamese community. As a result, jazz has grown in popularity over the past few years, bringing numerous internationally-respected jazz musicians to Hà Nội and Hồ Chí Minh City, where they have collaborated on stage with gifted students from the two conservatories of music.
As exposure to jazz has increased, so too has the quality of Việt Nam's jazz musicians - several have now studied in the US, most notably at Berkeley College. The first ever jazz CD made by Vietnamese musicians living in Việt Nam was released in 2000 by Quyền Văn Minh's band - this blends traditional Vietnamese folk and ethnic music with contemporary jazz stylings, to unusual and innovative effect.
2001 saw the launch of the European Union Jazz Festival which involves performances by jazz ensembles from both Europe and Việt Nam.
 
 
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The Việt Nam Cultural Profile was created in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of Việt Nam with financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation
Date updated: 10 August 2004
 
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