Dubai Jazz Festival 2009

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• What? Dubai Jazz Festival, or more properly, the Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009, an annual series of jazz performances (although some of the artists that appear are not always what you'd call jazz performers). This is the 7th year Dubai is holding the DIJF, the first one was in 2003. A new thing for this year's event is the the Network Jazz Garden (NJG) with room for 1200 spectators.
• Where? Dubai Media City
• When? Wednesday to Friday 18-27 February 2009
• Times? 1800-0000 (6pm to midnight) each night
• How much?
  Network Jazz Garden free for selected online registrations (unknown what a successful registration depends on)
  Main performances at the Skywards and Cadillac stages are
  AED 295 regular standing for one night
  AED 750 regular standing for all three nights
  AED 590 front seating at Skywards Stage for one night (3 night ticket not available)
  Children under 10 free admission (but only if parents go too)
  
• Tickets from where? Virgin Ticketing Box Office, Spinneys, Hallmark, Box Office ME tel +971-4-3676699
• Organisers? Chillout Productions
• Main Sponsors? Skywards / Cadillac
• Contact tel? +971-4-3911196 (Chillout Productions)
• Website? www.dubaijazzfest.com

Anything else?

Headline acts

James Blunt - Wednesday 25 February 2009
John Legend - Thursday 26 February 2009
Incognito - Friday 27 February 2009

See also

Dubai International Jazz Festival 2008 - last year's event
Dubai jazz bars

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• What? Network Jazz Garden - the NJG is a new event as part of the Dubai Jazz Festival with three perfomances per night for the first week
• Where? north end of the Dubai Media City Outdoor Amphitheater
• Dates? Wednesday to Tuesday 18-24 February 2009
• Time? 2000-0000 (8pm to midnight)
• How much? Free admission to selected guests - apply online at the Dubai Jazz Festival website (dubaijazzfest.com)
• Tickets from where? DIJF website
• Organisers? DIJF

Anything else?

See next post for list of artists performing at the Dubai Jazz Festival and Network Jazz Garden

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Network Jazz Garden concerts

Marwan & The Mojos - dates Wednesday-Tuesday 18-24 February 2009, time 2000-2100, location Network Jazz Garden DMC

Levon Malkhasyan - date Wednesday 18 February 2009, time 2130-2230, location Network Jazz Garden DMC
Elizabeth Ayoub - date Wednesday 18 February 2009, time 2300-0000, location Network Jazz Garden DMC

Vahagn Hayrapetyan - date Thursday 19 February 2009, time 2130-2230, location Network Jazz Garden DMC
Amina Figarova - date Thursday 19 February 2009, time 2300-0000, location Network Jazz Garden DMC

Time Report Quintet - date Friday 20 February 2009, time 2130-2230, location Network Jazz Garden DMC
Miliana - date Friday 20 February 2009, time 2300-0000, location Network Jazz Garden DMC

Malkhas Jazz Band - date Saturday 21 February 2009, time 2130-2230, location Network Jazz Garden DMC
Djabe - date Saturday 21 February 2009, time 2300-0000, location Network Jazz Garden DMC

Katuner Jazz Band - date Sunday 22 February 2009, time 2130-2230, location Network Jazz Garden DMC
Gina Saputo - date Sunday 22 February 2009, time 2300-0000, location Network Jazz Garden DMC

Karen Mamikonyan - date Monday 23 February 2009, time 2130-2230, location Network Jazz Garden DMC
Judy Wexler - date Monday 23 February 2009, time 2300-0000, location Network Jazz Garden DMC

Armenian Jazz Session - date Tuesday 24 February 2009, time 2130-2230, location Network Jazz Garden DMC
Lisa Hugo - date Tuesday 24 February 2009, time 2300-0000, location Network Jazz Garden DMC

Cadillac Stage and Skywards Stage concerts

Thursday 1800-1900 appears to have two performers at the same time on the Cadillac stage according to information from the DIJF website. Not clear if it's a duet or one is meant to be on the Skywards stage.

Sarah Mitchell - date Wednesday 25 February 2009, time 1800-1900, location Cadillac Stage DMC
Peter Cincotti - date Wednesday 25 February 2009, time 1930-2030, location Skywards Stage DMC
Spyro Gyra - date Wednesday 25 February 2009, time 2100-2200, location Cadillac Stage DMC
James Blunt - date Wednesday 25 February 2009, time 2230-0000, location Skywards Stage DMC

Kelly Dickson - date Thursday 26 February 2009, time 1800-1900, location Cadillac? Stage DMC
Kaz Simmons - date Thursday 26 February 2009, time 1800-1900, location Cadillac? Stage DMC
Jonathan Butler - date Thursday 26 February 2009, time 1930-2030, location Skywards Stage DMC
Dave Koz - date Thursday 26 February 2009, time 2100-2200, location Cadillac Stage DMC
John Legend - date Thursday 26 February 2009, time 2230-0000, location Skywards Stage DMC

Lizz Wright - date Friday 27 February 2009, time 1930-2030, location Skywards Stage DMC
Mike Stern - date Friday 27 February 2009, time 2100-2200, location Cadillac Stage DMC
Incognito - date Friday 27 February 2009, time 2230-0000, location Skywards Stage DMC