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Samui Summer Jazz Festival 2024: Late Summer Groove
Following the successful Samui Summer 2024 Jazz Kick-off event in April, jazz enthusiasts have more to look forward to. SKÅL International Koh Samui, in collaboration with the Tourism Association of Thailand (TAT), has announced the dates for the annual Samui Summer Jazz Festival 2024. This year’s festival, titled ‘Late Summer Groove,’ will take place over three nights, from Friday to Sunday, September 13-15, 2024, at three luxurious 5-star venues on the stunning island of Samui.
Samui has a rich history of hosting international jazz musicians, dating back to 2008 when a series of concerts culminated in the first major eleven-day festival in 2010. That inaugural festival featured an impressive international lineup, including a large delegation from the Netherlands, with artists such as Jeroen van Vliet, Mete Erker, Phaedra Kwant, Renske Taminiau, Eline, Rolf Delfos, Susanne Alt, and Alexander Beets. The initiative, led by Buma Cultuur and JazzNL, aimed to bridge the Thai and Dutch jazz scenes, setting the stage for the vibrant annual tradition that continues to this day.
Read here about Samui Summer Jazz 2022
For ticket reservation 2024 click here
About SKAL International Koh Samui
SKAL International Koh Samui is one of six SKAL Clubs currently operating in Thailand under the umbrella of SKAL International Thailand which is part of the SKAL International global network of travel and tourism professionals with some 13,000 members worldwide.
The club currently has close to 80 members representing the island’s significant travel and hospitality sector. The club organises monthly networking events including breakfasts, cocktails and dinners for its members, always emphasizing the mission of SKAL which is ‘Doing business among friends.’
The club has more recently introduced an education-focused Webinar series entitled ‘SKAL Talks Thailand’ which features speakers from the travel and tourism sector, sharing their insights and strategies in the interest of all members, in Samui and across Thailand.
In 2020 during the pandemic, SKAL Koh Samui was also the instigator of a nation-wide consumer-facing tourism campaign #RediscoverSamui which has subsequently been expanded to include #RediscoverThailand with each of the clubs launching their own #Rediscover…. website and social media campaigns aimed at boosting tourism to Thailand.
Thai-Dutch Jazz Connection
Samui Jazz Week 2023
There has been a special Thai-Dutch Jazz connection for quite some time (since 2008). In which Dutch musicians, festivals and culture experts learn from Thai musicians, festivals and vice versa. Jazz expeditions are being organized and we are looking at how we can raise the infrastructure to a higher level. During these expeditions music is made together, new music is composed, there are workshops and master classes. Knowledge is also exchanged regarding to festivals, marketing, production, etc. A special connection in which beautiful memories are made.