By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter
Enthusiastic Korean jazz fans have contributed to Seoul becoming one of the favorite venues for world-renowned jazz musicians with a growing number of jazz concerts and festivals taking place every year.
Highly acclaimed jazz artists will meet with local fans at the first annual Seoul Jazz Festival at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul from May 31 to June 3.
During the four-day festival, world-prestigious musicians, including The Crusaders' Joe Sample, soul vocalist Randy Crawford and the Pat Metheny Trio, will entertain Korean jazz buffs.
Notable Japanese fusion bands such as Dimension, Casiopea and T-Square have formed a project group, Dimension & J-Fusion All Stars, to present flamboyant jam sessions.
The festival is designed not only to make the festival popular among jazz maniacs but also to introduce the soulful music to ordinary citizens.
During the festival, its organizer will offer a glass of wine to all audience members to further enhance the festive mood.