Are you tired of typical Cantopop music, and are you looking for a change? But is it possible to combine Chinese music and jazz music? And how can dance collaborate with jazz?

Presented by the Fringe Club as part of the new “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project – Phase II, Jazz + is a series of cross-over performances between jazz and other genres that will happen every month from October 2018 to May 2019.

The finale of our Jazz+ series features local a cappella group VSing and the Patrick Lui Quartet. Anna Lo, alto singer with VSing, and Patrick Lui have re-arranged and transformed some Chinese and Western pop songs into the styles of ballads, Swing and Bossa Nova. These new interpretations by a cappella singers and the Patrick Lui Quartet will definitely make for a refreshing and exciting evening!

Presented by the Fringe Club as one of the programmes in the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project, “Big Band Nights” feature various local jazz big bands.

Formed in 2010, the Island Express Jazz Orchestra specialises in large-ensemble arrangements by modern jazz composers. The 17 members, ranging from music professionals to businessmen, have one goal in mind: to bring a much-needed update to the big-band scene in Hong Kong.

Their repertoire includes originals by Bob Mintzer, Pat Metheny and Matt Catinggub, as well as fresh arrangements of tasty standards. In addition to regular performances at the Fringe Club, the band also hosts annual international crossovers with progressive musicians from Japan. Past collaborators have included Yoichi Murata, Kenta Tsugami, Kaga Hoppies and the Rare Sounds Jazz Orchestra.

Are you tired of typical Cantopop music, and are you looking for a change? But is it possible to combine Chinese music and jazz music? And how can dance collaborate with jazz?

Presented by the Fringe Club as part of the new “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project – Phase II, Jazz + is a series of cross-over performances between jazz and other genres that will happen every month from October 2018 to May 2019.

Touring jazz guitarist Chi-ho Choi hosts the Jazz+ show in April, and joining him will be some of his jazz musician friends. Chi-ho is bringing his re-arrangements of some of the greatest hits of the 80’s and 90’s, ranging from Metallica to Brian McKnight to Jamiroquai. Come and experience these familiar melodies in a whole new way.

Want to practise your improvisation skills and jam with a jazz band? Here’s your chance! Presented by the Fringe Club as one of the programmes of the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project, Open Platform provides opportunities for young, amateur musicians to jam and improvise with professional artists and bands.

Improvisation is a key aspect of jazz. It is fun to play, improvise, take risks, and jam as a team. As a famous saying goes, “Once is a mistake, twice is jazz.”

In this last Open Platform show, the host band is led by Teriver Cheung (guitar), joined by Bowen Li (piano), Scott Dodd (bass) and Andy Gander (drums). After a warm-up set of Teriver’s original compositions, they’ll invite audience-members to step up and jam with them!

To celebrate the end of our year-long project “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe”, Fringe Club proudly presents the spotlight event of the year – “Jazz Age II Party: This Side of Paradise” on the International Jazz Day on 30 April. The party, featuring seven renowned local jazz bands showcasing irresistibly danceable tunes, starts at 7: 30pm and will continue until late into the night.

The phrase “This Side of Paradise” comes from the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most famed American novelists of the Jazz Age (and he borrowed the phrase from a poem by Rupert Brooke).

The old Dairy Farm shop at the Fringe Club will be transformed into an ostentatious “Paradise” with flashy, bling-bling crystal decorations; the Underground Theatre will exude the classic ambience of a 1920s American jazz club, and The Jockey Club Studio Theatre will be turned into a jazzy and trendy chill-out space with special lighting. Photographs of memorable moments during the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project will be exhibited in the Vault Café.

Party-goers are sure to enjoy dressing up; dancing to jazz standards, ranging from jazz standards to Swing, and from original songs to Canto-jazz; indulging in nostalgic 1920s-themed cocktails, and experiencing the extravagant and romantic golden age of jazz.

To celebrate the end of our year-long project “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe”, Fringe Club proudly presents the spotlight event of the year – “Jazz Age II Party: This Side of Paradise” on the International Jazz Day on 30 April. The party, featuring seven renowned local jazz bands showcasing irresistibly danceable tunes, starts at 7: 30pm and will continue until late into the night.

The phrase “This Side of Paradise” comes from the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most famed American novelists of the Jazz Age (and he borrowed the phrase from a poem by Rupert Brooke).

The old Dairy Farm shop at the Fringe Club will be transformed into an ostentatious “Paradise” with flashy, bling-bling crystal decorations; the Underground Theatre will exude the classic ambience of a 1920s American jazz club, and The Jockey Club Studio Theatre will be turned into a jazzy and trendy chill-out space with special lighting. Photographs of memorable moments during the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project will be exhibited in the Vault Café.

Party-goers are sure to enjoy dressing up; dancing to jazz standards, ranging from jazz standards to Swing, and from original songs to Canto-jazz; indulging in nostalgic 1920s-themed cocktails, and experiencing the extravagant and romantic golden age of jazz.

To celebrate the end of our year-long project “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe”, Fringe Club proudly presents the spotlight event of the year – “Jazz Age II Party: This Side of Paradise” on the International Jazz Day on 30 April. The party, featuring seven renowned local jazz bands showcasing irresistibly danceable tunes, starts at 7: 30pm and will continue until late into the night.

The phrase “This Side of Paradise” comes from the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most famed American novelists of the Jazz Age (and he borrowed the phrase from a poem by Rupert Brooke).

The old Dairy Farm shop at the Fringe Club will be transformed into an ostentatious “Paradise” with flashy, bling-bling crystal decorations; the Underground Theatre will exude the classic ambience of a 1920s American jazz club, and The Jockey Club Studio Theatre will be turned into a jazzy and trendy chill-out space with special lighting. Photographs of memorable moments during the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project will be exhibited in the Vault Café.

Party-goers are sure to enjoy dressing up; dancing to jazz standards, ranging from jazz standards to Swing, and from original songs to Canto-jazz; indulging in nostalgic 1920s-themed cocktails, and experiencing the extravagant and romantic golden age of jazz.

To celebrate the end of our year-long project “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe”, Fringe Club proudly presents the spotlight event of the year – “Jazz Age II Party: This Side of Paradise” on the International Jazz Day on 30 April. The party, featuring seven renowned local jazz bands showcasing irresistibly danceable tunes, starts at 7: 30pm and will continue until late into the night.

The phrase “This Side of Paradise” comes from the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most famed American novelists of the Jazz Age (and he borrowed the phrase from a poem by Rupert Brooke).

The old Dairy Farm shop at the Fringe Club will be transformed into an ostentatious “Paradise” with flashy, bling-bling crystal decorations; the Underground Theatre will exude the classic ambience of a 1920s American jazz club, and The Jockey Club Studio Theatre will be turned into a jazzy and trendy chill-out space with special lighting. Photographs of memorable moments during the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project will be exhibited in the Vault Café.

Party-goers are sure to enjoy dressing up; dancing to jazz standards, ranging from jazz standards to Swing, and from original songs to Canto-jazz; indulging in nostalgic 1920s-themed cocktails, and experiencing the extravagant and romantic golden age of jazz.

To celebrate the end of our year-long project “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe”, Fringe Club proudly presents the spotlight event of the year – “Jazz Age II Party: This Side of Paradise” on the International Jazz Day on 30 April. The party, featuring seven renowned local jazz bands showcasing irresistibly danceable tunes, starts at 7: 30pm and will continue until late into the night.

The phrase “This Side of Paradise” comes from the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most famed American novelists of the Jazz Age (and he borrowed the phrase from a poem by Rupert Brooke).

The old Dairy Farm shop at the Fringe Club will be transformed into an ostentatious “Paradise” with flashy, bling-bling crystal decorations; the Underground Theatre will exude the classic ambience of a 1920s American jazz club, and The Jockey Club Studio Theatre will be turned into a jazzy and trendy chill-out space with special lighting. Photographs of memorable moments during the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project will be exhibited in the Vault Café.

Party-goers are sure to enjoy dressing up; dancing to jazz standards, ranging from jazz standards to Swing, and from original songs to Canto-jazz; indulging in nostalgic 1920s-themed cocktails, and experiencing the extravagant and romantic golden age of jazz.

To celebrate the end of our year-long project “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe”, Fringe Club proudly presents the spotlight event of the year – “Jazz Age II Party: This Side of Paradise” on the International Jazz Day on 30 April. The party, featuring seven renowned local jazz bands showcasing irresistibly danceable tunes, starts at 7: 30pm and will continue until late into the night.

The phrase “This Side of Paradise” comes from the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the most famed American novelists of the Jazz Age (and he borrowed the phrase from a poem by Rupert Brooke).

The old Dairy Farm shop at the Fringe Club will be transformed into an ostentatious “Paradise” with flashy, bling-bling crystal decorations; the Underground Theatre will exude the classic ambience of a 1920s American jazz club, and The Jockey Club Studio Theatre will be turned into a jazzy and trendy chill-out space with special lighting. Photographs of memorable moments during the “Jazz-Go-Central, Jazz-Go-Fringe” project will be exhibited in the Vault Café.

Party-goers are sure to enjoy dressing up; dancing to jazz standards, ranging from jazz standards to Swing, and from original songs to Canto-jazz; indulging in nostalgic 1920s-themed cocktails, and experiencing the extravagant and romantic golden age of jazz.