A festival of this scale can provide more performance opportunities while enabling Vietnamese and international musicians and artists from different generations to meet, learn and connect. It can also bring jazz closer to audiences who may regard it as difficult to appreciate or suited only to a niche audience.
In Bac Ninh, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a scientific seminar themed “Preserving and promoting the system of relics along the Nhu Nguyet River defensive line”.
Le Thi Anh Mai, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the organisers aim to develop Hanoi Jazztival into an annual international jazz festival, creating a cultural brand for Hanoi with regional recognition and global reach.