Road to Bangkok Jazz Festival is an exclusive prelude to the city’s premier jazz celebration, held in honor of International Jazz Day. The event features an extraordinary lineup of world-class jazz musicians from around the globe—uniting masters of the genre for an unforgettable night of live performances and spontaneous jam sessions. After a 19-year absence, Bangkok Jazz Festival is set to return—reimagined as a world-class platform that brings global jazz sounds to the heart of Bangkok.
In collaboration with international artists from the World Jazz Network (WJN) and Thailand’s top jazz talents, our mission is to establish Bangkok as a regional hub for jazz through an annual festival that celebrates cultural exchange, artistic excellence, and global connection.
Jazz Fest Bangkok will be a three day event. Besides a variety of music workshops given by international jazz professionals there will be multiple official jazz concert. This first edition a large group of musicians with a Dutch origin is part of the line-up. The Michael Varekamp Wiboud Burkens International Jazz Quintet will pay tribute to the early days of Louis Armstong and Ella Fitzgerald as well as the legendary Miles Davis. Saxophinist Alexander Beets will present his Kung Fu Jazz Orchestra feat a variety of Thai guest musicians. Worldfamous piano virtuoos Peter Beets wil present his trio and pay tribute to Oscar Peterson as well as presenting original compositions. And last but not least Italian bass legend Fabio Lannino with pay tribute to Chick Corea working together with Thai musicians. Apart from the music there are stroies told about Chick by Fabio as narrator.
Jazz Fest Bangkok will take place from 30th of April untill the 2nd of May and apart of the official concerts the will be a large educational component in the program.
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY 2026 – PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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Thursday, April 30
Workshop / Music Department Practice Room
09.00 – 12.00 hrs. Practical Workshop • Instrument-specific techniques (Separate by Instrument)(Sven Rozier – drums, Marius Beets – Double Bass). • Music Theory • Principles of Improvisation
13.30 – 15.00 hrs. Practical Improvisation Session • Music theory applied to standard repertoire and performance • Jam Session
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Friday, May 1
Workshop / Music Department Practice Room
09.00 – 10.00 hrs. Music Theory and Ensemble Coaching Satit University Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University (Prasarnmit Campus)
10.00 – 11.00 hrs. Music Theory and Ensemble Coaching Horwang School
11.00 – 11.45 hrs. Concert 1 : Michael Varekamp Wiboud Burkens International Jazz Quintet
12.15 – 13.00 hrs. Concert 2 : Trio Peter Beets
13.15 – 14.00 hrs. Concert 3 the Art of a Jamsession by Alexander Beets and Fabio Lannino
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Saturday, May 2
Concert Venue: Auditorium, Satit University Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University (Prasarnmit Campus)
13.00 – 13.40 hrs. Satit University Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University (Prasarnmit Campus)
13.40 – 14.20 hrs. Horwang School
14.30 – 16.00 hrs. Peter Beets Trio Michael Varekamp Wiboud Burkens International Jazz Quintet
16.00 – 17.30 hrs. Alexander Beets Kung Fu Jazz Orchestra Fabio Lannino Italian and Thai band pay tribute to Chick Corea
Educational Institutions Participating
Secondary School Level 1. Horwang School 2. The Demonstration School of Srinakharinwirot University 3. Satit Ramkhamhaeng University Demonstration School 4. Satit Srinakharinwirot University Demonstration School (Ongkharak) 5. Triam Udom Suksa Nomklao School 6. Phumwittaya Prachasarn School 7. Bangkok Christian College 8. St. Gabriel’s College 9. Assumption College Samutprakarn 10. Sainamphueng School
University Level 1. Mahidol University 2. Silpakorn University
Thai educational partner team อ กิตติศักดิ์ ประเสริฐกุล Mr.Kittisak Prasertkul
อ ปิติวัตร อินทราศักดิ์ Mr. Pitiwat Intarasak
อ อัครพล แสนประสิทธิ์ Mr. Akarapon Sanprasit
อ.บดินทร์ แสงสุริยัน BADIN SANGSURIYAN
Save the Dates 30-04 till
02.05
2026
Bangkok Jazz Festival is designed as a high-visibility international platform connecting world-class artists, cultural institutions, media partners, and an engaged public audience.
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Concerts
International renowned artists like Michael Varekamp, Wiboud Burkens, Fabio Lannino, Peter Beets, Alexander Beets and many more. Concerts are taking place in the auditorium concerthall of the Srinakharinwirot University Demonstration School Prasarnmit
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Masterclasses
Do you want to improve your skills? How to solo and improvise and what about setting up an international career? Learn more about arranging, improvisation, analyzing the masters, performance skills and your own EPK.
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NETWORKING PEOPLE
Jazz is about meeting new people! The president of the World Jazz Network will give multiple workshops and networking sessions.
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GREAT TOP SPEAKERS
Do you want to pursue and international carreer in jazz. Tips and tricks are given in different keynotes at the Srinakharinwirot University Demonstration School Prasarnmit
Bangkok Jazz Festival is designed as a high-visibility international platform connecting world-class artists, cultural institutions, media partners, and an engaged public audience.
WHEN ?
30.04.2026 01.05.2026 02.05.2026
WHERE ?
Srinakharinwirot University Demonstration School Prasarnmit
