the 1st day opening is around 4.30 pm. And about 2 hours after the gate opened, JIEXPO Kemayoran was successfully crowded. The audience must be very exiting about the event. From local acts to international acts. for the local acts on Day 1, they had Maliq & D’Essentials, they had the beautiful Raisa, Bonita & the Hus Band, Calvin Jeremy, Tribute to Utha Likumahua, RAN, Andien and many more local acts was worth to be seen.

And for international acts, they had Noon from Japan, Clarke/Duke, Jimmy Cliff, Magnus Lindgren with Gregory Porter, Balance and the Traveling Sounds, José James and of course many experienceworthy musicians.

Especially with Joss Stone‘s performance for the special show act, from Hall D2 the Djarum Super Mild as a main stage. Joss started to perform at 11.00 pm. As the first day special show, she was definitely special. why?because the crowd was so passionate to her and had a good interaction with Joss Stone. she sang some of her hits at the begining and without a doubt, it made the crowd to be more enthusiast.

There were some surprises and some unexpected things, because there was actually a space between the crowd and the stage. There were 2 spaces from the stage to the audience; from stage to media pit to the space between media pit and to the crowd. But With Joss Stone initiative, she asked the crowd to get closer to her stage, well like the other concert that has a separator fence between stage and the audience. With thus initiative the crowd succesfully getting closer to Joss Stone and the show has become more exiting.

It didn’t stop there, because there was a little acidents in Joss Stone’s performance, Accidentally, Joss Stone’s dress got its strap unhooked (which definitely will be such a wardrobe malfunction) but she immediately grabbed her upper dress with her hand and kept holding the mic with the other hand. This wardrobe malfunction made Joss Stone giggling all the way around while she was singing. Then after tha, One of her backing vocals stepped forward and gave his jacket to Joss. “What a nice gentlement” said Joss regarding her backing vocal’s reaction. while performing, she was giving an interactive performance with the audiene, and she was being that until the end of the show. Despite of the little accidents that happened to her, Joss Stone’s performance was undeniably amazing. To close the curtain, she threw some roses to the crowd! How locvely was that!

The excitement was not over yet, because Maurice Brown was still performing at Hall A3 BNI Stage as the last perfomer for Day 1 of Java Jazz Festival 2013. and the crowd seemed totally entertained.

For those of you who missed the amazing performances, No need to cry down a rivber! Because Java Jazz Festival 2013′s Day 2 still has another great jazz acts to be shown!

The 3-Days event will start hitting the town from March 1st – 3rd 2013. Who doesn’t know Joss Stone with her hit “Fell In Love With  A Boy“, Lisa Stanfield’s “All Around The World” which was UK’s #1 Single, Basia’s ‘Baby You’re Mine’, and also Craig David’s “Walking Away“. Those are the great names who will pump up the festival. But, no worries with the price! As usual you can purchase the ticket with a very affordable price on the website.

For the local act, JJF 2013 will bring you the best Indonesian artists, such as Maliq & D’ssentials, Glenn Fredly, The Groove, Tompi, Andien and many more. Not only the locals for the regular show, but international acts like The Soul Rebels, Gregory Porter, and Wouter Hamel will be on the regular show too!

Psst, FYI, for the online purchasing, the price will be added IDR5000 on each day!!

So what are you waiting for guys?!! go grab the ticket now before the price’s gettin higher and lets be Jazzy March at the Java Jazz Festival 2013.

(Putri Bianca)

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