14/12/2025
🎷 𝗛𝘂𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱
Organisers have released the full Hua Hin International Jazz Festival 2025 programme, confirming two nights of performances by Thai and international artists on Hua Hin Beach on 19–20 December.
Now in its 19th year, the festival will take place in front of the Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin and will feature a broad range of jazz styles, including classical, acoustic, swing, jazz fusion, R&B and Latin jazz. As in previous years, the event is expected to be open to the public.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲
A key feature of the Hua Hin International Jazz Festival 2025 programme is the opening tribute In Our Hearts Forever, held in remembrance of His Majesty King Rama IX and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother. The tribute will include performances of royal compositions during the opening ceremony on Friday evening.
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿
• 𝟭𝟴.𝟭𝟬–𝟭𝟴.𝟯𝟬
Hua Hin Guitar / Classical Guitar – students of Kru Keng
• 𝟭𝟴.𝟯𝟬–𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟬
DJ Masaomi Fukurono
• 𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟬
Opening ceremony and candle-lighting in remembrance of His Majesty King Rama IX and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother
Highlight performance: In Our Hearts Forever – royal compositions by Koh Mr.Saxman
• 𝟭𝟵.𝟭𝟬–𝟭𝟵.𝟱𝟬
Festival theme show In Our Hearts Forever
Royal compositions by King Rama IX
Performed by Koh Mr.Saxman, Mint Ardhawadee, Dale Barlow, Zems Singh, Syd Wethaka and Lukasz Kurzydlo
• 𝟮𝟬.𝟭𝟱–𝟮𝟬.𝟯𝟱
Morakot Mai Phonbai Band – Thai contemporary music
• 𝟮𝟬.𝟰𝟬–𝟮𝟬.𝟱𝟱
Doru Apreotesei – progressive synthesiser solo
• 𝟮𝟭.𝟬𝟬–𝟮𝟮.𝟯𝟬
Hua Hin International Jazz Party
Pom Autobahn, Koh Mr.Saxman, Ford Sobchai, Dale Barlow, Doru Apreotesei, Sherry Shi, Dr Jo, Jakob Dinesen, Yasmin Kierkegaard and Lukasz Kurzydlo
Jazz fusion party
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟬 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿
• 𝟭𝟴.𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟴.𝟮𝟬
Saxsocity Ensemble – saxophone ensemble
• 𝟭𝟴.𝟰𝟱–𝟭𝟵.𝟭𝟱
Syd Wethaka and Jakob Dinesen – acoustic jazz and vocals
• 𝟭𝟵.𝟰𝟬–𝟮𝟬.𝟮𝟬
YUSU Jazz Band led by Yuri Kishimoto – Dixieland and swing jazz
• 𝟮𝟬.𝟯𝟬–𝟮𝟭.𝟯𝟬
Jazz R&B All Star Super Band
Featuring Jay Thepsathit Na Ayutthaya, Mee The Star, Opal and Kaimook (The Voice Pride), Dale Barlow, Jakob Dinesen, Yasmin Kierkegaard, Doru Apreotesei, Zems Singh, Syd Wethaka, Mitch Frohman and Dr Jo
Jazz and R&B fusion
• 𝟮𝟭.𝟯𝟱–𝟮𝟭.𝟱𝟬
Saxophone Summit
Featuring Dale Barlow, Yuri Kishimoto, SANPOND and Jakob Dinesen
• 𝟮𝟮.𝟬𝟬–𝟮𝟯.𝟬𝟬
Siam Cubano
Featuring Lilly Valdez (Cuba) and Mitch Frohman
Cuban Latin jazz
International artists appearing at this year’s festival will perform in multiple collaborations across the two nights, offering audiences a varied programme on the beachfront.
The Hua Hin International Jazz Festival 2025 programme runs on Friday 19 December and Saturday 20 December on Hua Hin Beach, in front of the Centara Hotel.
