BONIN ISLAND JAZZ 2023 PASSION STAGE Photo: H.Aoki
BONIN ISLAND JAZZ 2023 MAEHAMA AREA Photo：H.Aoki
BONIN ISLAND JAZZ 2023 SOLAR STAGE Photo：Masuo Photo
This musical event created together by artists and festival staff active in Japan and overseas as well as islanders and all participants reaffirmed and communicated the appeal of the Ogasawara islands. As well as music workshops and workshops by backstage technicians, cultural exchange and group learning of traditional island songs, the event encouraged sustainability, allowing all participants to enjoy the experience of reducing environmental impact through the festival’s principle “changing Ogasawara through the Bonin Island Jazz festival,” and also contributed to the promotion of local culture.
Main performers
BimBomBam Gakudan, MOTOHARU, Hironobu Saito, Keison, Leyona, KAZZ, ONE VISION (Masaki Otawa/Takeru Matsushita)
Program
12/8 On-ship mini event
12/9 Daytime: music workshop
12/9 & 10 Technical workshop
12/9 Evening: Mini live performance
12/10 from 11:00 – 20:00: Outdoor festival
12/11 Evening: Special live performance
BONIN ISLAND JAZZ Executive Committee
A voluntary organization made up of volunteers from inside and outside the Ogasawara Islands. The event is held in cooperation with professional technicians and experts.
The Committee has organized five events in seven years, beginning with
“ISLAND JAZZ @ THE EARTH in Ogasawara 2016” as part of the “Thank you! Ogasawara Maru/Hahajima Maru” ships campaign in 2016. Other subsequent events include the Ogasawara Music Festival, an initiative commemorating the 2018 Ogasawara Islands 50th Anniversary of Reversion, and in January this year, the BONIN ISLAND JAZZ 2023 Winter event, implemented with coronavirus infection prevention measures in place.
Ogasawara Maru onboard restaurant, On board Ogasawara Route Liner Ogasawara Maru, Tokyo
Maritime self-Defence Forse Chichijima Base Gymnasium, Ogasawara Village, Tokyo
Okumura Exchange Center, Ogasawara Village, Tokyo
Charitei, Ogasawara Village, Tokyo
Ogamiyama Park Festival Square, Ogasawara Village, Tokyo
Bar Creyon, Ogasawara Village, Tokyo
