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| Dubai Jazz Festival | |
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| Location(s) | Dubai, UAE |
| Capacity | 15,000 [1] |
| Organized by | Done Events (www.doneevents.com) |
| Website | www |
The Dubai International Jazz Festival is an annual music festival which is held in February and takes place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The 2011 Dubai International Jazz Festival was held between the 16th and 24 February 2011 at Dubai Media City and featured the following performers: [2]
February 16, 2011 Mica Paris, Alison Moyet, Jools Holland
February 17, 2011 Mindi Abair & Peter White, Macy Gray, Lifehouse
February 18, 2011 Jessy J, Joshua Radin, Train
The 2012 Dubai International Jazz Festival was held between the 16th and 24 February 2012 at the Festival Park at the Dubai Festival City. It featured the following performers: [3]
February 16, 2012 Michael Roach, Acoustic Alchemy, James Blunt
February 17, 2012 Jimmy Thomas & Samantha Antoinette, Jonathan Butler, Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Mezzotono
February 23, 2012 Sandi Thom, Spyro Gyra, Jason Mraz
February 24, 2012 Dirty Robbers, Brett Dennen, James Morrison
The 2016 Dubai International Jazz Festival was held between the 24th and 26 February 2012 at the Festival Park at the Dubai Festival City. It featured the following performers: [4]
February 24, 2016 Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, [5] James
February 25, 2016 David Gray, Toto, Chris Botti feat Sting
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