It looks like “Laporte Jazz Concert 2024” will be held on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 at the main building and east building of “Laporte,” the shopping mall directly connected to JR Ashiya Station〜
Quoted from the Laporte official website
It seems this free event will bring together jazz bands from “Kwansei Gakuin University,” “Kyoto University,” and “Kobe University” for a variety of performances. It’s great that you can casually enjoy live jazz while shopping!
On Saturday the 25th, starting at 11:00 at the “Pedestrian Deck” in front of JR Ashiya Station, there will be unique combo performances by each university’s jazz study groups and light music clubs〜 (In case of rain, it will be held at “Ikoi no Hiroba.”)
Here is the map for the Pedestrian Deck (station-front plaza)↓
The address is 4-2 Funadocho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
On Sunday the 26th, at “Ikoi no Hiroba” in front of Laporte East Building, there will be two performances at 11:00 and 13:00 featuring a powerful big band performance by “Kobe University KOBE Mussoc Jazz Orchestra”〜
Here is the map for Laporte East Building↓
The address is 9-1 Oharacho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
