Jazz Gunung Bromo hosts its first event since pandemic

The annual jazz music event Jazz Gunung Bromo will be held this Saturday (25 September). This will be the first ever live concert in the middle of the pandemic. The public activity restriction (PPKM) level in Probolinggo, the location of the event, has been lowered to level 2, which means that arts and cultural events can be organised with strict regulations. 

To comply with the PPKM regulations, Jazz Gunung Bromo 2021 reduced the audience capacity to only 300 people from 2000 people. Every 25 people will be accompanied by one liaison officer to ensure health protocol compliance. The organiser said that tickets were sold out two days prior to the event. 

Visitors are required to provide a proof of vaccination as well as negative antigen swab results upon entrance. They also have to sign in to the PeduliLindungi application. 

Jazz Gunung initiator Sigit Pramono in a press conference said he hopes that the event can prove that “with discipline from all parties and vaccinations, we will all be able to save the economy in both the tourism and creative sector”.

Jazz Gunung Bromo 2021 is expected to be the symbol of revival of the national economy as well as the creative and tourism sector. Restaurants, merchants, car rentals and other tourism industry players in Probolinggo will definitely benefit from the event. 

Curated by Dewa Budjana and Bintang Indrianto, this year’s line-up consists of, among others, Ring of Fire Project feat. Fariz RM, JANAPATI (Dewa Budjana dan Tohpati), Dua Empat, Surabaya Pahlawan Jazz and The Jam’s (Otti Jamalus and Yance Manusama). 

Artists and musicians as well as other supporting roles, such as sound technicians and engineers, will have the opportunity to work after a year of pause due to the pandemic. 

"By holding Jazz Gunung Bromo 2021, I would like to emphasise that we must be ready to rise and adapt to the pandemic and live side by side with COVID-19, by still complying with all PPKM regulations. This event will showcase that through collaboration between the government and community groups, such events can still be held despite the pandemic as long as they follow the very strict protocols," Sigit concluded.