“Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.”
— Herbie Hancock
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a confluence of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th- and 20th-century American popular music. From its beginnings in the early 20th century, jazz has spawned a variety of subgenres: New Orleans Dixieland dating from the early 1910s, big band-style swing from the 1930s and 1940s, and jazz fusion from the 1970s. As the music has spread around the world, it has drawn on local, national and regional musical cultures, its aesthetics being adapted to its varied environments and giving rise to many distinctive styles of popular music. Since 1971, Min-On has staged a number of unforgettable concerts in many different genres of jazz and popular music, including performances by Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Carlos Santana from the United States, among many others from around the world.
Jazz and Pop
Gilbert Becaut, French pop singer in 1971 
Iva Zanicchi, Italian vocalist in 1978 
Benny Goodman Jazz Orchestra from USA in 2011
Tina Arena from Australia
Malcom McNiell from New Zealand| 1971 | Gilbert Becaut, French pop singer |
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| 1978 | Iva Zanicchi, Italian vocalist |
| 1984 | George Chakiris, Broadways popular singer |
| 1986 | Wayne Shorter, American jazz saxophonist |
| 1987 | Susanne Vega, American folk singer |
| 1988 | Pat Boone, American popular singer |
| 1988 | Tina Turner, American R & B singer |
| 1990 | Patti Page, American pop singer |
| 1990 | Natalie Cole, American jazz singer |
| 1991 | Chaka Khan, American Rock and Roll singer |
| 1991 | Ben E. King, American soul singer |
| 1994 | Herbie Hancock, American jazz pianist |
| 1996 | Steve Barakatt, Canadian pianist |
| 1996 | Elvis Presley Jr., American pop singer |
| 1998 | Broadway Musical “Smokey Joe’s “Café” |
| 2001 | United Kingdom National Youth Music Theatre |
| 2002 | Lina Sastri, Italian pop singer |
| 2002 | Korean Musical “GAMBLER” (Seense Musical Company) |
| 2003 | “Directions in Music” by Herbie Hancock, Micheal Brecker and Roy Hargrove |
| 2005 | “Emissaries for Peace” by Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter |
| 2006 | Nester Torres, American jazz flutist |
| 2009 | Shunzo Ono, Japanese American jazz trumpeter |
| 2011 | Temptations, American R & B singing group |
| 2011 | Benny Goodman Jazz Orchestra from the United States |
