As part of the Malta Jazz Festival 2014, Phoenicia Hotel in Valletta will be hosting a Jazz on the Fringe event in July, along with an art installation by renowned Maltese artist and musician Charles 'City' Gatt, the festival's founder.

On Wednesday 16th July hotel guests and visitors can enjoy an evening of jazz under the stars, with an acclaimed jazz trio playing in the Rotunda, set amidst the hotel's 7.5 acres of exquisite gardens and overlooking the harbour. 

Throughout the same week, a contemporary installation entitled 'Freedom Fighters' by Gatt will be on display in the hotel's Palm Court Lounge to mark the festival and fringe events.

The Malta Jazz Festival will run from 17th to 19th July at Ta Liesse on Valletta's waterfront, whilst the fringe events will be taking place in hotels, bars and restaurants across the island. Find out more at www.maltajazzfestival.org

Stay at Phoenicia Hotel and save 20% on standard rates this summer, valid for travel until 31st August 2014, with prices from just £405 per person for a seven-night stay, based on two sharing a classic room.*

To book visit www.phoeniciamalta.com or call 0800 862 0025.

Phoenicia Hotel has recently received two TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence for the second consecutive year, for both the hotel itself and its Pegasus restaurant, which offers guests healthy Mediterranean cuisine using herbs and vegetables from the Phoenicia's own kitchen garden, alongside local produce.**

Fly to Malta from 16 UK departure airports with airlines including Air Malta, British Airways, Easyjet and Ryanair.

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For further information please contact Dee Gallagher or Dawn Comber at Spice PR on 0845 0940 396 or email: dee.gallagher@spicepr.co.uk or dawn.comber@spicepr.co.uk 

Notes to editor
*Based on advance purchase bookings for a minimum five-night stay, subject to availability.
** TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence are given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews, assuring customers of the highest standards of service and accommodation
About the trio performing:
The musicians performing at Phoenicia Hotel are Sandro Zerafa on guitar, Matyas Szandai playing doublebass and Lionel Boccara on drums. Entrance is free and the performance starts at 8:00pm.
Sandro Zerafa is one of the most active guitarists on the Paris jazz scene. A graduate of the Lyons Conservatory he has won several awards at La Defense jazz contest and is a founder member of the Parisian based jazz musicians' collective, Paris Jazz Underground. He has recorded two award-winning albums and has toured extensively in France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Brazil, S.Korea, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Morocco. He is artistic director of the Malta Jazz Festival and Jazz on the Fringe.