First held in 2007, KKJF has become the longest running jazz festival in Malaysia. Staged in the picturesque Nature Resort City of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, the jazz festival brings together both Local & International Jazz talents over two–night performances.

The festival is a fund-raising event. Money raised from ticket sales is used to fund deserving community projects run by the Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu. Past projects funded by the Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival include the clean water project to the villager, literacy program, Avoidable Blindness Campaign, environment protection program, Free medical services to rural communities, initiate the development of the community’s cottage industry, building of boarding home for rural children.

The Kota Kinabalu Jazz Festival is a signature event in the Sabah’s annual calendar of events, and is also a key component of the Kota Kinabalu Arts Festival.

However, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the festival is currently suspended and has not given any further information.

According to kkjazzfest.com