<p>From Mexico, Japan or a Jakarta Office, Stars Grab Stage at Java Jazz FestivalMarcel Thee | March 04, 2013</p><p>Jakartans have embraced the Java Jazz festival for another year, with some halls filled to the brim and lines snaking through the Jakarta International Expo center at the three-day event that came to a close on Sunday.</p><p>Over the weekend, those who couldn't make it on Friday came prepared to make up for what they missed. "I tried to come yesterday, and I'd already bought tickets, but I just couldn't finish work on time. Today I'm going to get my 'revenge' and try to see as many [acts] as I can," Marrio Himawan, a school teacher who came with his two children and is self-admittedly "new to this jazz thing," said on Saturday.</p><p>The second-day performances centered on the day's international headliners, British songstress Lisa Stansfield and Polish singer-songwriter Basia. But plenty of other acts local and international offered the same quality of musical extravaganza.</p><p><a href="http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/from-mexico-japan-or-a-jakarta-office-stars-grab-stage-at-java-jazz-festival/575839">Keep reading...</a></p>