About town (every Monday, Thursday and Friday)

Located on Soi 94, Amara Resort Hua Hin is a hidden gem. Popular with local expats and those-in-the-know, the resort hosts Jazz You More at the poolside house-restaurant every Monday and Thursday evening from 7.30pm until late.

‘I have loved jazz since I was young. I feel free and relaxed when I hear it so I brought it to my family resort to bring together community spirit and support local musicians,’ resort owner Sanisa Sriarg tells Time Out.

Amara employs a group of solid local jazzers – Mink, Nueng, Art, Yo, Kan, Oat and Seenam – who are often joined by special guests to perform light jazz and salsa, in addition to medleys penned by Rama IX, the late king who spent much of his time in Hua Hin and was a huge proponent of jazz in the kingdom.

One more local place to catch jazz is Why Not Restaurant, a Thai-French operation famed in Hua Hin for its woodfired pizzas, and, of course, wine. Located on the junction of Soi 98 and Phet Kasem Road, the restaurant hosts American saxophonist Daniel Covrett on Fridays from 7.30pm onwards.

Every Monday, Thursday and Friday. Free. Amara Resort Hua Hin, 7.30pm onwards