While serving as an Ambassador for the Performing Arts in his birthplace, Vietnam, Kym Purling presented several concerts throughout the country. Kym's colleagues made this slideshow of this historical first non-classical concert ever to be held at the Conservatory of Music in Ho Chi Minh City.

Archive: Kym Purling In Vietnam - Introduction Slideshow (4:52)
Venue: Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ms. Binh Trang, a well-respected teacher at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, tells the audience of Kym Purling's life story, his career thus far and the historical importance of this concert. Kym Purling also speaks about the personal meaning of being back in his birthplace presenting jazz music to the country.

Archive: HCMC Concert - Part 1/5 - Introductory Speeches (10:03)
Venue: Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Kym Purling opened his first concert in Vietnam (and each thereafter) with the famous marching song, Len Dang, by renowned Vietnamese composer, Luu Hu Phuoc. The purpose of this was to demonstrate within the first song, how a simple recognizable melody called be completely transformed into jazz.

Archive: HCMC Concert - Part 2/5 - Opening Piece, Len Dang (2:55)
Venue: Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Kym Purling introduced and taught jazz music to many musicians and students when he visited Vietnam. Here he plays Leslie Bricusse's "Who Can I Turn To" with Minh Tan on bass and Tan Quoc on drums. This concert is the result of only 2-3 weeks of working together and playing jazz for the first time.

Archive: HCMC Concert - Part 3/5 - Who Can I Turn To (6:43)
Company: Conservatory of Music of Ho Chi Minh City
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Kym Purling became good friends when collaborating with renown vocalist, Tuyet Loan. They performed in concert halls and popular venues and clubs in Ho Chi Minh City. Tuyet Loan sang in many of the GI camps during the Vietnam War. Here they perform an arrangement Kym wrote for her of one of her favorite tunes.

Archive: HCMC Concert Part 4/5 - How Long Has This Been Going On (4:03)
Venue: Nhac Vien Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh City
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

View the closing of Kym Purling's first concert in Vietnam. All the musicians join together on stage while entrepreneur Robert Morgado and Director of the Conservatory of Music Professor Quang Hai speak about the cultural barriers that Kym's concert broke down through music, the universal language.

Archive: HCMC Concert - Part 5/5 - Closing of Concert & Speeches (6:32)
Company: Conservatory of Music of Ho Chi Minh City
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

At age 24, Kym Purling received the award for the Most Outstanding Keyboard Player at the 1996 South Australian Music Industry Awards. This archival footage includes announcement of nominees, the presentation of the award and Kym Purling's acceptance speech.

Archive: South Australian Music Industry Awards (2:28)
Company: South Australian Music Industry Association (SAMIA)
Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

One of Australia's leading current affairs programs, The 7.30 Report, presents the first of two documentaries about Kym Purling's life story and musical background. Shows footage of Kym's parents, his work as an ambassador in Vietnam and takes place just prior to Kym's European tour and move to the United States.

Segment: The 7.30 Report (5:49)
Station: ABC-TV 2 on the Australian ABC Network
City: National, Australia

This second 7.30 Report documentary features Kym Purling's first return to Australia since moving to the United States. It focusses on the UNLV Big Band's international tour of Australia, a tour that Kym organized by himself. Also shows footage of the parliamentary reception and discusses the Las Vegas music scene.

Segment: The 7.30 Report (3:33)
Station: ABC-TV 2 on the Australian ABC Network
City: National, Australia

In the summer of 2000, Footloose The Musical ran in both Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Soon after, the show traveled North America in two national tours. These excerpts were taken before Kym Purling joined the tour and musical-directed and conducted the show through 247 cities in just eleven months.

Segment: 42nd Street Montage (1:05)
Company: Big League Theatricals
City: New York City, New York, United States

Kym Purling came into Baltimore's WJZ-TV 13 at 5.30am the morning after Christmas Day and has a coffee and plenty of laughs with the guys on the popular morning show, Coffee With... They chat about everything from Miss Saigon and Kym's career to the size of the beer cans in Australia!

Segment: Coffee With... (6:41)
Station: WJZ-TV 13 on the American CBS Network
City: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

From 2002-2004, Kym Purling toured North America and Canada with the sixth longest running musical in Broadway history, Miss Saigon. A documentary consisting of five parts was produced, showing interviews, promo and a behind the scenes look at the long process of putting the show together.

Segment: On The Road To Miss Saigon, Part 1 (7:53)
Company: Big League Theatricals
City: New York City, New York, United States