NEW YORK:- Across the Caribbean Diaspora, Jamaican promoter Walter Elmore's Art of Music Productions (AMP) successful bid to attract megastar Celine Dion to the 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival - The Art of Music is being viewed as a boost for the festival and for the region. Two years ago when the organization began its efforts to entice the musical icon to the festival, they had no idea how […]
More than a month after the announcement that Grammy award-winning rock group Maroon 5 would be headlining on Friday night, January 28th, checks made to www.jamaicajazzandblues.com yesterday by The STAR showed that Ron Isley and Air Supply have been officially added. Scheduled for January 23 to 29 at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium, Isley will be performing on Thursday, 27th and Air Supply on Saturday, 29th - closing night. Australian super […]
From Lady Saw to Marion Hall to being both persons at once, the queen of dancehall demonstrated that dancehall artistes can make a musical transition, and grow with the music, through her splendid performance at the 14th staging of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival. In sheer brilliance, and obvious signs of musical growth, Marion Hall executed her 35-minute performance through smooth timeless hits like My Silly Heart, Love Hurts […]
