Ocho Rios Jazz Festival
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| Country and Region | Jamaica — Portland |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Port Antonio; Portland, Portland and Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica |
| Festival Address Information | Phone: 866-649-2137, or 323-857-5358 Email: jazzinfo@ochoriosjazz.com |
| Festival Description | The Jamaica Ocho Rios Jazz Festival began in 1991 as an experimental one-day event. The Festival has since grown and developed to have established itself as a recognized authority for promoting and showcasing distinguished Jamaican and Caribbean musicians. The program features the greatest names in Jamaican Jazz as well as the very best of international fare. The Festival also produces a Youth Program, offers free daily concerts, a Photo Exhibition and many additional events that take place simultaneously throughout the Island—Kingston, Montego Bay, Negril, Runaway Bay, and Ocho Rios. |
| Festival Dates | June 8 - 15, 2008 |
Festival Events:
Program 2008:
- Performers
- DIE VIER TENÖRE (The Four Tenors)
- Lila
- Nadjé Leslie
- Joe Sizemore
- Monette Sudler
- The Antelope Valley Big Band from California
- YolanDa Brown
- Kerekes Band
- Odeon Pope
- Jamaican ‘Women In Jazz’
- Mary Isaacs
- Myrna Hague
- Marjorie Whylie
- Kathy Brown
- Ouida Lewis
- Karen Smith
- Jamaica’s Elder Musicians
- Foggy Mullings
- Sonny Bradshaw
- Noel Seale
- Keith Stoddart/Ernie Ranglin
- Taddy Mowatt
- Hedley Jones
- Tan Tan Thornton
- Bands
- Fab 5 Inc.
- Byron Lee Dragonaires
- The Jamaica Big Band
- Desi Jones Skool
- Jon Williams Trio
- Dean Fraser Jazz
- Sparrow Martin Unity Band
- Alpha Boys Bands
- Schools & Community Finalists Bands
- Seretse Small Group
- Sonny Bradshaw Jazz Mobile
Other Sources:
Articles and Reviews:
- Jazz without fanfare - Ocho Rios festival continues to swing, by Howard Campbell (Jamaica Gleaner, June 3, 2008)
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080603/ent/ent1.html
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