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Tranquility Jazz Festival set for November
Date Posted: August 30, 2008.
NEW YORK, USA: The Anguilla Tourist Board and BET Event
Productions have announced the special performers for the
Sixth Annual Tranquility Jazz Festival set to take place in
the island of Anguilla on November 6-9, 2008.
The “Straight. No Chaser. Tranquility Jazz Festival” has
earned a reputation as one of the Caribbean’s only true all
jazz events and this year’s lineup is guaranteed to keep the
tradition going.
The star-studded lineup will feature Patti Austin, the
legendary and beloved performer, songwriter and vocalist;
Trumpeter Christian Scott, one of the brightest new jazz
stars; Tony winner and two time Grammy-winning jazz vocalist
Dee Dee Brightwaters; saxophonist Dean Fraser, one of
Jamaica's finest brass players; Michel Camilo, Grammy and
two-time Latin Grammy Award winning pianist from the
Dominican Republic, and Arturo Sandoval, one of the world’s
most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugel horn,
winner of 4 Grammy Awards, 6 Billboard Awards and an Emmy
Award. They will be joined by a host of young, talented
Anguillian musicians, ready to make their mark in the jazz
world.
The festivities get underway on Thursday, November 6 at
CuisinArt Resort & Spa with dinner and an intimate evening
with Patti Austin. Friday swings in the daytime too, with
“Jazz on the Parkway” a showcase of local and regional
artists from 11:00am to 5:00pm presented by the National
Bank of Anguilla.
That night, the action moves to the festival’s main event
venue, the Temenos Golf Club with headliners Arturo Sandoval
and Christian Scott. Saturday brings an exciting triple
billing back at Temenos with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dean
Fraser and Michel Camilo, and a set from local or regional
performers.
Sunday provides the perfect send off to the weekend as the
action takes to the beach at Sandy Ground for the
traditional free finale with Dean Fraser and a host of local
and regional performers.
