16TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. LUCIA JAZZ
MAY 4 - 13, 2007
 All-star
line-up includes John Legend, Al Jarreau & George Benson, Natalie Cole, W.E.S.
Group, David Murray, Tania Maria, Will Downing, Gerald Albright, Norman Brown,
Jonathan Butler and Isaac Hayes.
St. Lucia Jazz attracts more than 10,000 visitors a year who enjoy over a dozen
musical acts in a variety of unique locations and venues throughout St.
Lucia. This year marks a return to the festival's original core musical genre of
heavy smooth jazz and a new policy offering increased opportunities for the
private sector to participate in a more active way with the opportunity to stage
their own privately produced shows.
The ten-day celebration begins with the official opening of St. Lucia Jazz on
May 4th followed by a host of performances taking place each day throughout the
island with the headline performances taking place from May 10 – 13 at the
Pigeon Island National Landmark.
The Brazilian Tania Maria will open the main stage performances on May 10 with
Grammy-award winning John Legend to headline the May 11 performance. May 12
features a full roster of musical highlights including performances by Al
Jarreau & George Benson, Will Downing, Gerald Albright, Norman Brown and
others.
 Performances
by jazz superstars Natalie Cole and Isaac Hayes will close the festival on May
13.
St. Lucia Jazz includes multiple complimentary daily shows which feature
acoustical, new age and straight-ahead jazz, soul, fusion and R&B. The "fringe"
musical acts, which are unique to St. Lucia Jazz, will be held in a variety of
locations and venues around the island including Jazz on the Square in Castries
and Fond d'Or Jazz in Dennery.
For more information and tickets, visit the official St. Lucia Jazz Web site at
www.stluciajazz.org, or contact the St. Lucia Tourist Board toll-free (888)
4-ST-LUCIA.
Information on St. Lucia is also available online at
www.stlucia.org, the official site of the St. Lucia Tourist Board.
Edited by Wendy J Betts
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