Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival 2010 honours Sonny Bradshaw

The approaching 20th Annual Jamaica Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival 2010 is fittingly being organised in a celebration of the life and work of music icon and event founder Cecil "Sonny" Bradshaw.

Festival co-founder, devoted and constant partner Myrna Hague heads the 'Jazz the Real Deal' 30 jazz events to be held across the island during Jazz Week, June 13-20, 2010.

Traditionally, the festival underscores valid jazz presentations by both local and international musicians and will be taken to jazz fans along Jamaica's north, south and east coasts and corporate area Kingston. In the works a 'Jazz Village', 2-day Jazz Symposium, Jazz-Art & Photo Exhibition displayed throughout the week, as well as the viewing of jazz films and videos.

Nightly jam sessions, wine & fashion, jazz Cruise, jazz Dinner, jazz Dance, visitors streaming into the island, live radio, are few of the activities of this milestone jazz festival. Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival opens at the Jamaica Pegasus Gardens (June 13) and the curtains will coming down on Fathers Day Jazz in Ocho Rios.

For the details: Visit www.ochoriosjazz.com!

Barbara Streisand's new jazz CD: An exquiste cover

Barbra Streisand, the entertainment grande dame, returns with one of her most beautiful albums in a long time. An exquisite cover, Love is the Answer, the deluxe, double CD edition, Orchestra version and Quartet version with Diana Krall's jazz ban is truly marvelous recording.

Co-produced by Tommy LiPuma, the exquisite Streisand album is summarily a perfect collaboration between Diana Krall, LiPuma, Streisand and Johnny Mandel. At 67, Streisand's voice is at once both mature and still stunningly beautiful.

Haitian Singer Emeline Michel introduced to U.S. on Telethon

Though she was introduced to many during the January 22 "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" telethon, Haitian singer Emeline Michel, the 'Joni Mitchell of Haiti', has been performing all over the world for more than two decades.

Born in Gonaïves, Haiti, Michel began as a member of her local church choir, blossomed in talent and traveled to the United States where she studied her craft at the Detroit Jazz Center. From America, to Paris, then Canada and over her career that includes 4 albums, Michel has performed for the Clinton Global Initiative, NPR, CBC Radio, Canadian television and at festivals like Reggae on the River and the Montreal International Jazz Festival, as well as New York City's Carnegie Hall.

More on Emeline Michel on MTV: www.mtv.com!

Monty Alexander, Etienne Charles at Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival

Kurt Elling sings Grammy's Best Jazz Vocal Album 2010

GRAMMY AWARDS 2010: BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM


Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

Hall & Oates revisits New York's Troubador Club

The best selling pop duo of all-times Hall & Oates
revisits New York's Troubador Club 35 years after they last played as an opening act delighting fans at a May 2008 gig with unforgettable hits after hits that is captured on the live CD/DVD.

The Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live at the Troubador performance will premier on New York metro area public television station WLIW21 beginning March 2010.

The duo/band which played to huge acclaim at the recent Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival received a nomination for their performance of "Sara Smile" on the live set CD.

Haitian singer Emeline Michel's moving performance of Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers To Cross" at the Hope For Haiti Now telethon