January 28, 2015
Night 1 of Jamaica Jazz and Blues kicks off
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – Patrons are steadily streaming into the Trelawny Stadium for the first night of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.
Tonight’s line-up includes deejay Josey Wales, singers Errol Dunkley and Cornell Campbell, vocal group The Tamlins and soca singer Oscar B, all backed by Lloyd Parks and We the People band.
Each act will dedicate part of their set to the late John Holt.
The three-day festival will feature headliner Mariah Carey, The Pointer Sisters, Magic!, former lead singer of Chicago Peter Cetera, R&B soul icon Charlie Wilson, North American-based Reggae band Soja, and Bajan saxophonist Arturo Tappin, Jamaican roots-reggae group Morgan Heritage and reggae singer Richie Stephens, among others.