Air Jamaica promises BIG jazz festival

Arturo Tappin, Christopher Cross, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Rogers, Michael Bolton, Monty Alexander, Pieces of a Dream and an all-star reggae line-up, including Freddie McGregor, Luciano, Shaggy and Wayne Wonder, have confirmed so far, said festival producer Walter Elmore of Turnkey Productions, who added more artistes will be added to “The Art of Music” roster in the weeks ahead.

Speaking at the most appropriate venue for the announcement, BB King’s Blues Club and Grill, deMercado said the 2007 festival is going to be sine qua non. deMercado said Air Jamaica is delighted to continue to be the title sponsor of the festival which attracted more than 40,000 people last year.

This year we have a magnificent new venue at Rose Hall which will be transformed into a truly amazing stage and I have no doubt that the success that we’ve been able to achieve over the years is going to be surpassed in 2007,” said deMercado.

David Shields, Jamaica’s Deputy Director of Tourism, added that over the past ten years, the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival has contributed to the cultural fabric of Jamaica.