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The festival is an annual event and traditionally has been a three-day music festival held the last weekend of January. It encompasses a range of music genres, including jazz, R&B, blues, Latin, Reggae, Soca, and various types of musical fusion. In 2010, the Festival was extended to seven days and was hosted at different venues starting in ...
The following category is for music festivals held in Jamaica. Music festivals of all genres are included, including rock festivals, classical music festivals, jazz festivals, pop festivals, electronic music festivals, and folk festivals, among other types. Note that festivals featuring music among other arts may be included here, but are also ...
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Reggae is especially popular through the fame of Bob Marley. Jamaican music's influence on music styles in other countries includes the practice of toasting, which was brought ...
This annual festival celebrates the indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana, so the music encompasses every style associated with the city and the state: contemporary and traditional jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, Cajun music, zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, folk music, Latin, rock, rap music, country music, and bluegrass.
Pages in category "Jazz festivals in Jamaica" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Fun in the Son; J.
Kingston, Jamaica. Genres. Bebop. Hard bop. Spiritual jazz. Occupation. Trumpeter. Alphonso Son " Dizzy " Reece (born 5 January 1931) [1] is a Jamaican -born jazz trumpeter. [2] Reece emerged within London's burgeoning bebop jazz scene during the 1950s [3] and went on to become a leading proponent of hard bop jazz in New York City.
In 1991, inspired by the rhythms of traditional Jamaican music and the largely improvisational nature of jazz, Gary Crosby — one of the original Jazz Warriors, jazz double bassist, and nephew of veteran Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin [1] — conceived a fusion of mento, ska, reggae and jazz styles in playing classic and modern jazz standards alongside Jamaican folksongs.
Jazz festivals in Jamaica (2 P) P. Jazz festivals in Puerto Rico (1 P) S. Jazz festivals in Saint Lucia (1 P) Pages in category "Jazz festivals in the Caribbean"