DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Summer brings the traditional Cabarete Jazz Festival to the north coast shore. This 20 and 21 June 2025, the leading cultural event will take place at the sea-fronting Pampillonia Sea Garden, a venue that ensures even if it rains, the event will go on. Cabarete is half an hour from Puerto Plata city on the north coast.

The jazz festival opens on Friday, 20 June with a retro event with the performance of Conrad Wittkop playing vinyls from the 70s. Next comes fellow Dominican Mache Mache group with its mix of salsa, funk and urban music.

On Saturday, 21 June, Cuban jazz icon, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval will take the stage together with Paquito D’Rivera, another legend of global jazz. Both are Grammy Award winners. Others performing that evening are Dominican singer-composers Pavel Nuñez, Leton Pe, and Josean Jacobo will also perform. Duo Finetta is in charge of the...