From today's Sosua News:
This year the 18th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival will be held from Thursday, November 6th through Sunday, November 9th. The most important music festival on the Island takes place at Puerto Plata, Sos?a and Cabarete. For the festival world famous musicians from Canada, the USA, Cuba, Puerto Rico, France and the Dominican Republic have been contracted.
The program:
Thursday, November 6 in Puerto Plata:
Big Band conservatorio Santo Domingo (RD)
Colin Hunter (CAN)
Pat Pereyra & band. (RD) Musical directors: Rafelito Mirabal y Guy Frometa
Special guest: Alex Jacquemin (Francia)
Friday, November 7 Sos?a Hotel Casa Marina Amphitheater
Benny Martinez (RD)
Ignacio Berroa's quartet (USA) special guest: Giovanni Hidalgo (PR)
Berklee Global Jazz Institute students' presentation (USA) special guest Joe Lovano (USA)
Saturday, November 8 Cabarete Beach
Edgar Molina (RD)
Berklee Global Jazz Institute students' presentation (USA)
Joe Lovano?s Quartet (USA)
In the afternoon, young talented Dominican musicians perform.
Sunday, November 9 november Cabarete Beach
Ram?n V?zquez TrioS (PR) with Edmar Col?n (PR) & Danny D?az,(PR) special guest El Prodigio (RD)
La Familia Andr? (RD)
The Festival is sponsorded by the Ministry of Turism, Ron Macorix, Sea Horse Ranch, Millennium Hotel, Ultravioleta and Casa Linda.
This year the 18th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival will be held from Thursday, November 6th through Sunday, November 9th. The most important music festival on the Island takes place at Puerto Plata, Sos?a and Cabarete. For the festival world famous musicians from Canada, the USA, Cuba, Puerto Rico, France and the Dominican Republic have been contracted.
The program:
Thursday, November 6 in Puerto Plata:
Big Band conservatorio Santo Domingo (RD)
Colin Hunter (CAN)
Pat Pereyra & band. (RD) Musical directors: Rafelito Mirabal y Guy Frometa
Special guest: Alex Jacquemin (Francia)
Friday, November 7 Sos?a Hotel Casa Marina Amphitheater
Benny Martinez (RD)
Ignacio Berroa's quartet (USA) special guest: Giovanni Hidalgo (PR)
Berklee Global Jazz Institute students' presentation (USA) special guest Joe Lovano (USA)
Saturday, November 8 Cabarete Beach
Edgar Molina (RD)
Berklee Global Jazz Institute students' presentation (USA)
Joe Lovano?s Quartet (USA)
In the afternoon, young talented Dominican musicians perform.
Sunday, November 9 november Cabarete Beach
Ram?n V?zquez TrioS (PR) with Edmar Col?n (PR) & Danny D?az,(PR) special guest El Prodigio (RD)
La Familia Andr? (RD)
The Festival is sponsorded by the Ministry of Turism, Ron Macorix, Sea Horse Ranch, Millennium Hotel, Ultravioleta and Casa Linda.