The Dominican Republic is hosting the XXI Jazz Festival, a six-night affair with shows in different venues around the country.
The president of the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Educational Foundation, María Elena Gratereaux, highlighted the quality of the participating musicians, as well as that each night is dedicated to a participant’s country.
The opening concert, on Tuesday, 31 October 2017, is dedicated to France, and features the Big Band of the National Conservatory of Music of Santo Domingo, French pianist Alain Mallet, and the Jazz Ensemble of the Paris Conservatory.
On Wednesday, 1 November, the festival moves to the Eduardo Leon Jimenes Cultural Center in Santiago and the concert of that day is dedicated to Argentina.
The festival continues with Thursday, 2 November dedicated to Israel, Friday, 3 November to Brazil.
On Saturday, 4 November, the festival celebrates the US jazz tradition with performances of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Ambassadors and its guest George Garzone. Also there will be performances by prestigious musicians Sean Jones and Brian Lynch.
For the closing evening, Sunday, November 5, the festival honors three Puerto Rico, represented by William Cepeda, Italy by Marco Pignataro, and the Dominican Republic, that will be presenting typical merengue by Fefita La Grande, in addition to other special guests.
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31 October 2017
