St Lucia Jazzes Up – Barely

Saint Lucia Jazz ’07 got off to a dull start last Friday as the Chamber of Commerce (COC) hosted the opening of the event for the first time. The island’s main domestic tourism marketing event is expected to swing into the weekend on a high note, with the thrilling fusion of fringe events leading up to the main stage.

Tania Maria, John Legend Lead off Mainstage Jazz

The prelude to Saint Lucia Jazz main stage will feature a line-up as exciting as any presented at the world-renowned event. The tranquil atmosphere of the Pigeon Island National Park by night will be the perfect place to get lost in the easy rhythms flowing from artistes of international ilk.
Brazilian vocalist Tania Maria, saxophonist David Murray and the Gwo Ka Masters and the W.E.S Group lead off tonight. Known for her exhilarating vocals and keyboard artistry,

Shaking it up on the Fringe

Each year, jazz on the fringe becomes more entrenched in Saint Lucia Jazz. This year the peripheral events again had a showing that established their right to be part of the music festival.
This year headliners Tabou Combo and Fuego Latino brought the crowd to its feet as expected. The heady Latin and Creole rhythms with the distinctly familiar undertones of Caribbean music touched a chord in the responsive audience,

General Manager of the BodyHoliday at LeSport Runs Across The Gobi Desert

Castries, Saint Lucia (March 5, 2007) – Andrew Barnard, General Manager of The BodyHoliday, one of four hotels in the SunSwept Resorts group of hotels, continues his involvement with RacingThePlanet, organizers of the 4 Deserts. This is a series of seven-day, 250 kilometre (150 mile) footraces across the world’s largest and most extreme desert climates including the Sahara in Egypt, the Atacama in Chile, the Gobi in China and Antarctica.

Jazz on the Pier ready to set sail!

With the outstanding success recorded in the staging of last year’s Jazz on the Pier, organizers of the event – the National Development Corporation (NDC) certainly has before it a tall order, if it is to repeat the feat or surpass expectations in staging the 2007 event.