FDR to host Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival opening day
FOR THE second successive year, the Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival returns to FDR Resort in Runaway Bay, St Ann, for its opening day on Sunday, June 3.
The event, dubbed FDR Jazz Village, will run from midday to 6p.m..
“We’re happy to once again host the opening day of the Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival and we invite all music lovers to come on out and enjoy a fun-filled day of music and fun,” said Trishawana Davidson, FDR’s sales manager.
Meanwhile, organiser Myrna Hague said she is expecting another fantastic festival this year, with Freddy Loco Ska Jazz Band from Belgium returning for their second appearance on the show, after debuting in 2016. The all-female four-piece band, Indigo, is also expected to excite patrons, with Marjorie Whylie on piano, Avery Crooks on trombone, Justine Jones on clarinet, and Jamila James on bass.
And in what is expected to be an emotional moment, multiinstrumentalist Alexandria Darcy, granddaughter of the late Sonny Bradshaw, the founder of the festival, will make her debut on the show as one-half of the Floridabased duo, Roots Evolution.
The FDR Aggregation rounds off the list of performers, with Gladdy Jazz Disco providing music.
Davidson said day passes are available and there are special prices for children to attend the show.
The festival, which runs from June 3-10, will move to Moon Palace on June 5 and again on June 7. The other events are slated for Kingston –June 6 at The Mico University College and the Wine Shop; June 9 at the Jamaica Music Museum; before closing at Hope Gardens on June 10.