Roots Percussionist delivered a top-class performance on Thursday. (Photo: Jazz and Blues Festival Instagram)
Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival kicked off Thursday evening with up-and-coming acts showcasing their talent to the world, in the first online version of the event which is resuming after a five-year hiatus.
There were pulsating melodies for the approximately three hours that the show lasted, with the newly minted bands and individual players of instruments drawing on material from different genres of music, with reggae being the focal point.
Intertwined between the performances were advertisements, messages and interviews from the sponsors and a message from past performer Billy Ocean, with host Debbie Bissoon expertly blending all the pieces together.
A photo promoting the return of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival on the event s website.
Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival fans will have to wait a little longer for the event s return to the local entertainment scene.
Organisers announced Friday that the event, which was originally scheduled to be held virtually from January 28 to 30, has been rescheduled to March 4 to 6, 2021.
This is in part due to COVID-19 concerns which prevented some international artistes from participating in the festival based on the necessity to observe the attending protocols in the cities that they reside, in particular California, said the organisers in a press release.