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, Sosúa 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 Sosúa 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.
Dominican Republic Jazz Festival
Sunday, November 9 november Cabarete Beach
Ramón Vázquez TrioS (PR) with Edmar Colón (PR) & Danny Díaz,(PR) special guest El Prodigio (RD)
La Familia André (RD)
The Festival is sponsorded by the Ministry of Turism, Ron Macorix, Sea Horse Ranch, Millennium Hotel, Ultravioleta and Casa Linda.
Web: www.drjazzfestival.com