If one were to award points for boldness and thinking outside the box, the Jazz Jamaica All Stars would rank high by any measure. The All Stars, a large ensemble of (mostly) Brits, several with ...

There’s a twofold purpose to this year’s Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival — providing a free, high-quality virtual concert with Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Secada and top Jamaican performers, and ...

Jamaica has been a jazz mecca for about 100 years. Count Basie, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Lena Horne are among the legends who have lived in the Southern Queens area. This ...

Non-Jamaicans may be surprised by the extreme responses Celine Dion songs elicit across the island. Excited reactions to mainstays like "My Heart Will Go On" include pounding walls, blaring sirens… By ...

Here we are in muggy late August — what the ancient Romans called the "dog days" of summer. For many of us, the season requires a certain soundtrack. Maybe it's bossa nova, upbeat R&B or chilled-out ...

As the Jamaica Observer celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Entertainment Desk revisits some of the key events and personalities covered since 1993. WHEN the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival ...

The 19th annual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival promises the expected array of eclectic music, with Mariah Carey making her Jamaican debut among other American, Canadian and Jamaican acts. Scheduled ...

THE Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), a sponsor of Jamaica Jazz and Blues since its inception, has recommitted support for the event’s virtual staging set for March 4 to 6. The JTB is joined by Mastercard, ...

The Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival 2010 will run from Jan. 24 to 30 in Montego Bay. Multiple-award winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, "Empress of Soul" Gladys Knight, British vocalist Joss ...

If one were to award points for boldness and thinking outside the box, the Jazz Jamaica All Stars would rank high by any measure. The All Stars, a large ensemble of (mostly) Brits, several with ...