| Tobago Jazz Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Jazz |
| Dates | April 24-26 |
| Location(s) | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Years active | 2004-Present |
| Website | http://tobagojazz.ttfilmfestival.com/ [1] |
The Tobago Jazz Festival [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [1] is a music festival held every summer at Plymouth in Trinidad and Tobago which according to the Tourism Minister [5] attracted over 20,000 visitors to Tobago.
The Jazz Festival was first held in 2004 but it was postponed in 2009, as the 2008 show costed $50 million, but ticket sales only yielded $17 million. [6] A new company sponsored the 2010 Jazz festival, which saw a line-up including Carlos Santana, Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Tina Turner and Neil Diamond [7]
Notable performers include Grace Jones, Shabba Ranks, and D’Angelo. Additionally, for the first time, a film component was added to the Festival, in collaboration with the T&T Film Festival. [4]
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