The Tobago Jazz Experience: The Return gets going in earnest today with a gospel night titled The Holy Land Experience, at the Shaw Park Cultural Complex from 6 pm.
After a three-year absence, owing to the covid19 pandemic, the Tobago Jazz Experience (TJE) , the island’s signature entertainment event, returns under the theme, Much More than Music.
The gospel show, a first at the Jazz Experience, promises patrons a spiritual journey, incorporating timeless offerings alongside contemporary tracks.
The line-up of performers comprises a mixture of foreign and local gospel artistes. It includes multi-talented award-winning Illinois native Todd Dulaney, Baltimore singer Jonathan Nelson, Guyanese vocalist Samuel Medas and Zambian gospel music minister Chosen Remnant (Francis Kayenda).
Making up the cast at the all-white affair are young, Tobago-born gospel star Positive (Joel Murray), Blessed Messenger (Tyrone Walters), Marc Isaacs, Shantal Lindsay, Jaron Nurse, the Axis Band and pastor Terance Baynes, THA Secretary of Community Development, Youth Development and Sport. There is a standard general admission fee for this event.
Tonight’s gospel extravaganza sets the stage for Speyside Jazz on Saturday with acclaimed Jamaican reggae acts Richie Spice (Richell Bonner), Everton Blender (Everton Dennis Williams) as well as local entertainers, Nailah Blackman, Gardah Knight (Christopher Joseph), KMC (Ken Marlon Charles), Anomaly, Franz Job, Carryl Warner, Benjai (Rodney Le Blanc), Tony Williams, Keisha Stewart and Brass to the World with Ronnie McIntosh and SuperBlue.
The show, which is being held at Speyside Recreational Grounds, is expected to begin at 5 pm. Patrons have the option of viewing the show in the VIP section or in the designated general admission area.
The Jazz Experience reaches its pinnacle on Sunday from 4 pm with the International Night at the parade grounds, Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet.
[caption id="attachment_1011719" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Headlining International Night of the Tobago Jazz Experience will be Grammy-award winning R&B outfit Boyz II Men. -[/caption]
Headlining the show will be Grammy-award winning R&B outfit Boyz II Men. The group, which originated in Philadelphia, US, back in the 1980s, is known for ballads and acapella-styled harmonies.
Boyz II Men gained worldwide acclaim in 1991 with the success of its hit, It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday. This was followed by End of the Road and I’ll Make Love To You, among others.
Another Grammy-award winning artiste, Koffee (Mikayla Victoria Simpson), is also on the cast for the International Night. Boyz II Men will fly into the island on a private jet on Saturday afternoon.
[caption id="attachment_1011718" align="alignnone" width="683"] Grammy-award winning artiste, Koffee (Mikayla Victoria Simpson), is on the cast for the International Night. - AFP[/caption]
A pop singer, songwriter and rapper, Koffee, originally from Spanish Town, Jamaica, released her debut single, Burning, in 2017, and the fol
