Barbados Prepares 16th Annual Jazz Fest

The 16th Annual Barbados Jazz Festival will feature British folk singer and songwriter James Blunt. In addition to Blunt, this year’s event running from Jan. 12 to 18 will feature a wide range of both contemporary and classic jazz vocalists including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Harvey Mason, David Burnett, Angie Stone and the BCC Jazz Project, among others. Ticket prices start at $25 per person.

Attendees can purchase a full season pass to all performances, excluding The Crane dinner set, for $235. The festival will be staged across some of Barbados’ most picturesque locations around the island, including the Sunbury Plantation House, Heritage Park/The Rum Factory, Garfield Sobers Complex, and Farley Hill National Park. In addition, Errol Ince will headline a special dinner set at The Crane Resort & Residences on Thursday evening, January.