Lionel Richie, Other Stars to Spice Up Barbados´ Jazz Festival

Barbados is looking to up the ante with a dazzling lineup of international performers, including singing legend (in some peoples eyes) Lionel Richie and musician Jill Scott, who will add to the makeup of the thirteenth Annual Barbados Jazz Festival. The event is penned to be an assortment of music for every taste, from up and coming talent to jazz purists. The festival is scheduled for January 9 to 15 next year.

he jazz bash will be staged at various locations, among them the historic Sunbury Plantation House, Heritage Park, set in a rum Factory, the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium and the lush and breezy Farley Hill National Park. It´s the perfect time to explore this leading Caribbean destination.

The key performers this year are Lionel Richie, Jill Scott, Arturo Tappin, Roy Hargrove & Roberta Gambarini, Art Work & Wayne Willock, Norman Brown, Cindy Alexander, boney James, Gary Davis Band and the Cuban Jazz All-Stars.