An All-Star Line-up Set to Perform at the Barbados Jazz Festival January 9 - 15, 2006

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (Barbados Tourism Authority) - A dazzling line-up of international performers, including singing sensation Lionel Richie and musician Jill Scott, make the Thirteenth Annual Barbados Jazz Festival a must for music lovers of all ages. There is an assortment of music for every taste, from up and coming talent to jazz purists. The festival is scheduled for January 9 - 15, 2006, and 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. The schedule of performances follows, with ticket prices in U.S. dollars:
Monday, January 9, 8:00 pm: Sunbury Plantation House - $30.00
Headliners: Roy Hargrove & Robert Gambarini

Tuesday, January 10, 8:00 pm: Heritage Park/The Rum Factory - $25.00
Headliners: Art Work & Wayne Willock

Wednesday, January 11, 8:00 pm: Garfield Sobers Gymnasium - $70.00
Headliner: Jill Scott

Thursday, January 12, 8:00pm: Colony Club Hotel, St. James - $100.00
Dinner Set

Friday, January 13, 8:00 pm: Garfield Sobers Gymnasium - $100.00
Headliner: Lionel Richie

Saturday, January 14, 12:00 pm: Farley Hill National Park - $25.00
Headliners: Norman Brown, Cindy Alexander, Arturo Tappin

Sunday, January 15, 1:00 pm: Farley Hill National Park - $25.00
Headliners: Boney James, Gary Davis Band, Cuban Jazz All-Stars

Season tickets are available for US$250.00, excluding the Dinner Set. Tickets can be purchased through the Jazz Festival Web site at https://www.barbadosjazzfestival.com, the Official Website of the Barbados Jazz Festival where background on the artists and accommodation choices can be found.