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It's A
Grammy Affair At Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues '08 |
 CaribPR Newswire, NEW YORK, NY Dec. 14, 2007: Grammy
winners and 2008 Grammy nominees are set to rub shoulders
and thrill music fans in Montego Bay, Jamaica next month.
Three of the 2008 artists set to perform at January 24- 26th
Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica
have just picked up nominations for next year's 50th Grammy
awards. While two others on the bill already hold the
prestigious statuettes.
Grammy winner Jill Scott, newcomer Ryan Shaw and Spyro Gyra
all been nominated for next year's 50th Grammy Awards, set
for Feb. 10, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Scott, who already holds two Grammy's, has been nominated
three times for the 2008 awards. She's up for 'Best Female
R&B Vocal Performance,' for 'Hate On Me,' 'Best
Urban/Alternative Performance,' for her collaboration with
Lupe Fiasco on 'Daydreamin' and 'Best R&B Album' for the
'The Real Thing.'
Shaw has received his first nomination in the Best
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for 'I Am Your Man,' while
Spyro Gyra has gotten the nod in the Best Pop Instrumental
Performance category for 'Good To Go' off the album, 'Simple
Pleasure' as well as for Best Pop Instrumental Album of the
year. |
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Shaw is a
26-year-old singer/songwriter from Decatur, Georgia who
recently launched his debut album, 'This Is Ryan Shaw' on
the One Haven/Columbia label. Working with player/producers
Jimmy Bralower and Johnny Gale, Shaw gave overlooked
classics by obscure artists like the Combo Kings and the
Sharpees along with more familiar songs made famous by
Wilson Pickett, Jackie Wilson, and Bobby Womack, a new life.
While his original tunes - "Nobody" (the first single), "We
Got Love," and "Over and Done" - build on the old-school
values of strong melodies and meaningful lyrics. We Got
Love" was prominently featured in January 2007 promos for
the ABC network television series "Brothers and Sisters."
Spyro Gyra was originally formed in the early 1970s in
Buffalo, NY. With over 25 albums released and 10 million
copies sold, they are among the most prolific as well as
commercially successful groups of the scene. Among their
most successful hit singles are "Shaker Song" and "Morning
Dance," which received significant play on popular music
radio stations, and is still frequently heard nearly 30
years later on jazz and easy listening stations.
The 2008 nominees and two-time winner will be joined at the
prestigious festival by eight-time Grammy Award winner,
Anita Baker.
The line-up also includes Legendary singer, Diana Ross;
revered 'Caribbean Queen' singer, Billy Ocean JT Taylor of "Kool
of the Gang," Mary Mary, Chalice, Lou Gramm of " Foreigner,"
Jessica Yap; Yerba Buena, Taj Mahall, pianist Marjorie
Whylie, AJ Brown, Dwight Stephenson and 13-year-old
powerhouse Nikki.
Meanwhile, history was made on Monday, Dec. 10 when for the
very first time in the 11 years of the Air Jamaica Jazz &
Blues Festival, tickets began selling on the Internet at the
event's home page:
http://www.airjamaicajazzandblues.com/08/.
Walter Elmore of Turn Key Productions, executive producer of
the Caribbean's hottest festival, says the decision was
taken given the overwhelming request by overseas fans for
tickets to the festival.
But the executive producer is reminding fans that tickets
will only be sold for a limited time to the January 24-26,
2008 event and is urging all to ensure they snap up tickets
early.
Only a restricted number of tickets will be sold for the
venue at the Aqueduct in Montego Bay this year, added
Elmore, while insisting he is more concerned about the
comfort level of jazz fest patrons than simply selling
tickets.
The Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, since its
introduction in 1996, has attracted thousands of patrons
from the USA, Europe, the Caribbean and Jamaica.
International artistes that have performed at the festival
include Alicia Keys, Kenny Rogers, Norah Jones, Julio
Iglesias, Roberta Flack, Lou Rawls, Dionne Warwick, India
Arie, Nancy Wilson, Earth Wind and Fire, Kenny G., Michael
McDonald, Gladys Knight, Kool & the Gang, Al
Jarreau,Branford Marsalis, Brian McKnight Harry Belafonte,
Babyface, Stephanie Mills, George Benson, Erykah Badu,
Gladys Knight, Michael Bolton, and many more. And to bring
the Jamaican flavor, well-known names such as Ziggy Marley,
Morgan Heritage, Third World, Toots Hibbert, Shaggy, Sean
Paul Maxi Priest, Beres Hammond, Monty Alexander, Ritchie
Stephens and many other Jamaican talents have made their
mark on the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues stage.
This year the festival is being presented by key title
sponsor, Olint along with support from Air Jamaica, the
Jamaica Tourist Board, Scotiabank, Oasis Bottled Water, Viva
Sparkling Water, Audi, Vitamalt, Power and Charmin. |
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