Full Jazz listing announced

ST. LUCIA: In excess of 70 artistes are unveiled as planning for the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival gains momentum.
Jazz a La Chaudiere in the South, a second stage at the Pigeon Island National Landmark and in excess of 70 artistes, are among the major updates unveiled this week as the planning for the staging of the 25th edition of the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival gains momentum.
Jazz a La Chaudiere held at the Phillip Marcellin Grounds in Vieux Fort, is a family day with a diverse line-up of visiting artistes from Trinidad to Haiti.
Headlining  is reggae artiste and record producer, Sanchez. One of the all-time favorites and most featured performing groups to have graced the festival over its lifespan is the Haitian Jazz band, Strings. The Jazz a La Chaudiere line-up also features the ethnic/jazz/blues sound of Trinidad and Tobago’s Dean Williams Quartet featuring soul soprano Letesha Sylvester. Completing the line-up is Karmafeaturing Shomari Maxwell, and the band Phases.
The popular Teddyson John will open an amped-up set at the Pigeon Island Mainstage Show on Friday, May 6, which includes Kes and Da’ville. On Saturday May 7, singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor Omarion, the former lead singer of the boy band B2K, will complete the Pigeon Island main stage line up.
As a new addition, what was previously known as the Pigeon Island side stage has been rebranded “Mainstage Stage 2,” in light of the professional positioning of the line-up it boasts. Performers include Saint Lucia’s most notable names in pop and contemporary jazz music like Rob ‘Zii’ Taylor on Friday, May 6; Michael Robinson, Skip Monday and Barbara Cadet on Saturday, May 7; and Jessy Leonce, Derede Williams and ALIBI on Sunday, May 8.
For more information about the 25th Annual Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival visithttp://www.stluciajazz.org.