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Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Celebrates 18 Years<\/STRONG> D<\/SPAN>ominican Republic\u2019s largest free cultural event to feature internationally acclaimed artists<\/STRONG><\/P> Bringing Jazz to a diverse crowd of music lovers, comprised of local residents and tourists alike, the 2013 event enjoyed record-breaking attendance with a combined audience of over 10,000 people.<\/P> The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival will celebrate its 18th year (Nov 6 – 9, 2014) with four nights of concerts in the North Coast towns of Puerto Plata, Sosua and Cabarete.<\/P> Presented by the Dominican Ministry of Tourism, with sponsors such as Ron Macorix and local residential tourism establishments such as Sea Horse Ranch, Millennium Hotel, Ultravioleta and Casa Linda, the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is a renowned, annual cultural event. Bringing Jazz to a diverse crowd of music lovers, comprised of local residents and tourists alike, the 2013 event enjoyed record-breaking attendance with a combined audience of over 10,000 people. <\/P> The festival also brings music education to the region through its affiliation with FEDUJAZZ, a non-profit organization that conducts musical workshops for youth. Motivating and developing young artistic talent, FEDUJAZZ has partnered with local organizations such as the Dream Project and Sosua City Council to further assist in the education of Dominican children, using Jazz as the teaching platform.<\/P> The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is known for its legendary performers and seaside locale with its mix of Tropical climate, Caribbean culture and a Latin take on the international jazz scene. The Festival is Free, but VIP Tickets are available for pre-sale, benefiting the music foundation FEDUJAZZ. This year, the sounds of internationally acclaimed musicians include the following:<\/P> November 6 – Puerto Plata \u2013 Parque Independencia – 8:00 PM <\/STRONG><\/P> \u2022 Big Band Conservatory of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) November 7 \u2013 Sosua \u2013 Hotel Casa Marina Amphitheater – 8:00 PM<\/STRONG><\/P> \u2022 Benny Martinez (Dominican Republic) November 8 – Cabarete Beach- 8:00PM<\/STRONG><\/P> \u2022 Edgar Molina (Dominican Republic) *Youth Concert \u2013 12:00 Noon<\/P>The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival and FEDUJAZZ are proud to present a series of Youth Concerts on the main stage. The performances in 2014 will include three groups of young Dominican artists. For more details, please see Festival website. November 9 \u2013 Cabarete Beach – 8:00PM<\/STRONG> Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Celebrates 18 YearsSanto Domingo, July 22th, 2014 Dominican Republic\u2019s largest free cultural event to feature internationally acclaimed artists Bringing Jazz to a diverse crowd of music lovers, comprised of local residents and tourists alike, the 2013 event enjoyed record-breaking attendance with a combined audience of over 10,000 people. The Dominican Republic … Continue reading “Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Celebrates 18 Years”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7023"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7023\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Santo Domingo, July 22th<\/SUP>, 2014<\/P>
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\u2022 Colin Hunter (Canada)
\u2022 Pat Pereyra and Band, Musical Direction: Rafelito Mirabal and Guy Frometa (Dominican Republic), with Special Guest Alex Jacquemin (France)<\/P>
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\u2022 Ignacio Berroa Group (Cuba) with Giovanni Hidalgo (Puerto Rico)
\u2022 Berklee Global Jazz Institute Student Presentation (USA) with Special Guest Joe Lovano (USA)<\/P>
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\u2022 Berklee Global Jazz Institute Student Presentation (USA)
\u2022 Joe Lovano\u2019s Quartet (USA)<\/P>
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\u2022 Ram\u00f3n V\u00e1zquez (Puerto Rico) Tr\u00edos with Edmar Col\u00f3n and Danny D\u00edaz (Puerto Rico), and Special Guest El Prodigio (Dominican Republic).
\u2022 La Familia Andr\u00e9 (Dominican Republic)
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