Bayelsa Int’l jazz festival returns

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Organisers of the yearly Bayelsa International Jazz festival have announced that this year’s edition will hold from December 12th through 13th at the Gabriel Okra Cultural Centre in Yenagoa.

The world class annual entertainment event which was inaugurated last year amidst fun fare was established as a deliberate project to promote sustainable and responsible tourism in the state.

The festival which has in a short period acquired a global reputation in the international jazz music circuit has become a reference point in the entertainment scene in Nigeria and beyond.

The Director-General of the Bayelsa State Tourism Development Agency, organizers of the festival, Mrs Ebizi Ndiomu Brown said, this year’s edition of the jazz fiesta will be unique and special in several ways because of the array of global super stars lined up to entertain guests at the event.

According to Mrs Brown, the training this year will be conducted by Professors from Trinity College of Music, the alma mata of Abami Eda, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the progenitor of Afro jazz music in Africa.

Already, a galaxy of stars including a Grammy award winning jazz impresario, Earl Klum have agreed to perform live at the jazz fiesta. She hinted that the comprehensive list of the artistes on the bill would be unveiled soon.

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