It is a pleasure and an honour to be on the JJ&B Festival and it will be an exciting time.
A very special festival. This virtual staging is in sync with the JJ&B vibe of pushing things forward, of doing things differently..
Happy to be presenting my rum shop blues – a mix between jazz and blues and reggae. I worked originally as a songwriter, now coming from behind the scenes.
Looking forward to being a part of the Festival. Fortunately, it is virtual so I can be a part of it even though I am so far away. I am looking forward to giving an awesome performance!
Coming into the JJ&B is a great honour. We are excited to be able to show the world what we have to offer.
BAND QUEST
8 THE BAND
IRON KYTE
KEN ELLIS
RAYVEN AMANI
From the get go, it was the mandate I have been a loyal of the JJ&B Festival to expose and patron of JJ&B. being nurture young talent. It did this through able to perform with my its “Small Stage” from which many band is just too exciting young performers have gone on to stellar for words. We have been careers. This year will be no different as JJ&B rehearsing and the set is Festival presents the winner of its Quest which going to be powerful. delivered six outstanding winners – Iron Kyte, Roots Percussionist, Raven Amani, Ketura Soull Gray, Ken Ellis and 8.
MUSIC UNITES
KETURAH SOULFLAUTIST GRAY
ROOTS PERCUSSIONIST
EYE OF THE BRAINSTORM
I am so delighted
Music Unites is a Foundation established to perform on Jazz in 2009 by Rosina Moder and Peter and Blues and am looking forward to showing the Ashbourne to discover and nurture world the talent from talented young musicians in Jamaica. MOON Jamaica. Peter and Rosina brought together a selection of talented young It is an artists to perform on the 2021 honour to JJ&B Festival stage including be on JJ&B.. – Moon, Janine Jkuhl and Earth and the Fullness. EARTH AND THE FULLNESS JANINE JKUHL
CAJE
ADRIAN & MARCIA DYNAMIC DUO BEHIND JJ&B 2021 We have been a part of the festival for many years, in the mix of production, marketing, brand strategy and content development. Virtual production is a big part of what we do for other clients around the globe we thought it fitting to bring back JJ&B as a virtual experience. We are grateful for the backing of our sponsors and the talented and hardworking professionals who are
supporting the marketing, promotion and technical production aspects of the festival. 4-6 March 2021 will Bring the Magic Back as we showcase, our extensive musical talent, the beauty and depth of our island and culture, the exquisite landscape and the hospitality of our people in a seamless, world-class production.
Don’t Miss It!
OUR SPONSORS Four of our major partners joined us for the launch of the JJ&B Festival – presenting sponsors Jamaica Tourist Board and Master Card, technology support partner FLOW and our gracious host Appleton Estate. We share a few excerpts from each message. DONOVAN WHITE, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board: “We have missed the festival for a few years and are particularly excited at its return. With masterful production, class acts and an unmistakable Jamaican flair, the festival adds to the high demand of music events that make Jamaica the beat that moves the world.” DALTON FORBES, General Manager, Mastercard Caribbean Region: “We are very proud to be part of the revitalization of the JJ&B Festival. We have been a part of several music festivals in the market and its our way of connecting with the people of Jamaica…. We are happy to be part of this programme …. There is a lot of history and culture associated with it and we are happy to be a part of it.”
LATOY LAWRENCE, Senior Marketing Manager, FLOW: “We are pleased to announce that we are the official technology partner of the show. It is only fitting that the virtual staging being dubbed as “Bringing Back the Magic” to find its home with Jamaica’s largest network. FLOW will provide all the technology support required for the show so that internationally and in 14 Caribbean markets audiences can enjoy the show from the comfort of their home. … we look forward to bringing this premium event to thousands of fans both locally and internationally.” KAMAL POWELL, Marketing Manager, Domestic and Export: “Appleton Estate is thrilled to be partnering with the JJ&B Festival on this its first virtual staging…For us Appleton Estate and the JJ&B Brand both speak to global audiences with the language of Jamaican excellence and culture”.
STAY WITH US
The JJ&B Festival is more than a musical concert but an opportunity to meet and greet with family and friends. JJ&B has always had the mandate to bring heads to beds, a task in which we were generously assisted by our hotel partners who have been stalwart supporters of JJ&B over the years. The focus in this virtual presentation will be a feature in which we present some of hotels and is called “Stay With Us. Hosting this feature will be very special friends Tami and Wayne Mitchell who will be helping us to showcase the hotels and demonstrate our readiness to start receiving guests. Tami and Wayne will be joining the action on Night 3 of the festival.
CIRCLE JAMAICA
We have a slew of artists that will be participating in the virtual experience, Richie Stephens is one who has been working with the team for several months. Richie hosted our “Circle Jamaica” feature which shared our places, food and culture that we wanted the world to see – Rick’s Café in Negril; Fern Gully, Ocho Rios; Blue Hole in Portland,: Bob Marley Museum and Fleet Street in Kingston, among others – as we showcase Jamaica during the three nights of the festival. The JJ&B experience we believe will be like no other!
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