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| PLYMOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008 WEEKEND COVERAGE
Tickets and accommodations (special thanks to good fren Jomo) were taken care of immediately following the 2008 TnT Carnival season because if it's one things Trini's doh play around with, is organizing ah lime!! Ah mean, lots of people had actually made their bookings from before December. Yes, we're sure they were fooled by the rumors going around that both Michael and Janet Jackson were in this year's Jazz line-up. We arrived in Tobago on Thursday evening on the T&T
Express catamaran and then it was non-stop action. On
Friday, Diana Ross Then in VIP, they were very adamant with patrons remaining seating during the performances (more so for the international acts). This was a total vibe killer for both patrons and artists. Imagine having to remain seated while watching Shakira shake what her mama gave her??!! Putting the general admission section some 800 feet away from the stage definitely changed the vibe as well. It might be a good idea to place VIP areas on both sides of the stage (still covering a decent area of the stage front), and have general admission come down the center like last year.
Sunday was a huge disappointment for us. We're not saying this because of the acts, but when we arrived on site, we were instructed by Jazz officials that Whitney Houston's management demanded that no photographs were to be taken. And to make matters worst, we were later informed that photos of Rod Stewart could only be taken from the light/sound scaffolding some 500ft away from the stage for the two-song limit. Cheups ... talk about nonsense!! We might as well have bought VIP tickets - this way we could have at least enjoyed the performances. We must say however, that Rod Stewart did put on a great show!
The All Inclusive Jazz Cruise (Saturday) and Beach House Jazz fete (Monday) definitely made the weekend complete for us. Yes man, there's plenty of good stuff to do beside Jazz. And if you see how many Trini's does touch down on the island jus for the lime!! And Jazz lovers, if you're in search of some real jazz, there's a two-day "Jazz On The Beach" event with local and Caribbean jazz acts at Mt Irvine beach. Again, we must thank our sponsor, Caribbean Airlines (www.caribbean-airlines.com) for making our 2008 Tobago Jazz experience possible. Next stop ... St. Lucia Jazz Festival !!
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After
having such a great time at last year's Plymouth Jazz Festival, returning in 2008
was a no brainer!
ruled
the night and Kes the Band give one hell of a performance to close the
show. Now the vibes at Jazz this year just wasn't the same as last year.
We're not sure if it's because the 2007 line-up was simply better than
this year's or if it was the new layout of the venue - which was definitely
more sectioned off. It was hard to go back & forth between VIP and
General Admission, so a lot of people decided to just stay put once they
settled in.
Of course, Steel Pulse and En Vogue didn't disappoint their fans one bit.
In
between the official Jazz events, it was sun, beach and liming. And you know we
had to enjoy some of the Tobagoian's sweet hand. Miss Jean - the curry shrimp
and dumpling was besssss. A dip at Pigeon Point Beach was also a must on the agenda
before heading back to Trini. You gotta take a sea bath when in Tobago ... wash
away any jinx or obeah any bad-minded people might have put on ya! *lol* It's
like taking a 'Bush Bath'!! 