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Published:Wednesday | February 3, 2010 | 12:00 AM

We have more highlights from jazz, in case you missed the action....

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Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

RUM BAR - Worthy Park Estate/Rum Bar Rum hosted its customer and staff appreciation party at Heather's Garden Restaurant, Haining Road, New Kingston, on Friday night....

Stars gather to cover 'We Are the World' for Haiti

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Twenty-five years after the star-studded anthem We Are the World raised millions of dollars to aid famine relief in Africa, celebrities of a different generation gathered last night to re-record the charity tune to benefit Haiti...

Ocho Rios Jazz Festival celebrates 20th anniversary

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaica International Ocho Rios Jazz Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary June 12 to 20 with more than 30 events around the island. With the theme Jazz - The Real Deal, this year's festival will celebrate the life...

High expectations for low-budget Reggae Film Fest

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Barbara Blake-Hannah, chairperson of the Reggae Film Festival and head of the Jamaica Film Academy, is promising an exciting festival this year, despite her limited budget. "With less than a shoestring budget, we have created an exciting calendar of events that will prove...

Marley art gallery opens tomorrow

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Berhane Selassie Art Gallery will be launched tomorrow at Tuff Gong International Ltd on Marcus Garvey Drive, St Andrew.The art gallery is named after reggae singer Bob Marley, Berhane Selassie being the name given to him when he was baptised...

JCDC to host islandwide Bob Marley Symposia

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The 2010 Bob Marley Symposia, 'We Don't Need No Trouble - What We Need Is Love', begins today and continues until Friday. Organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and the Bob Marley Museum, the symposia...

Third World honours nat'l heroes with 'Patriots'

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Western Bureau: World-renowned reggae band Third World pays homage to some of Jamaica's National Heroes on its new album, Patriots. Patriots. The album, which highlights the work of Paul Bogle and Marcus Garvey, among others...

'For Better or Worse' - A brilliant Basil Dawkin's production

Published:Monday | February 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

A variety of reasons have been presented when couples fail to honour their marriage vows. But certainly not the reasons (at least not in the Jamaican experience) presented in Basil Dawkin's latest production, For Better or Worse, being staged on the grounds of the Little Theatre ...

Stephen Marley takes Grammy Award - Marleys alive and well

Published:Monday | February 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Stephen Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, is the 2010 winner of the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.

Something extra

Published:Monday | February 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The weekend was all about the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival but the Corporate Area wasn't void of fun.

Stellar Jazz and Blues performance

Published:Monday | February 1, 2010 | 12:00 AM

WESTERN BUREAU: An awesome, unequalled and commanding performance was how the great soul singer of all times, Gladys Knight, brought the curtains down on the 2010 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium on Saturday night....