Celine at Tobago Jazz Festival???

[celinefanonline]

Look out for British Pop singer Elton John, Canadian Celine Dion and American Prince at Tobago's second jazz festival next year.

 

Tobago House of Assembly Tourism Secretary Neil Wilson said yesterday that these artistes were to be contracted to perform while some of the performers in last weekend's show would also be included in the cast for next year.

 

However, the eighth wonder of the world, Stevie Wonder, the star of last weekend's show, although he would be present would be an invited guest and may even be the show's patron, Wilson said.

 

Taking all things into consideration, Wilson said the First Tobago Gourmet Jazz Festival was an "excellent show" when one considered that it achieved a number of objectives the THA had fixed.

 

He said the positives for staging the festival at the Plymouth Recreation Ground included the involvement of the villagers of Plymouth, the generation of visitor arrivals, a permanently fenced recreation ground, paved roads, a park for 60 vehicles to serve future sporting and cultural events, the showcasing of local artistes on an international stage, employment generation for craft and food stalls, shuttle services and the creation of a cleaning company.

 

Wilson said he had not seen so many people in Tobago in his lifetime and the fact that over 30,000 people attended the show was an indication of the level of success of the visitor arrival objective. He said every hotel, guesthouse and villa was fully occupied while a number of visitors were able to find accommodation in private homes.

 

Wilson however admitted to a number of glitches, which he promised would not recur next year.

 

He explained that the traffic arrangements fell down on Sunday because the police changed them and implemented their own, but "we have to take blame for it. They didn't tell us."

 

He said visitors had problems in getting to and from Tobago on the airbridge, but BWIA was able to put on nine charter flights to ease the situation and these were immediately taken up.

 

Wilson said there were also complaints about the length of time taken between acts and admitted that in some cases it was over done. He said gate control was not particularly efficient and there was some measure of scalping. He also said he suspected that the Assembly's plan to provide free tickets to cultural groups backfired. He said this was one area that the organisers would be looking at very closely next time around.

 

He said there were also complaints that it was a jazz festival and should have had a greater jazz input.

 

He said he had also received complaints about the pricing but pointed out that a similar show in the USA would cost twice as much. He said a tiered system for admission would be considered for the next show to provide different packages.

 

"These are small things we have learnt. It is a learning process and we have to look at the complaints and shortcomings seriously," Wilson said.

 

He said the artistes that were left out of the show would have cost large sums of money for travel, accommodation and other expenses for their group and in any event would not have made much difference to the programme.

 

He disclosed that the next festival would be held in April at the start of the "dead period" for visitor arrivals.

 

He said the involvement of CL Financial in the imitative had made a tremendous difference and that the group's involvement over the next five year was likely to be 100 per cent sponsorship so that the State would not have to put out anything. "We would work with CL Financial to make the event a success," he added.

 

source http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article?id=96599502

Edited August 20, 2006 at 09:59 AM by celinefanonline

[thevoice]

old news

[René 2]

so it's confirmed. Edited August 20, 2006 at 10:06 AM by René 2

[Bellamy]

    so it's confirmed.

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No, it's the same old article few months ago. Check the first post. I think nothing is confirmed yet.

[Ronny83]

    so it's confirmed.

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No, it's the same old article few months ago. Check the first post. I think nothing is confirmed yet.

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The news celinefanonline posted is dated "Thursday, August 18th 2005".

[celinefanonline]

    so it's confirmed.

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No, it's the same old article few months ago. Check the first post. I think nothing is confirmed yet.

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The news celinefanonline posted is dated "Thursday, August 18th 2005".

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oh really i didn't know that i'm sorry..

i was actually search celine's news on yahoo.com and it just appear so that's why... and it's on top, so i thougt it's new news.........

[CSCfan]

Just heard talk about the Jazz 2007 edition. After the brilliant performances by Sting et al this year, I've been informed that we will be enjoying Earth, Wind and Fire, Mary J Blige and Sir Elton John next year, with a possibility of Celine Dion. What a line up.

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Nothing official, but still..

[VinnyT.]

Jazzy Time!

[Céline's Blues]

Yes, yes yes just wanted to post this article about this Playmouth Festival 2007 - there IS still a possibility. Elton will be there, too so why not Celione!?

[CSCfan]

Cause Elton has more time than Celine?

[Céline's Blues]

Cause Elton has more time than Celine?

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We will all see after the confirmation of Céline's spring schedule. I am seriously considering going there if she's performing. This would be one of a lifetime event - like Gatineau but both in English and French!

[celdia_5]

Celine & Jazz

[CSCfan]

She doesn't have to do jazz (which she won't anyway) in order to perform at that festival..

[Céline's Blues]

She doesn't have to do jazz (which she won't anyway) in order to perform at that festival..

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She will of course. Ahe will sing Le Ballet for sure - the 10 min version with scatting and since it'll be a jazz fastival she will sing something amazing just like she did on Simplement Marnay.

[CSCfan]

She will of course. Ahe will sing Le Ballet for sure - the 10 min version with scatting and since it'll be a jazz fastival she will sing something amazing just like she did on Simplement Marnay.

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Nah! Perhaps Le Ballet yes, but no Jazz songs.. It has the same chance of happening as if Elton would jazz songs..

Or Stevie Wonder earlier this year for that matter..lol

Edited August 24, 2006 at 05:29 PM by CSCfan

[Céline's Blues]

She will of course. Ahe will sing Le Ballet for sure - the 10 min version with scatting and since it'll be a jazz fastival she will sing something amazing just like she did on Simplement Marnay.

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Nah! Perhaps Le Ballet yes, but no Jazz songs.. It has the same chance of happening as if Elton would jazz songs..

Or Stevie Wonder earlier this year for that matter..lol

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Well, please nobody would expect her to sing jazz in Gatineau and she did it so she will in Playmouth as long as she appears there.

[Céline's Blues]

http://www.tobagojazzfest.com/

 

Remember the rumours about Elton and Céline being talked about? They were true and Elton is really participating this year.

 

My bet is that Céline will be there in 2008 during her tournee.

[Bellamy]

Hope so.

[Elaine]

Me too!

[shaka]

GREAT!!!! JAZZ!!!

[amelie]

Jazz Festival ≠ jazz music

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Céline Dion = WASTED TALENT with at least TEN jazz albums

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That's better..

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I SO second that...she might perform jazz, she might not...but i don't think this english album is gonna be jazz...(hopefully no album will be just jazz)