Music

• The Collegiate Chorale presents its 2011 Spring Concert Something Wonderful: An Evening of Broadway with Deborah Voigt

  May 21, 2011 by Administrator / 1,221 Views

  The featured guest artist Paolo Szot, conducted by Ted Sperling with the American Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 7pm at Carnegie Hall.
  
  

  Deborah Voigt, one of the world’s favorite international opera luminaries, will turn her estimable vocal talents toward the world of musical theater to provide us with a delightful evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gershwin, Kern, Sondheim and others. Teaming up with Ted Sperling, one of Broadway’s foremost conductors, arrangers and directors, Ms. Voigt will prove her flawless ability to move and captivate audiences in this musical genre as well. See her strut her Broadway stuff with The Chorale just before she begins her widely anticipated debut in Annie Get Your Gun at Glimmerglass. Paulo Szot, critically acclaimed baritone who starred last season in both The Nose at the Met and South Pacific on Broadway, will join in this Special Event.

   

  This season, Voigt made her role debut as Brünnhilde in Robert Lepage’s new production of Wagner’s Die Walküre at the Metropolitan Opera; her house role debuts as Minnie in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West at the Met and Lyric Opera of Chicago; and her Washington National Opera debut as Salome in a new production by Francesca Zambello.  In concert she performed with the Staatskapelle Dresden at Lincoln Center, and will present Schoenberg’s Erwartung with the New York Philharmonic. As the first artist-in-residence at upstate New York’s Glimmerglass Festival next summer, she stars in Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun and in a one-woman show written by Terrance McNally and directed by Francesca Zambello.

   

  A devotee of Broadway and American song, Voigt has given acclaimed performances of popular fare, including benefit concerts for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and New York Theatre Workshop. 

   

  Paulo Szot is one of the most versatile baritones in the world, winning great acclaim both as an opera singer and as an actor.  He won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Emile De Beque in the Broadway revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center Theatre.  He also made his highly acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in a new production of The Nose by Shostakovich conducted by Valery Gergiev, and his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Pops Orchestra in a program of Lerner and Lowe. 

   

  During the 2010/2011 season Paulo Szot made his debut at Dallas Opera in the title role of Don Giovanni and returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Escamillo in Carmen,  He will debut with the Paris Opera Cosi Fan Tutte and at the Festival de Aix-en-Provence as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro.

   

  Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the son of Polish immigrants, Mr. Szot made his New York Philharmonic debut in a concert conducted by Marvin Hamlisch appearing alongside Liza Minnelli, and he debuted at the Ravinia Festival in concert with Kelli O’Hara.  He appeared in concert in the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of the American Songbook Series.

   

  Ted Sperling won the 2005 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his orchestrations of The Light in the Piazza, for which he was also music director. Broadway credits as music director / conductor / pianist include: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Angels in America, My Favorite Year, Falsettos, Drood, Les Miserables, Roza and Sunday In the Park With George. Mr. Sperling was also an original cast member of the Broadway musical Titanic. Off-Broadway credits as music director include: A Man of No Importance, Wise Guys, A New Brain, Saturn Returns, Floyd Collins, Falsettoland, and Romance in Hard Times. As a stage director, his credits include: Charlotte: Life? Or Theater? and Striking 12, as well as a revival of Lady in the Dark starring Andrea Marcovicci. Mr. Sperling conducted the musical scores for the films The Manchurian Candidate and Everything Is Illuminated, and directed the short musical film Love, Mom, starring Tonya Pinkins.  He has conducted The Collegiate Chorale twice, in critically acclaimed performances of Weill’s The Firebrand of Florence and Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath.

  Roger Rees created the title role in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Olivier Award) and on Broadway (Tony Award, Best Actor in a Play). Other Broadway credits include Indiscretions (Tony & Drama Desk nominations) and Uncle Vanya and The Rehearsal at the Roundabout. Off-Broadway: A Man of No Importance (LCT); The End of the Day (Obie Award) and The Uneasy Chair (Playwrights Horizons); The Misanthrope (CSC). In London: the original productions of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing and Hapgood; Double Double; Waiting for Godot w/ Ian McKellen; and for the RSC: title role in Hamlet, Love's Labour's Lost, Cymbeline, Much Ado About Nothing and The Suicide. Film: Julie Taymor's Frida, The Scorpion King, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Invasion, The Prestige, Next Stop Wonderland, Sudden Manhattan, Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Bob Fosse's Star 80, If Looks Could Kill. Television: "Cheers," "The West Wing," "Boston Common," "My So-Called Life," "The Ebony Tower," "The Crossing," "Double Platinum," "Titanic," "Liberty!" His theatrical directorial credits include Peter and the Starcatcher (with Alex Timbers, NYTW); Arms and the Man (Roundabout); Here Lies Jenny; Love's Labour's Lost and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Old Globe). Williamstown Theatre Festival (Artistic Director, 2005-07), as director: The Taming of the Shrew (playing Petruchio opposite Bebe Neuwirth's Katherine), The Rivals, Anything Goes, Late Middle Classes, Herringbone, The Film Society. He enjoys touring his one-man Shakespeare show, What You Will, throughout America and Britain.

   

  The mission of The Collegiate Chorale, led by Music Director James Bagwell, is to enrich its audiences through innovative programming and exceptional performances of a broad range of vocal music featuring a premier choral ensemble.  Founded in 1941 by the legendary conductor Robert Shaw, The Chorale has established a preeminent reputation for its interpretations of the traditional choral repertoire, vocal works by American composers, and rarely heard operas-in-concert, as well as for commissions and premieres of new works by today’s most exciting creative artists.  The many guest artists with whom The Chorale has performed in recent years include:  Bryn Terfel, Stephanie Blythe, Nathan Gunn, Kelli O’Hara, Victoria Clark, Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, and Deborah Voigt. Last season’s highlights included the world premiere two-act concert version of Ricky Ian Gordon’s opera The Grapes of Wrath at Carnegie Hall.  In addition to The Chorale’s presentations, the chorus is performing in five programs during the American Symphony Orchestra’s 2010-11 season, will return to Verbier in the summer of 2011, and will perform with the Israel Philharmonic in Salzburg and Israel in July 2012.
  

  The company’s 2010/2011 Season began with Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody, Op.53 and A German Requiem at Carnegie Hall in October and continued with Knickerbocker Holiday in January at Alice Tully Hall and We Remember Them: Choral Music from the Camps and the Ghettos in March at Central Synagogue.
  

  For more information, visit www.collegiatechorale.org.

  Here are the photos from the concert. Photos by Erin Baiano are Deborah Voigt and Paulo Szot.
  

  
  
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• The 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival

  May 5, 2011 by Administrator / 1,454 Views

   The 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival kicked off in spectacular fashion on Wednesday night, May 4, with the Opening Night celebration which featured the U.S. Premiere of the Delhi-set comedy "Do Dooni Chaar," Disney's first live-action Hindi film. The star-studded red carpet premiere, held at Manhattan's prestigious Paris Theater, was attended by special guests Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Kapoor along with writer/director Habib Faisal. Also attending the premiere were Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Aditya Bhattacharya, Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti, Meetu Chilana, Rehana Mirza, Pulitzer Prize winner Siddhartha Mukherjee, Sarita Choudhury, Ami Sheth, Poorna Jagannathan, and many other actors and filmmakers whose films will play at NYIFF through Closing Night on Sunday, May 8.

   

  Following the screening of "Do Dooni Chaar" was a discussion with Faisal and the Kapoors moderated by festival director Aseem Chhabra which had the audience laughing throughout. A gala benefit dinner followed at the opulent Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South.

  
  

   (L-R) Neetu Singh Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor on the red carpet.
   Photos by MichaelToolan.com
  

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• Food Bank For New York City Annual Can-Do Awards Gala

  Apr 9, 2011 by Administrator / 1,492 Views

  FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY RAISES $1.4 MILLION FOR HUNGER-RELIEF AT STAR-STUDDED ANNUAL CAN-DO AWARDS DINNER 

   

  ~ Ebro North America, BronxWorks Honored for Commitment to Ending Hunger

  Lucy Cabrera, Ph.D., President & CEO of  Food Bank For New York City, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award ~

   

  New York, NY, April 8, 2011— Food Bank For New York City raised $1.4 million at its Ninth Annual Can-Do Awards Dinner which raised $1.4 million for hunger-relief.  The event was held on Thursday evening, April 7, 2011, at Abigail Kirsch’s Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on the Hudson River.  The Food Bank is the city’s major hunger-relief organization working to end food poverty throughout the five boroughs.  Ebro North America President & CEO, Peter F. Smith, and BronxWorks Executive Director Carolyn McLaughlin, were honored for their commitment to hunger-relief.  Lucy Cabrera, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Food Bank, received a Lifetime Achievement Award for 23 years of service to the organization.  Co-chairing the dinner was Chef/Author Mario Batali and his wife Susan Cahn.  Jon Stewart, one of America’s top social and comedic figures, was Can-Do's Special Guest. TODAY Show Co-Host and America's best loved weatherman, Al Roker, hosted. Multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan, provided an intimate musical performance.

   

  More than 700 people joined Mario Batali, Jon Stewart, Al Roker and Sarah McLachlan to support the Food Bank's fight against hunger, including:  Jon Bon Jovi, Jimmy Fallon, Michael Stipe, Mariska Hargitay, Anthony Bourdain, Tom Colicchio, Rachael Ray, Anne Burrell, David Burke, Jill Hennessy, Christopher Meloni, Josh Charles, Hoda Kotb, Isaac Mizrahi, Gail Simmons, Michael Schlow, Joy Bauer, and others. 

   

  Auctioneer Lydia Fenet of Christie's took the room to an all-time high for the live auction that raised $257,000.  The high-bid on the auction block was a whopping $90,000 X 2 or $180,000 for The Three Castrati. Mario Batali, Tom Colicchio and David Chang (the Three Castrati) will prepare and serve a dinner for 12 in the private dining room of Manzo, Eataly.  Six savory courses  will be paired with wines selected from the Eataly wine shop and Eataly Chef Michael Toscano will delight the high bidders and guests with passed hors d'œuvres and desserts.   And a musical serenade will be sung by the legendary Jon Bon Jovi!

   

  Other auction items included a golfer's dream vacation in Scotland donated by Delta Airlines BusinessElite®; Round-trip on Delta Airlines BusinessElite® to Italy for five nights in a super suite at Rome Cavalieri, plus dining, spa and a private tour of the hotel's prized 1,100 piece museum-quality art collection; and a weeknight escape or weekend lunch for 50, aboard your own private yacht charter, The Lexington from Prestige Yacht Charters, with cuisine by Cesare Casella and wine selections from Bastianich wines.

  Jon Stewart took the stage for 10 minutes and spoke about hunger as only Jon Stewart Can-Do! “Applaud yourselves for being here and raising money,” Stewart said to a packed ballroom of Food Bank supporters. “I just want to say to Mario this is the nicest Seder I've ever been to”.

   

  The Can-Do Awards Dinner is instrumental in helping to provide support for the 1.5 million New York City residents who rely on the Food Bank's programs and services. Every dollar donated to the Food Bank helps provide five meals. This is a critically important year for the Can-Do Awards Gala as unemployment remains high and food costs are soaring. New York City residents are being forced to make impossible sacrifices including reducing their food intake and the quality of their food to get by financially.   

   

  "Our 2011 Can-Do Award honorees have demonstrated an uncompromising commitment to ending hunger.  The Food Bank applauds their efforts and thanks them on behalf of all New Yorkers who are struggling to put food on the table," said Lucy Cabrera, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Food Bank For New York City.  "Today, almost one in five New York City residents lives below the federal poverty line — many of whom will turn to us in the months to come.  They don't give up and neither can we. With your continued support, all New Yorkers can have a future in which hunger is a thing of the past."

   

   “Ebro North America is honored to partner with the Food Bank for New York City," said Peter F. Smith, President and CEO of Ebro North America.  "Ronzoni pasta and Carolina rice have helped nourish New Yorkers for over ninety years. The Can-Do Awards event allows us all to celebrate our significant accomplishments of the past year. Ebro North America looks forward to a continued partnership with the Food Bank to ensure that every New Yorker has sustained access to one of life’s most basic necessities: affordable food.”

  “BronxWorks is honored to be a Can Do Award recipient.  Our partnerships with the Food Bank have enabled us to keep the safety net strong in these difficult times," said Carolyn McLaughlin, BronxWorks Executive Director.

   

  A special Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Lucy Cabrera, who will retire effective May 31, 2011.  Dr. Cabrera has led the Food Bank for more than two decades.  Under

  her leadership, the Food Bank’s mission has expanded beyond food distribution to ongoing support and resources that enable approximately 1,000 community-based member programs to build capacity and connect low-income New Yorkers with much-needed benefits and services. 

   

  “Under her guidance, the Food Bank has become the city’s only hub for integrated food poverty assistance, tackling the hunger issue on three fronts – food distribution, income support and nutrition education," said Rev. Henry Belin, Chairman of the Food Bank Board of Directors. "The board and the entire Food Bank staff appreciate the passion Dr. Cabrera has brought to the organization over the years, and her many meaningful contributions.”

   

   “I look back on my career at the Food Bank with great pride,” said Dr. Cabrera. “Our organization has grown from a small provider to one of the country’s largest and most prestigious food banks, serving 1.5 million New Yorkers today.  I leave behind an organization that is in a strong financial position, has a stellar reputation, and has an independent research wing.  I’m confident that the strength of our member network, a highly committed board of directors, and a skilled and dedicated executive team will take the Food Bank to the next level."

   

  The evening concluded with a special performance by multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan. For Sarah, music and philanthropy are intertwined.  She contributed the track "Hold On" to the 1993 AIDS-Benefit Album No Alternative, and performed on the star-studded tsunami disaster relief telethon on NBC, as well as during the concert One World: The Concert for Tsunami Relief.  She participated in the Philadelphia installment of the Live 8 concerts, which was one of nine held simultaneously in nine major cities around the world. In addition, McLachlan was a co-founder of the historic Lilith Fair, an all women music festival which donated over $10 million dollars to local and national women’s charities  www.lilithfair.com.Sarah also funds an outreach program in Vancouver which provides free music education classes to inner-city youths whose school music programs have been reduced or abolished by budget cuts.  Said Sarah, “Music is a gift”.  It connects us to each other and to ourselves.  Through it, we share our stories and our emotions, and we create a whole new way of communicating."

   

   

  "Sarah's ability to speak from the heart also connects her to the Food Bank.  Much like Sarah's commitment to helping young people and the victims of tragedies around the globe find their voice, the Food Bank speaks for 1.5 million New Yorkers who rely on our programs and services and who often cannot speak for themselves," said Lucy Cabrera, Ph.D., President & CEO of the Food Bank For New York City. "We applaud Sara's efforts and we welcome her to the Food Bank family.  At a very difficult time when more than three million New York City residents are struggling to put food on the table, we are honored to have her support.  We know her music will lift all of our spirits at Can-Do and beyond."

   

   

  About the Food Bank For New York City

  Food Bank For New York City recognizes 28 years as the city’s major hunger-relief organization working to end food poverty throughout the five boroughs.  As the city’s hub for integrated food poverty assistance, the Food Bank tackles the hunger issue on three fronts — food distribution, income support and nutrition education — all strategically guided by its research. Through its network of approximately 1,000 community-based member programs citywide, the Food Bank helps provide 400,000 free meals a day for New Yorkers in need. The Food Bank’s hands-on nutrition education program in the public schools reaches thousands of children, teens and adults. Income support services including food stamps, free tax assistance for the working poor and the Earned Income Tax Credit put millions of dollars back in the pockets of low-income New Yorkers, helping them to achieve greater dignity and independence. 94% of donations go directly toward food distribution, acquisition and programs in all five boroughs of New York City.  Learn how you can help at foodbanknyc.org.

   

   Photos by Peter Dressel

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• Brazilian Nights: Leny Andrade With Paquito D'Rivera

  Mar 27, 2011 by Administrator / 1,057 Views

  April 1-2 - The Allen Room
   
  
  Who/What:
  
  Vocalist Leny Andrade completes the 2010-11 Singers Over Manhattan series in The Allen Room joined by special guest multi-instrumentalist Paquito D'Rivera.  In this program of bossa novas, sambas, and choros, they will showcase both the light and profound emotions of Brazilian music.  As The New York Times put it, "To describe Ms. Andrade as both the Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald of bossa nova only goes so far in evoking a performer whose voice seems to contain the body and soul of Brazil."
  
  When:
  April 1-2, 2011, 7:30pm/9:30pm
   
  Where:
  The Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York.
  
   
  
  Tickets:
  Ticket prices for The Allen Room are $65 for the 7:30pm sets and $55 for the 9:30pm sets.  All tickets can be purchased through jalc.org or CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, open daily from 10am to 9pm.  Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor.  Box Office hours: Monday-Saturday 10am to 6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain) and Sunday from noon to 6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain.)
  
  Sponsorship:
  Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its major corporate partners:  Bloomberg, Brooks Brothers, Centric, The Coca-Cola Company, Con Edison, Entergy, HSBC, Related, and SiriusXM.
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• JOHN LEGEND TO HEADLINE SAINT LUCIA JAZZ FESTIVAL

  Mar 19, 2011 by Administrator / 1,310 Views

  20th anniversary draws top musicians from around the world;
  special festival packages and offers available
  
   
  
  Saint Lucia (March 17, 2011) – In celebration of the 20th anniversary, Grammy-award winning multi-Platinum artist John Legend will headline this year’s Saint Lucia Jazz Festival.  The singer, in his album collaboration with The Roots, recently picked up three awards on February 13, 2011 at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards show for Best Tradition R&B Vocal Performance for “Hang On In There,” Best R&B Song for “Shine” and Best R&B Album for Wake Up!.  Legend has sold more than five million albums worldwide, garnered multiple hit singles ("Ordinary People," "Used to Love U," "So High," "Save Room," "Heaven," "Another Again") and has received countless awards.  Legend demonstrates a rare ability to fuse classic old school soul music with the edgy flavor of 21st century hip-hop.
  
   
  
  From April 30 to May 8, 2011, this year’s festival lineup is comprised of an international roster of renowned musicians featuring the genres of jazz, R&B, pop, soul and world music from the United States, UK, France, Africa and Saint Lucia, including:
  
   
  
  -          Trey Songz – The highly acclaimed R&B singer-songwriter Trey Songz debuted his first recording album in 2005 with I Gotta Make It followed by Trey Day (2007).  His third album, Ready, was released in 2009 while his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, was released in September 2010, all garnering him multiple BET and Grammy award nominations, including winning the 2010 BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist.
  
   
  
  -          Ledisi – Singer-songwriter Ledisi returns to the jazz festival stage sharing highlights from her Grammy nominated albums Lost & Found and Turn Me Loose.
  
   
  
  -          Regina Carter – American jazz violinist, Regina Carter, lauded as one of the finest violinists of her generation, will share African folk tunes from her newest album, Reverse Thread.
  
   
  
  -          Bad Ass Brass – Formed in 2008, the band takes its influence from the sounds of traditional New Orleans brass bands but adds its own unique twist. The group won the opportunity to play at this year’s jazz festival through a Facebook contest in the UK hosted by the Saint Lucia Tourist Board.
  
   
  
  -          Maceo Parker – American funk and jazz saxophonist, who had a long term association with the late, great James Brown, will get the audience dancing with hits from his latest album Roots & Grooves, which won a Jammie for best Jazz Album in 2009.
  
   
  
  -          Saint Lucian Collective – An ensemble of Saint Lucian’s jazz icons who will perform a mélange of sweet pulsating Caribbean beats.
  
   
  
   “As the leading and longest running jazz event in the Caribbean, year after year we welcome thousands of visitors from all corners of the globe to our legendary island to celebrate the premier voices in the music industry,” said Saint Lucia Tourist Board Director of Tourism Louis Lewis. “We’re thrilled to be marking our 20th anniversary with another sensational lineup. Combined with our world-class resorts, unique activities, exotic cuisine, unspoiled nature and warm people, this is still the best party in the Caribbean.”
  
   
  
  The festival will feature multiple complementary daily shows of acoustic, new age, jazz, soul, reggae, and R&B sounds held in a variety of locations and venues around the island, including Jazz on the Square in Castries and Jazz in the South at locations in Vieux Fort and Laborie.  Headliners will perform at the main stage performances which will be held at Pigeon Island National Park and Gaiety in Rodney Bay, the island’s epicenter of musical entertainment, featuring local clubs, lounges and restaurants.
  
   
  
  MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
  
  Wednesday May 4
     
  
  Thursday May 5
     
  
  Friday May 6
     
  
  Saturday May 7
     
  
  Sunday May 8
  
  Gaiety on Rodney Bay
     
  
  Gaiety on Rodney Bay
     
  
  Pigeon Island National Landmark
     
  
  Pigeon Island National Landmark
     
  
  Pigeon Island National Landmark
  
  7:00 p.m.
     
  
  7:00 p.m.
     
  
  8:00 p.m.
     
  
  4:00 p.m.
     
  
  2:00 p.m.
  
  Ledisi
     
  
  Sixun
     
  
  Morgan Heritage
     
  
  Trey Songz
     
  
  John Legend
  
  Regina Carter’s Reverse Thread
     
  
  Augustin 'Jab' Duplessis featuring Derede Williams
     
  
  Carimi
     
  
  Maceo Parker
     
  
  Chuck Brown
  
  Allison Marquis & Eclectic Pan Jazz
     
  
  Bad Ass Brass
     
  
  Angelique Kidjo
     
  
  Yellowjackets
     
  
  Mike Stern with Richard Bona, Bob Franceschini and Lionel Cordew
  
   
     
  
   
     
  
  Mervyn Wilkinson
     
  
  Taj Weekes & Adowa
     
  
  Saint Lucia Collective
  
   
     
  
   
     
  
   
     
  
   
     
  
  Anacaona
  
   
  
  For a full concert schedule, festival tickets and updates, visit the official Saint Lucia Jazz website www.stluciajazz.org.  For information on accommodations and attractions visit www.saintlucianow.com.
  
   
  
  Several resorts on the island will be celebrating the jazz festival with special packages.   See below for a complete list of offers from properties including Bay Gardens Hotel, Bay Gardens Inn, C’est La Vie, Cotton Bay Village, Fond Doux Holiday Plantation, Habitat Terrace, Harmony Suites, Juliette’s Lodge Hotel, Mango Beach Inn, Marina Haven Villa, Stonefield Villa Estate Resort & Spa, The Downtown Hotel, Village Inn & Spa, Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort and Zamacà Saint Lucia Bed & Breakfast.
  
   
  
  Bay Gardens Hotel and Bay Gardens Inn
  
  5-Night/6-Days Jazz Package
  
  ·         Accommodations for two in a Superior Room
  
  ·         Caribbean buffet breakfast daily
  
  ·         Three-course dinner at Trios Restaurant (valid one night only)
  
  ·         One day sail to Soufriere with complementary drinks and snorkel at Anse Cochon
  
  ·         US$10.00 coupon, per person, redeemable at Treasure Bay Casino
  
  ·         Complementary transfers (one way) from Bay Gardens Hotel to Pigeon Island Landmark for Main Stage Jazz Performance
  
  ·         Bay Gardens Resorts’ Jazz Souvenir
  
  ·         Rates: starting at US$990 based on double occupancy and includes all taxes
  
  ·         Book by: May 8, 2011
  
  ·         Travel April 30 through May 31, 2011
  
  Visit baygardensresorts.com for more information
  
   
  
  C’est La Vie
  
  Springtime Jazz
  
      * 4th night free
      * Includes breakfast, concierge, butler service
      * Travel May 1 through May 20, 2011
  
  Visit www.villacestlavie.com  for more information
  
   
  
  Cotton Bay Village
  
  Jazz on the Beach
  
      * Five nights accommodations
      * All meals included
      * All beverages by the glass included
      * One complementary spa treatment per adult
      * One ticket to the Jazz concert of choice per adult
      * Rates: starting at US$1010
      * Book by: April 30, 2011
      * Travel for any five night stay between April 30 to May 8, 2011
  
  Visit www.cottonbayvillage.com for more information
  
   
  
  Fond Doux Holiday Plantation
  
  Jazz Sulphur Jamboree
  
      * Spend seven nights or more and receive complementary tickets for two to Jazz in the North
      * Round trip transfer to Jazz Festival venue
  
  Visit fonddouxestate.com   for more information
  
   
  
  Habitat Terrace
  
  All That Jazz
  
      * Includes breakfast, t-shirt, and round-trip shuttle arrangements to the Jazz venue of choice
      * Book by: April 1, 2011
      * Travel April 30 through May 8, 2011
  
  Visit www.habitatterrace.com for more information
  
   
  
  Harmony Suites
  
  Jazz Special
  
      * Receive 15% off rates
  
  Visit www.harmonysuites.com for more information
  
   
  
  Juliette’s Lodge Hotel
  
  Just Jazz Special 2011
  
      * Special rates for the following accommodations:
            o Single occupancy US$55 per room per night plus taxes (max 1 person per)
            o Double occupancy US$65 per room per night plus taxes (max 2 people per)
            o Family room two beds US$90 per room per night plus taxes (max 4 people per)
            o Two bedroom apartment US$125 per room per night plux taxes (max 4 people per)
      * Single, double and family room rates are inclusive of continental breakfast per person
      * Book by: April 15, 2011
      * Travel April 24 through May 16, 2011
  
  Visit www.julietteslodge.com for more information
  
   
  
  Mango Beach Inn
  
  Jazz Fans – Beat the Traffic
  
      * Travel by boat from Marigot Bay to Pigeon Island
      * 10% discount off normal rates
      * Travel April 30 through May 8, 2011
  
  Visit http;//www.mangobeachmarigot.com for more information
  
   
  
  Marina Haven Villa
  
  Jazz Special
  
      * Stay seven nights and pay US$180 per night per villa
      * Complementary arrival airport transfer
      * Book by April 30, 2011
  
  Visit http;//www.bensconcierge.lc/marina-haven-villa.html for more information
  
   
  
  Stonefield Villa Estate Resort & Spa
  
  Enjoy the south of the Island and still Jazz in the North
  
      * Water taxi roundtrip to Castries
      * Complementary beverage on route to Jazz Festival
      * Daily breakfast for two
      * Ocean view villa and pool
      * Rates: starting at US$450 per couple inclusive of taxes
      * Book by: April 30, 2011
      * Travel April 1 through May 31, 2011
  
  Visit http;//www.stonefieldvillas.com for more information
  
   
  
  The Downtown Hotel
  
  Fun in the Sun
  
      * Special rates for the following accommodations:
            o Deluxe Downtown View US$65
            o Sea/Piton View US$75
            o Royal Suites US$85
            o Soufriere Suites US$95
            o Family Suites US$110
            o Rates are subject to 18% tax
      * Book by: April 30, 2011
      * Travel through May 8, 2011
  
  Visit www.thedowntownhotel.net for more information
  
   
  
  Village Inn & Spa
  
  Jazz Special
  
  ·         15% off rates
  
  ·         Breakfast daily
  
  ·         Complementary golf
  
  ·         Complementary spa treatment (conditions apply)
  
  Visit http;//www.villageinnstlucia.com for more information
  
   
  
  Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort
  
  Jazz it Up!
  
      * Althurium Lily Suites
      * Daily breakfast buffet
      * Round trip airport/hotel transfers
      * Rates: starting at US$465 per night double occupancy includes taxes and service charges
      * Travel through May 9, 2011
  
  Visit http;//www.windjammer-landing.com for more information
  
   
  
  Zamacà Saint Lucia Bed & Breakfast
  
  Concord of Sweet Sounds and Colors of the Caribbean
  
      * Stay five nights and enjoy the sixth night free
      * Stay 12 nights and pay for ten
      * Upon check-out, receive a gift certificate for credit on next trip to Zamacà Saint Lucia Bed & Breakfast
      * Breakfast is included in rate
      * Rates: starting at US$112.10 per night per double occupancy
      * Book by: April 10, 2011
      * Travel April 28 through May 10, 2011*
      * *Extension of stay upon request
  
  Visit http;//www.zamaca.com for more information
  
   
  
  For more information about the island of Saint Lucia; its product offerings and resort vacation packages, visit http;//www.saintlucianow.com.
  
   
  
  About Saint Lucia
  One of the Windward Islands of the West Indies' Lesser Antilles, Saint Lucia (pronounced Saint LOO-sha) is nestled halfway down the eastern Caribbean archipelago. The "Helen of the West Indies," Saint Lucia is known for its natural beauty and diverse attractions, including the signature Piton Mountains - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - a tropical rainforest and one of the world's few drive-in volcanoes. Culturally rich offerings include the bustling marketplace in the capital of Castries, quaint fishing villages along the coastline, and the annual Saint Lucia Jazz festival. Saint Lucia's wide range of accommodations includes world-class five-star resorts, all-inclusive resorts, intimate inns and value-oriented properties.
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