Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) acclaimed trumpeter, Etienne Charles, will put lips to horn once again, to herald the return of the popular Eat, Drink, Jazz (EDJ) Music and Food Festival, to the San Fernando Hill, on September 30.
Charles and his Creole Soul Band headlines an impressive cast of jazz acts assembled for the keenly anticipated 10th anniversary of the annual showcase. Pianist Chantal Esdelle and her band Moyenne; gospel and R&B singer Nisa (Genisa St. Hillaire); jazz vocalist Ancil Valley and his Ancil the Band; and NLCB Fonclaire Steel Orchestra also are set to appear. The show runs from 5 to 11 p.m.
Mastermind behind the EDJ festival, Ancil Valley, says the time is right for “a soothing sound” to blow over T&T and their 2023 cast has exactly “the right energy the islands need”. Concertgoers are asked to wear all white, he added.
“San Fernando Hill has become a mecca for jazz in the southlands. Come concert night we intend to use our combined talents to not only connect with our audience but deputise them as agents of love and change,” Valley asserts.
“We want to recharge their resolve and empower them with renewed positive energy that they take to their jobs, schools, communities and most importantly their homes, because that is where real positive change starts,” he said.
According to Valley, Etienne Charles is exactly the right man to lead that love movement. Charles, a University of Miami Associate Professor of Studio Music and Jazz, is a Guggenheim Fellow and NAACP Image Award winner for his work with young musicians. Read More
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