Vittet said that the island thrives with adventures that the whole family will enjoy, before labelling her island as the most romantic destination in the Caribbean. She said there are endless tours and attractions including the world’s only drive-in volcano in the heart of the Soufriere volcano, the Pitons, the rainforest, wildlife and bird watching.īut serious adventure seekers have much more to occupy their time with activities such as fishing, diving, scuba, sea trekking, fly-boarding and kite-surfing. He said St Lucia accomplished an all-time high in tourist arrivals in 2017, attracting some 1,100,000 visitors, amounting to an 11 per cent growth.Īnthony Gomez, mananging director at Abstract Media speaks with marketing manager Donalyn Vittet, left, and regional marketing manager Christopher Gustave at right of the St Lucia Tourism Authority, during the launch of the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival hosted by Saint Lucia Tourism Authority on Monday at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain.īut the TT tourists are the ones they are mainly targeting at this time.ĭonalyn Vittet, SLTA’s marketing manager greeted guests as she said Lucians with, “Sa Ka Fete Toute Monde,” (welcome everyone) then made a destination St Lucia presentation, and not deviating from their brand, St Lucia, let her inspire you. Regional marketing manager of the SLTA Christopher Gustave, in the presence of St Lucia hoteliers, local jazz enthusiasts, travel agents and the media outlined quite a number of reasons why Trinbagonians should go to St Lucia. The festival was just one of many events and attractions which the SLTA highlighted as it seeks to woo TT tourists to the island. The festival taking place from May 7 - 13 will feature artistes from the Caribbean, the US and the UK.Įrnie George, sales manager of the St Lucia Tourism Authority.Īmong the performers are Alfredo Rodriguez (Cuba), Avery Sunshine (US), Aziza comprising Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Dave Holland and Eric Harland (USA), Barbara Cadet (St Lucia), Cameron Pierre (UK/Dominica), Carolyn Malachi (US), Denys Baptiste (UK/St Lucia), Etienne Mbappé, Frantz Laurac (Martinique), Jazzmeia Horn (US), Luther François (St Lucia), Pauline Jean (Haiti/US), R+R=Now with Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Christian Scott, Derrick Hodge, Taylor McFerrin, Justin Tyson (US), Zara McFarlane (UK) and Lalah Hathaway (US). 
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George was speaking at the launch of the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival hosted by the SLTA at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain on Monday. The mixing of jazz with other music genres over the years was not in sync with jazz lovers and so festival organisers have gone back to basics.Įrnie George, sales manager of the St Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) said the festival had become unattractive to authentic jazz lovers and so this year there will a total jazz cast that is expected to lure jazz enthusiasts to the island in droves. Above and beyond the sonics and musicality of fusion, Glasper and company, especially Benjamin, demonstrate here the knowledge and instincts of studio hitmakers.THE Saint Lucia Jazz Festival is going back to its “roots” and will present a total jazz cast at the festival in May. And while it’s no surprise that the jazz component is executed with expertise, the pop quotient is equally as sharp, and far stronger than the contemporary material on the Experiment’s last album, the guest-filled Black Radio 2. Most important, the style-blending is done in a cohesive and meaningful way. “All” is of course figurative speech, but Glasper and his longtime electric unit, including bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Mark Colenburg and saxophonist/vocalist Casey Benjamin, do pluck from the past few decades of jazz and pop, evincing everything from George Duke to backpacker hip-hop to prog to Daft Punk. … So why should I just confine myself to one? We want to explore them all.”
Soon enough comes Glasper’s spoken mission statement, containing all the subtlety of an opening quote in a press release: “The reality is my people have given the world so many styles of music. ArtScience, the latest release from Robert Glasper’s Experiment band, begins with the keyboardist’s trademarked take on acoustic jazz, like Bud Powell and prime Herbie passed through a J Dilla filter.
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