Actually Charlery and Ildefonse were on a tour of OECS (Organisation of East Caribbean States) countries under the auspices of Alliance Française when they stopped off in SKB to be part of the activities there.
The day before the concert, the musicians conducted a clinic for 150 students at the Basseterre High School in the country’s capital.
Sixty year old Charlery, on his first visit to St. Kitts, teaches percussion for Jazz to a class of 130 students in the French Department.
Ildefonse for his part has made a vocation of fusing Afro Caribbean rhythms with Jazz using his group the ‘Trio Quintet’ as his proverbial mouth piece. He is set to make an appearance at St. Lucia Jazz in May.
performed on November 03 2006, British Virgin Islands
I have never known a Jazz Showcase concert at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College to begin any later than 08:05 p.m., maybe 08:10 p.m. - and I have not missed more than one or two shows over the past seven seasons. Well, the H. L. Stoutt Community College broke their excellent record on November 03; Yosvany Terry (soprano and alto saxes) did not hit the stage until 08:27p.m.
updated on July 22 with file photos
The concert hall on the Freewinds is adorned, all in black, from floor to ceiling. The ceiling twinkled with stars to give the hall an airy, outdoors feel. No surprise there. This is the “Starlight Cabaret.”
I make my entry into the performance space…________________________________
Luther François is back
To aficionados of the genre, the name “LRF Soundworks Jazz Project” will ignite a measure of excitement among the jazz faithful, reminiscent as it is, of the short-lived but glorious days of the West Indies Jazz Band, the Caribbean Jazz Project and their predecessor, the Luther François Music Lab project.
On April 24 2007, LRF Soundworks Jazz Project, launched its maiden voyage…
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Yosvany Terry Quintet: cerebral yet fun-filled Jazz Music « WOODSHED ENTERTAINMENT COLLECTIVE // June 17, 2007 at 8:44 pm
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leo traversa // February 13, 2008 at 6:02 pm
hello,
great site. i met a great guitar player several years ago in st. lucia playing at one of the hotels. he was a local guy, great jazz and r and b player with a great band. do you know who i could be talking about ?
thanks,
leo
Israel // February 13, 2008 at 6:41 pm
If you are referring to a Jazz guitarist, this has to be Ronald ‘Boo’ Hinkson. Other than that, I would think that you are speaking of Carl Gustave.
Follow the links below Leo and refresh your memory with bios and track sampling. Be sure to let us know who it is, Boo or Carl.
For Boo
For Carl
Jayma Superlove // February 19, 2008 at 6:08 pm
My highest purpose?
I am interested in participating and playing with the Freewinds band.
Audition requirements?
I have been collaborating and “playing” with G. Clinton and Gene Anderson of the PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC. My life style and purpose are changing rapidly… as I have discovered LRH.
I would love to pursue this comm line.
Sincerely,
Jayma Superlove
Israel // February 19, 2008 at 8:49 pm
We are a bit lost Jayma. Are you asking something of us? Or is this a pitch of some kind?
Anyway, we do not know what you mean by “playing” with Parliament Funkadelic. It is either that you jammed with the PF or you did not.
And “LRH”? “Comm line”? If this is some kind of ‘text-speak,’ we are not good at this. Sorry.
Please come back and clear this up.
St. Lucia Jazz 2008 video review and all (updated May 29) « Woodshed Entertainment Collective // May 29, 2008 at 4:42 pm
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