Tobago Jazz and Music Weekend returns for third edition

The third edi­tion of the To­ba­go Jazz and Mu­sic Week­end promis­es to have pa­trons swing­ing in more ways than one.

The an­nu­al event, or­gan­ised by Black 2 Sug­ars, will be held from May 1 to 3 at the Mag­dale­na Grand Beach and Golf Re­sort in Low­lands.

The mu­sic week­end be­gan in 2024 to fill the void left by the To­ba­go House of As­sem­bly’s To­ba­go Jazz Ex­pe­ri­ence and has con­tin­ued to grow since its launch.

A golf event will get the ball rolling on May 1 from 8 am to 5 pm. Ac­tiv­i­ties con­tin­ue from 6 pm to 11 pm with Come Een, a back-in-times themed event.

On May 2, the sig­na­ture Beach­front Jazz event takes place from 1 pm to 8 pm, while the fes­tiv­i­ties con­clude with Fair­ways Jazz Un­der The Stars from 5 pm to 10 pm on May 3.

Pa­trons can ex­pect live per­for­mances from renowned sax­o­phon­ist Dr Jazmin Ghent, new­ly crowned Ca­lyp­so Monarch Ter­ri Lyons, Trinidad and To­ba­go-born bassist, steel­pan play­er, arranger and com­pos­er Ron Reid, gui­tarist Theron Shaw and singer Llette­sha Sylvester. Or­gan­is­ers said ad­di­tion­al artistes will be an­nounced clos­er to the event.