The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival

About this Jazz Festival

The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is a festival full of rhythm, flavor, and color that each year is wrapped in the fragrant air of the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.It is a unique experience to have the opportunity to enjoy our festival, where the music vibrates on the lively beach of Cabarete. Every year we invite International and Local Musicians to share the stage and to bring many different genres of Jazz to please its diverse and eager music lovers; local residents and tourists alike.

The 10th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is set to take place in Cabarete, Puerto Plata on Friday, 6 November starting at 8:30pm. The bill includes the Ambar Jazz Group (DR), Ania Paz Jazz Ensemble (Peru & DR) and the Holograma Quintet with Chombo Corniel (PR and USA). On Saturday, 7 November. 8:30pm Felle Vega & Imaginary Folklore (DR) and Antonio Sanchez Quintet (Mexico & USA) will be performing. A saxophonists’ encounter takes place on Sunday, 8 November at 9pm with Marco Pignataro Quintet (Italy & USA) and El Canario Jazz Band (DR).

CALENDAR

Friday, November 6, 2009

9:00 PM

Ania Paz Jazz Ensemble,
(Peru y DR)
Holograma Quintet con Chembo Corniel (PR y USA)

Saturday, November 7, 2009

12:00 AM

Seminars, Workshop, Conferences & Master Class

2:00 PM

Youth Concerts

8:30 PM

Fellé Vega + Un Folclore Imaginario (DR)
Antonio Sánchez Quintet (Mexico, USA)
Saxophone Encounter (DR, International)
Dave Binney, Seamus Blake, Alejandro Aviles, Marco Pignataro, Carlos Estrada

Sunday, November 8, 2009

9:00 PM
Marco Pignataro Quintet (Italia, USA)
José Alberto, El Canario (DR & USA)

Free admission. VIP seating is available.

CONTACT

Festival Office Location:
Servi Cab
Att: Lorenzo Sancassani
Plaza Ocean Dream
Local #7
Carretera Principal
Cabarete, Rep. Dom.

Tel: 809 571 0882
See http://www.drjazzfestival.com/

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Joanna Ratajczak

Joanna Ratajczak got a Journalism Master from the University in Poznan, Poland and is fluent in German, English and Polish. She is the presenter of the award-winning Latin Jazz show on Belin radio station JazzRadio. The show is sponsored the he Brazilian Embassy in Berlin.

The Program is broadcasted from 12 noon - 6 pm (CET) on Saturday afternoons, and showcases the best Latin jazz from around the world.

In 2005, JazzRio! won the World Bronze Medal for “Best Music Program” at the New York International Radio Awards, placing it in the top three music shows on radio worldwide. JazzRadio! broadcasts in Berlin on 101.9 FM and online at www.jazzradio.net.

Joanna has been a presenter and Deejane for JazzRadio since 2005. JazzRadio General Manager Julian Allitt says: ”We asked Joanna to present JazzRio! because of her cool presentation style and her love of the music. She goes beyond the music to the artists themselves and shares with her listeners a real feeling for each track – where it comes from, what it really is about.”

More information about the Joanna show and how to hear JazzRadio online on these links:

http://www.jazzrio.net/

http://www.jazzradio.net/

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