Jazz Alley TV off to film the Second Annual Cayman Jazz Festival!
Maui filmmaker Ken. K Martinez Burgmaier was hired by Viacom's BET, the BET JAZZ Network & VH1 Digital Music Networks with the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism to direct and produce three one hour national TV specials on the Cayman Jazz Festival in the Caribbean.
An All Star line up with some of the worlds finest! George Duke, Al Jarreau, Earl Klugh,
Ravi Coltrane, Najee & Yolanda Adams to Headline a Lively December Weekend in the Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and BET Jazz have assembled some of the world's most renowned jazz, R&B and Gospel artists -jazz/R&B keyboardist George Duke, jazz/crossover legend Al Jarreau, smooth guitarist Earl Klugh, straight ahead tenor and soprano saxophonist Ravi Coltrane of the late John Coltrane, pop-jazz saxophonist Najee, and stellar gospel vocalist Yolanda Adams - to headline the second annual Cayman Jazz Fest, December 1, 2, 3 in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands. Local Caymanian musicians will also be featured in the festival, including jazz group Intransit, rock / blues / soul island band Hi Tide, the island's exclusive steel band Pandemonium Steelband, husband and wife duo Barrie and Chuck with their island jazz band SEA N'B, and soul diva KayKay.
This year should definitely put the Cayman Jazz Fest on the 'must go to' calendar of international jazz events, said the Hon. Charles E. Clifford, Cayman Islands Minister of Tourism. Visitors will get the whole package: a great vacation and the best music the world has to offer.
The team at BET Jazz and BET Event Productions are pleased with this partnership and we enjoy working with the Cayman Islands . This destination has everything required to make this festival successful. It's a beautiful island with wonderful people, great hotels and restaurants, and more importantly, the artists are excited to make the trip said Maui Filmmaker and TV Host Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier, of Jazz Alley TV. This year will be even better than last year... and we are looking forward to presenting the concerts on TV Specials on BET, BET Jazz, Jazz Alley TV and the VH1 Digital Networks.
Director of Tourism Pilar Bush commented that the Cayman Jazz Fest 2005 is a collaborative project made possible by the support of local and international sponsors. Ms. Bush also congratulated Red Stripe on being the first major company to sign on in a growing list of sponsors along with Delta Airlines.
Jazz Alley TV will also be filming with our underwater Ocean cameras documenting the Caribbean's true beauty under the waves for the TV Specials and for our Maui Reflection Films distribution Network.
