Kralendijk, Bonaire (March 23, 2007) – Escape to the Caribbean this spring and pair your love for jazz and salsa with your next Bonaire getaway. The Bonaire Jazz Foundation in cooperation with its event sponsors is pleased to announce the Bonaire Heineken Jazz Festival set to take place May 17-20, 2007.
A long weekend created especially for salsa and Caribbean jazz lovers, the Bonaire Heineken Jazz Festival features a welcome warm-up concert at Wilhelmina Park in Kralendijk on May 17; two main sessions at Plaza Resort (one per day on May 18 and 19); late-night jam sessions at Little Havana with artists from the ABC Islands, The Netherlands and the US; and a jazz brunch on May 20.
Among the bands already confirmed to participate in the festival are Affettuoso, a salsa band from Aruba; Gerardo Rosales, a salsa percussionist originally from Venezuela now living in Holland; Yuri Honing, a saxophonist from Holland, famous for his jazz renditions of pop songs; Jean-Jacques Rojer, a guitarist from Curaçao; The WES Group, a folk jazz and acoustic band from the US; Paoli Mejias, a salsa and Latin quintet from Puerto Rico; Oswin Chin Behilia & Band, world musicians from Curaçao; The Latin Quartet, featuring vocals, a guitar, a tenor sax and percussion; and Sound en Light, a prominent band from Curaçao.
The main events will take place at Plaza Resort Bonaire, with other events taking place at Little Havanna, Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino, Kas di Arte, Fort Oranje, Wilhelminaplein and Bongos Beach. There is an entrance fee of 50 Antillean guilders for the two main concerts; all other events are free.
Many of Bonaire’s hotels are offering vacation packages to coincide with the Bonaire Heineken Jazz festival, including the following:
Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino is offering the Jazz Festival Special for $130 per night per person based on double occupancy, which includes accommodation in a standard room with a refrigerator and coffee caddy service, daily breakfast buffet and all taxes and service charges. This special rate is available for travel May 13-20, 2007. To reserve this package call 1-800-367-3484.
KonTiki Beach Apartments is offering a Jazz Festival Weekend package in addition to a Jazz Festival Week package. Both include accommodation in a one-bedroom apartment with a double bed, air conditioning, kitchen, bathroom, living room and terrace or deck, daily breakfast and a Toyato Yaris (with air conditioning) car rental from Budget car rental. The weekend package starts at $235 and the week package starts at $440 per person based on double occupancy. Rates do not include taxes. Upgrades to two-bedroom apartments are available. To reserve this package call 011-599-717-5369 or e-mail info@kontikibonaire.com.
Plaza Resort Bonaire is offering a Jazz Festival Special, which includes two free nights when five nights are paid for at a cost of $170 per night for accommodation in a standard room. To reserve this package call 1-800-766-6016.
For more information on the resorts listed above see their individual listings under Bonaire – Accommodations at www.caribbean.com.
For more festival information visit the official Bonaire Heineken Jazz Festival website at www.bonairejazz.com.
The Bonaire Jazz Foundation is an initiative of musicians and jazz lovers who together promote jazz music in Bonaire by bringing musicians and listeners closer together and making this type of music more accessible to the public. The foundation also assists young musicians.
Event sponsors include amongst others Heineken, RE/MAX Paradise Homes, Littman’s Jewelers, Dive Friends Bonaire, Plaza Resort Bonaire, Maduro & Curiel’s Bank, Rocargo Services NV, More for Less, Omni Electronics, Caribbean Laundry, Bonaire Partners, Tourism Corporation Bonaire, Russel Insurance, Flamingo ICT, KPMG, Bonaire Jazz Foundation, City Café, Karel’s Bar, Divi Flamingo Beach Resort, Little Havana, Bongo’s Beach, Budget Rent-A-Car, Bon FM, Don Andres, Hotel Rochaline, Bonaire Reporter, KonTiki Beach Club, Flamingo Communications and BonaireNet.
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