Anguilla Island Happenings

Join the fun at Anquilla's Tranquility Jazz and Moonsplash reggae festivals

NEW YORK, NY (September 2007) - The winter kicks off with the 5th Annual Tranquility Jazz Festival November 8-11, 2007. In its fifth year, the ¡°Straight. No Chaser.¡±

Tranquility Jazz Festival has earned a reputation for aficionados as one of the region¡¯s only pure all jazz events. The star-studded lineup will feature the legendary Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Diane Schuur; Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander; Indie-Soul artist Liv Warfield; jazz maestro Mike Phillips; Grammy Award winning songstress, writer and producer Cassandra Wilson; gifted bassist and composer Reuben Rogers; and renowned jazz musician and collaborator Onaje Allan Gumbs; along with young, talented Anguillian musicians under the leadership of Lennox Vanterpool.

Save the Date for the 18th annual MOONSPLASH Reggae Festival set for March 27-30, 2008, hosted by Anguilla¡¯s own musical ambassador Bankie Banx at his ultra-funky Dune Preserve beach club and concert venue on the shores of Rendezvous Bay. Reggae fans would be hard pressed to find a better combination of talented artists and unforgettable setting than this annual extravaganza, all under the glorious light of an Anguillan full moon. The extraordinary lineup will soon be announced.