Now that the opening is over and the sun has been rediscovered, the 2013 Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival continues in the south today, May 1 at the Rudy John Beach Park in Laborie, starting at 2 p.m.

Admission is free.

The line-up today includes:
Fatoumata Diawara (Mali)
Fourth World meets Carl Gustave
Blues and Reggae Vibe (Saint Lucia)
Shomari Maxwell Quartet (Saint Lucia)
Manmay-la Di Wai Project
Laborie Pan Project Collaboration (Saint Lucia)

May 2
Jazz in the South
Meddy Gerville Trio (Réunion)
Emerson Nurse Quartet (Saint Lucia)
A Jazz Conversation on Climate Change
(Saint Lucia)
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: National Cultural Centre, Castries
Ticket Price: EC $55, US $22

Blue Session (Word in Altered Scale)
Kendall Hippolyte
Black Crayon
Ngozi
Isman Lovence
Flora Jesse Leonce and others
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: IGY Rodney Bay Marina

May 3
Jazz in the South
Grand Baton (Guadeloupe/USA)
Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio (UK)
A Jazz Conversation on Climate Change
(Saint Lucia)
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa,
Vieux-Fort
Ticket Price: EC $55, US $22

Cultural Explosion
Movement Street Parade
The Miracle Dancers
Pantime Steel Orchestra
Matrix Band featuring: Ambi, Invader and others
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Gros Islet Town
Ticket Price: Free concert

May 4
Fond d’or Jazz
KASSAV
Vide Boutielle Primary School Drumming Project
Rupert Lay
Local popular theatre group
Secret Band
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Fond D’Or Nature & Heritage Park
Ticket Price: EC $75, US $30

May 5
Jazz in the South
Tanya Saint Val featuring Jean-Christophe
Maillard (Guadeloupe)
The Pedrito Martinez Group featuring
Ariacne Trujillo (Cuba/USA)
Eric Ildefonse (Martinique)
JUSTUS (Saint Lucia)
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Balenbouche Estate
Ticket Price: EC $80, US $32

Saint Lucia Sound Stage
Diamond Steel Orchestra
Performance Poetry
Silver Shadows Dance performance
En’Voice Band featuring Anisha Antoine,
TJ Boy, Dennie Marshall and other
emerging artistes
Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: Rodney Bay Village
Ticket Price: Free concert

After Party
Coco Palm presents Guitar Fever featuring
top local guitar artistes
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: Koko Cabana
Ticket Price: Free concert