Undressing Jazz through Jon Saxx

Jon Saxx and the Endless Possibilities band out of Florida mesmerized a capacity-filled Blue Beat audience  in Montego Bay as they seduced the ears with beautiful musical notes.

The band, who also performed on Thursday night’s Art of Music (Talent) Stage at the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues in Trelawny, won the Band Quest which secured them a spot on the talent stage.

Through his mastered skill on the saxophone, Jon Saxx demonstrated why his audience idolizes his work as he caressed each note of Floetry’s song Say Yes through his instrument. At no point the group felt out of place during their performance, as the Blue Beat offered the ideal jazz-friendly ambiance with a Caribbean appeal that encouraged each melody.

Clad in brown and white three piece suit with his trademark hat, Saxx induced the desire to listen as he and the band played Robin Thick’s Lost Without You while he encouraged a sing-along with the audience. As it that was not enough Saxx and the band made sure that persons had a different perspective to jazz music when the did Sam Cooke’s Change Go Come.

 With the help of a fellow musician and friend of the group, Frank Aravya the group did an excellent rendition of Prince’s Purple Rain to conclude an evening of beauty through jazz.

Over the years the Art of Music (Talent) Stage was mostly dominated by local acts however, the organizer of JAMAICA Jazz and Blues event  sought to extend a spot on this stage to members of the international music community. As a result, musicians from around the globe had an opportunity to showcase their talent at the Festival, with the introduction of the new internet-based competition.

What has also made it enticing for the musicians is that during the jazz festival,  patrons will be given numbers to text and indicate who their favourite act were. Their performances at the Festival would then be uploaded to the Festival website for an internet vote. The band with the most points at the end of the voting period will be champion of the 2010 JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Band Quest, and will receive several prizes including a guaranteed booking to perform on the main stage at the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival in 2011.