The countdown began to the Caribbean’s best music festivals – Jamaica Jazz & Blues – which is set to complete for three nights in the field of Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, only 19 km east from the former home in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Turnkey Productions, producer of the annual festival, said the plan a good day at the bottom to change the field in the stadium to the phenomenal experience related to the Jamaica Jazz & Blues every year.

Walter Elmore, executive producer of the festival and founder of Turnkey Productions, stressed that the main event fans will not be sitting in stadium seats for the festival but as the Aqueduct at Rose Hall, Montego Bay, fans will be able to sit or stand in the field under the stars and soak in a lot of great performances.

“All the current focus on transforming the stadium field to create intimacy and mystique that no doubt Jamaica Jazz & Blues,” Elmore said. “There will be a stadium-style performance but certainly a face and personal experience as our loyal fans remain our primary focus and we are dedicated to ensuring we continue to provide unparalleled experience that has made us number one music event in the Caribbean.

JAMAICA 2010 performances from Jazz and Blues Festival will be a seven-day celebration of The Art of Music that will see the North Coast lost in the stunning scenery and the sound of Turn Key Productions event from 24-30 January.

The event kicks off on Sunday, January 24th with the Jazz in the Gardens in Jamaica Pegasus, Kingston, featuring Roy Ayers and Tony Greene 8-11 pm The line-up-14 annual performances including the Grammy-winning acts such as Gladys Knight, Kenneth Babyface “ Edmonds, Billy Ocean, Erykah Badu, Third World and The Whispers.

Babyface will bring to the stage on Thursday, January 28th at The Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny along with The Whispers, Joss Stone, Monty Alexander and Joe Roy Jackson.

On the day Friday, January 29, fans can be ready for Erykah Badu, Billy Ocean, Machel Montano, Robin Banks and the Queens Project – featuring Tamia, Kelly Price and Deborah Cox.

Festival wraps up on Saturday, January 30 with the Queen of Soul, Gladys Knight, along with the Third World, Hall & Oates, Jon Secada and Marion Hall.

Annual Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival will be held from 24-30 January, 2010 in Jamaica. Jamaica Jazz since it was introduced in 1996 known as the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, has attracted thousands of visitors from the United States, Europe, the Caribbean and Jamaica.