Barbados Jazz Festival, Barbados

Celebrating the best in international and local jazz talent, the country’s flagship musical event, the Barbados Jazz Festival sends out the soulful sounds of jazz across the island from idyllic venues: the modern Sir Garfield Sobers gymnasium suits a large crowd; the open air Farley Hill National Park is ideal for a day of picnicking and jazz, and the lovely Sunbury Plantation House is over 300 years old and steeped in history. For more information, visit the official website of the Barbados Tourism Authority.

Photo: Jazz Musician Kenny Garrett, Barbados Jazz Festival, 2005