Saturday, February 01, 2014 | 10:53 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – American singer Aaron Neville got one of best responses from the audience at the 2014 staging of Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival at the Trelawny Multi-purpose stadium.At the end of his performance on night 3 Saturday it was a standing ovation for the artiste who delivered all his expected favourites and more.
‘Everyone Plays the Fool’, ‘Don’t Know Much’ and ‘Don’t Go’ were among the top tracks dropped on loyal fans, some responding with wild screams.
Neville hooked the audience immediately after he was introduced onstage, with a medley including the Drifters’ Stand by Me, and Sam Cooke’s ‘Cupid’ and ‘Chain Gang’.
But Neville did not stick to one genre of music and evoked frantic screams as he ventured into reggae music with renditions of Bob Marley’s ‘Three little Birds’ and ‘Stir it Up’.
He was equally impressive delivering gospel selections including, ‘Study War No More’, ‘Lay down my Burden’, ‘When the Saint s Go Marching’, and ‘Amazing Grace’.
Other artistes left to perform on Saturday’s final night are O Jays, Beres Hammond and Chaka Khan.
Richard Johnson and Horace Hines
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Jazz & Blues night 3: Aaron Neville gets standing ovation
