Glitz of The Lagos Jazz Series

Lagosians were entertained by some of the world’s top music acts at The Lagos Jazz Series which began on Saturday, November 30, at Federal Palace Hotel with a 5-hour concert, that ushered participants into the early morning of the first day of December, 2013.

There were eight events on five different stages this year which was the biggest live music festival in Nigeria ever!

Sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria, the festival was a blend of traditional jazz, smooth jazz, neo soul, R & B, Afrobeat and hip-hop. 

This year’s series was as enthralling as expected music festival as Grammy award-winning artistes featured in fantastic outdoor locations in eight events for five consecutive days. Four of those five days had two simultaneous events at different locations.  Artistes that featured at the event among others included: Marcus Miller: Marcus is a two-time Grammy Award winner, bassist, composer, producer of 10 critically acclaimed and genre defying albums, multi-instrumentalist, and he was also the last primary collaborator with the jazz legend, Miles Davis. He is the genius behind the sound of many popular Luther Vandross’ songs. Others were: Jill Scott, South African Pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, Nigeria's ace saxophonist Orlando Julius and Seun Kuti, among others.