It has just been announced that 8 time Grammy Award and 17-time Billboard Award winner Usher will perform at the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival on Saturday 31 August! With Usher we complete our impressive festival program. We earlier announced Diana Ross, The Roots, Marc Anthony, Toto, Luis Miguel and many others
Usher has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and was named most successful artist of 2000-2010 by Billboard. His album Confessions (2004) has sold millions of copies and is listed as the best solo-album of that decade. In the U.S., Usher has had no less than nine Hot 100 Number One Hits and seventeen Hot 100 Top Ten singles.
Usher has worked with artists such as Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Jay-Z and even Enrique Iglesias. Usher is everywhere, from Broadway to the Super Bowl. He is co-owner of the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, has his own fragrance line, and a business venture with RBMG (Raymond Braun Media Group), the home base of superstar Justin Bieber.
He has realized that with success comes responsibility. Usher has also proven to be a major philanthropic force. Founded in 1999, his New Look Foundation empowers youths to become leaders. In recognition of his achievements, Usher has been honored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Trumpet Foundation, Do Something, the NAACP, and as the 2010 Ford Freedom Award Scholar.
On his critically acclaimed seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself, Usher has taken bold steps into unexpected musical territory. For this album, Usher worked with a wide range of producers and artists, including Diplo, Swedish House Mafia, Max Martin, will.i.am, and Empire of the Sun. These cooperations and his own active role as songwriter has lead to an album with electro dance beats combined with that typical Usher R&B, pop and hip-hop sound.
CURAÇAO NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2013
Friday 30 August:
Sam Cooke stage: Toto – Diana Ross – Marc Anthony
Celia stage: Gladys Knight – Sonny Rollins – Oumou Sangaré
Sir Duke stage: New Cool Collective – Raphael Saadiq –Erykah Badu
Etta James stage: Kris Berry – Mud Morganfield – Sabrina Starke
And the Hot 8 Brass Band will also play
Saturday 31 August:
Sam Cooke stage: Luis Miguel – Usher
Celia stage: Paul Anka – Edmar Castaneda – Christian McBride Big Band
Sir Duke stage: Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society – Los Lobos – The Roots
Etta James stage: Pernell Saturnino and Friends featuring Miguel Zenón– Sherry Dyanne – Kizzy McHugh
And the Hot 8 Brass Band will also play
In the week prior to the festival:
Brionplein on Sunday 25 August – FREE CONCERT of: Israel & New Breed
Brionplein on Monday 26 August – FREE CONCERT of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Brakkeput Mei Mei on Wednesday 28 August: Al Di Meola
Brakkeput Mei Mei on Thursday 29 August: José James
Tickets for the festival can be purchased through 522-JAZZ, the official sales locations and www.ticketmaster.com.
The Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival is made possible by: Fundashon Bon Intenshon