Bob James headlines 2016 Stanbic Bank Jazz Festival

Two-time Grammy winner and smooth jazz keyboardist, Bob James, will headline this year’s edition of the Stanbic Jazz Festival.

The festival is scheduled to take place at the Accra International Conference Center from June 24-26, 2016.

The Head of Marketing and Communications Stanbic Bank, Mawuko Afadzinu said: “Over the past three years we have been ensuring that the Stanbic Jazz Festival gains recognition as a stop on the global jazz calendar by presenting top-flight musicians to the people of Ghana.”

“This year we are presenting Bob James to cement the plan of making this a must-attend event on the jazz circuit. Stanbic Bank’s association with such world-class talent is to buttress the point that we aim to deliver world-class service,” he added.

This year’s event will also have saxophonist Tom Braxton and a host of local acts notably Aka Blay, Ben Ayisah, Kyekyeku and Constant Boty.

Afadzinu stressed that, “Stanbic Bank wants to contribute in positive ways to the local economy, by developing and growing the music industry; thereby providing employment, training and skills development in all the related fields of technical production including sound engineering and lighting, marketing and PR, event management and hospitality.”

As part of Stanbic’s support for worthy courses, this year’s event will be in aid of the Leukemia Foundation of Ghana.