Press Releases 2007

U.S. Embassy hosts “Blues on the Green”  

Feel the power of Blues on the Green on Friday, February 23 during the United States Embassy’s free concert featuring Chicago Blues diva, Zora Young on the East Lawns, Devon House in Kingston.

The concert comes courtesy of the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Public Affairs and distinguished sponsors in celebration of African American History Month.

Zora Young is a contemporary blues powerhouse who has had a lifelong love affair with music. She has a warm, well-seasoned voice and has performed with a long list of artists, including Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, and Albert King.  Young has performed on stages throughout North America and is a veteran of more than 30 tours of Europe. 

The free concert will begin at 6:30 p.m., opening with the Maurice Gordon Group, headed by the talented guitarist Maurice Gordon, premier balladeer, A.J. Brown, and leading saxophonist Dean Fraser.

“Blues on the Green culminates a series of the activities organized by the United States Embassy’s Office of Public Affairs in support of African American History Month. Other events which have taken place include schools visits and “Blues…and then some!” a film series held in collaboration with the Red Bones Blues Café. The Office of Public Affairs has also provided sponsorship for two lectures organized by the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee in commemoration of the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Trade.