GREAT BAY, St. Martin (November 12, 2002)— Jazz recording artist Carlyle Barriteau is one of the visiting stars billed to perform at “Silver Moods – Anastacia Larmonie’s 25th Anniversary Concert” on November 30, 2002, at Maho Resort’s Theater Royale.
The concert promises a sophisticated night of a cool interplay of classic and contemporary Jazz, R&B, Kaiso, Latin and African sounds, and Barriteau’s original music will add significantly to what should be an entertainment high note of 2002.
arriteau charmed audiences to no end over a year ago with his fresh musical mastery at Norman Wathey’s alley jazz sessions at Kangaroo Court, and his debut CD Native Sun (2000) marked him as one to surely watch.
he St. Martin native son is a guitarist and vocalist who has appeared on VH-1, played with such notables as Patti Austin, Thelma Houston and The Miracles, and worked with Donnie Osmond. The graduate of Musician’s Institute and Berklee College of Music is also music producer. Barriteau resides at Stateside, where he performs in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. His second CD is planned for a 2003 release. Barriteau will share the concert stage with leading and exciting artists, including former students of Anastacia Larmonie such as LaVaune Henry and Michael Parris; Anbojoli Jazz Ensemble; musicians Tony Thewett, Mighty Dow and Neville York; Hubert “Oily” Busby is expected to fly in from Aruba; Dave “Ronchi” Matthew and Rudy Emerenciana from Curaçao; and baseman Winston Maccow visiting from the USA and percussionist Ernesto Arrendell flying in from the Netherlands. Zoumana Diarra is scheduled to leave his base in the Netherlands to play that unique West African instrument called the cora—probably the first time that the 32-string instrument will be heard and seen in a public performance in St. Martin. The 25th anniversary concert will also host a reconstituted Lollipops and Anbojolettes (Anastacia is asking former members of those former children groups to contact her at 548.4809). New choral groups like Qualichi Voices and A.L. Jazz Vocal Ensemble will be featured too.