Award winning James Morrison To Perform at the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2010

Dec. 10, 2009 - PRLog -- Best described as the British Stevie Wonder, Morrison’s music incorporates a variety of elements from the soul music maters such as Ray Charles, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, and Joe Cocker.  

The chart topper and the preferred of today’s Europe music scene accessed a global sales record of more than 2 million for his `’`Undiscovered”, which became one of the top 10 best selling albums of the year in the UK classifying James as one of the leading pop singers and securing him the Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist that he received in February 2007.

2008 highlighted Morrisson’s collaboration with Jason Mraz on the track "Details in the Fabric" releasing his second album Songs for You, Truths for Me was in the UK hitting #3 on the charts and certified platinum for sales. Broken Strings, an added single from Songs for You, Truths for Me was released:  a duet with Nelly Furtado praised immense popularity and applaud and became James’s biggest hit worldwide.

Morrisson had performed for thousands of fans and at some of the largest stadiums and arenas around the globe, and now adding Dubai to the list!

“We are really excited about adding such a star to our artists portfolio, James will surely attract a huge fan base, which he built in this region due to his unique style and voice” declared Anthony Younes, founder and organizer of the festival.

Although James Morrison hit the charts at the tender age of 22, his expressive voice sounds like it has been around for much much longer.

Same night will feature the rising star Brett Dennen, the sensual Laura Izibor and Marion Meadows.

For information on tickets, please visit www.dubaijazzfest.com or call Chillout Productions on 043911196.

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About Chillout Productions:
Chillout Productions, founders, and organizers of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival acquired the 2009 What’s On Award for the 3rd time, after two consecutive years 2006 & 2007, and the Middle East Award for "The Best Public Entertainment Event in The Middle East 2008 as part of the Event 360 and the award for Best Marketing of an Event in 2009 with several other nominations.
Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival has grown to become an annual entertainment icon in the UAE and the whole region, drawing fans from all around the world. Attendance in 2006 topped 21,500, 25,000 in 2007 and 28,500 music lovers for the 2008 edition, with a scoring record of 30,000 fans in 2009 throughout 10 days. Each year, the festival features a diversified international line-up of legendary Grammy award-winning artists and critically acclaimed Jazz, R&B, Pop, Rock, Indie and contemporary groups.