Festival Directors

Sonny Bradshaw, O.D.

A living legend, Sonny's profile will reveal that he is a jazz pioneer, bandleader, producer, promoter, composer, arranger, recording artist, journalist, teacher and creator of various radio and television commercials and programmes. Past president of the Jamaica Federation of Musicians for twenty-five years, member of the board of the Jamaica School of Music and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, he is also the founder and director of the Jamaica Ocho Rios Jazz Festival.

Read about Sonny Bradshaw in the Jamaica Observer

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Myrna Hague

Singer, actress, journalist, vocalist with the Jamaica Big Band and the Jazzmobile, member of the board of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, past tutor of the Jamaica School of Music, winner of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union Song Festival 1990. Many times Jamaica Music Industry Award winner (Jazz), Jamaica Federation of Musicians Award winner, and Special Merit Award, 1993.

Myrna has made numerous television and radio appearances as well as international tours including the Birmingham International Jazz Festival. She has also appeared with Andy Hamilton, Kenny Baker, Ernie Ranglin, Monty Alexander, Branford Marsalis and Dizzy Reece to name a few. Myrna is married to Sonny and is the Assistant Director of the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival.

Dorothy McLeod

Dorothy is a native Jamaican who migrated to the USA, where she has become a successful businesswoman. She co-produces the Jamaica Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival and has spearheaded publicity campaigns for the Dominican Republic International Jazz Festival, the New Playwrights Foundation, and serves as a consultant to Huenet, Inc. in the production of its festivals and special events. Dorothy is also the executive director of Jamaica Cultural Alliance, a non-profit organization that serves as a facilitator to promote the multi-faceted culture and lifestyle of the peoples of Jamaica and the Caribbean at large, their arts and music in the Los Angeles area and the Hollywood entertainment community.