[NYTr] Washington Bars US Artists from International Jazz Festival in Cuba
 
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:27:09 -0500 (CDT)


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Washington Bars US Artists from International Jazz Festival in Cuba

Havana, September 7 (acn) Cuba's Culture Minister Abel Prieto announced 
on Thursday that the US blockade obstructs the participation of 
renowned American jazz players in the Varadero Jam Session 
International Jazz Festival that began on Thursday in the central 
province of Matanzas.

"I'm sure that many of them would have liked to participate in this 
event but the arbitrary laws of the Bush Administration obstruct these 
cultural ties," he said.

Prieto recalled that before George W. Bush took office many Cuban and 
US artists were able to exchange their experiences and art in different 
events, but all this has been cancelled, he noted.

The Cuban official participated, along with Tourism Minister Manuel 
Marrero and the President of the festival Maestro 'Chucho' Valdes, in 
the opening of the Jam Session event.

Renowned Cuban and foreign artists are participating in the Jam Session 
Festival, which is intended to take place every other year in Varadero, 
alternating with other jazz events such as the Jazz Plaza and the 
JoJazz.

Jam Session will run until next Sunday at the Plaza America Convention 
Center, the House of Music and other cultural and tourist centers in 
Varadero.
 
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