The Tourism Ministry has rebranded the name of the Jazz Fest to Bermuda Music Festival to better reflect the more ?eclectic? line-up of groups slated to appear this autumn.

Tourism Minister Renee Webb announced an all-star line-up which includes three Grammy Award winners at a press conference yesterday.

Among the artists who have signed up for the four-day festival are Seal, Anita Baker, Isaac Hayes, the O?Jays, Gerald Albright, Keiko Matsui, Jeff Lorber, Karen Briggs, Jeff Bradshaw, Kindred The Family Soul and Elito Reve?y su Charangon. The three Grammy award winners ? Seal, Anita Baker and Isaac Hayes ? should lure fans to the October event.

Seal?s single ?Kiss from a Rose? became a number one hit and spent 12 weeks at the top of the adult contemporary charts. A British contemporary artist, Seal has achieved multi-platinum status since hitting the music scene in the 90s. Soul artist Anita Baker?s ?Rapture? in 1986 landed her a platinum hit and a Grammy.

She took a break from recording and touring after having a child in 1993 but returned to the studio to create ?Rhythm of Love?, which was released in 1994.

Isaac Hayes, was the first African-American to be awarded an Academy Award for Best Score in 1971 for ?Shaft?.

Among the local acts performing in the festival will be Sheila Smith, Pinky Steede and the James Richardson Trio. ?Taking into account the eclectic group of performers, and the often divergent musical interests of our visitors and the Bermuda public, we have changed the name from the Bermuda Jazz Festival to the Bermuda Music Festival,? Ms Webb said yesterday.

She hopes to see between 1,500 and 2,000 people attend.

Husband and wife R&B duo Kindred The Family Soul are on the Island this week to film a pre-show which will highlight Bermuda?s attractions and promote the festival.

The show will air on BET, BET Jazz, and VH-1 Classic and is expected to reach an audience of over 110 million.

Travel packages which include air, hotel and festival tickets will be available to visitors from North America, Europe and the United Kingdom.

Tickets will go on sale the first week of August.

Main stage events are $60 for general admission and $85 for reserved seating. Pre- and post-show events will cost $50 each. The festival, which began nine years ago, will be held at the Royal Naval Dockyard from October 6 to 10.