Quincy Jones leads all-star performers at Batumi’s Black Sea Jazz Festival

Georgia's seaside city Batumi will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its annual Black Sea Jazz Festival with an all-star line-up of globally recognised musicians and bands.

The popular summer occasion has become known for bringing together renowned performers for guests who flock to the city from across Georgia and abroad.

However, this year's festival will feature a special program of celebrated bands and individual musicians who have left their mark on the music industry.

Launching today with a performance by famous American composer and producer Quincy Jones and his band, the occasion will set the standard for the subsequent events until its conclusion on July 24.

Jones arrived in Georgia on his private jet yesterday, and was welcomed to the seaside city where the Batumi Tennis Club will again serve as the host venue for the festival. In addition, the city's Take Five Club will also host parallel shows by the visiting artists.

See Miles Davis and Quincy Jones perform live at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland below:

The opening show will be followed by an performance of a band related to legendary late trumpeter Miles Davis, with his nephew Vince Wilburn Jr leading the Miles Electric Band in a tribute to the creative legacy of the influential musician.

Davis' legacy will also be subject of a local premiere of the 2015 biopic Miles Ahead, hosted by the Apollo Cinema Theatre in Batumi.

Directed by Don Cheadle, the feature film will follow the life and musical career of the jazz legend who passed away in 1991.

See the trailer for the 2015 feature film 'Miles Ahead' below:

Award-winning American RnB singer and songwriter Lauryn Hill will be the next to take to the Batumi festival stage before the closed occasion takes a three-day break starting July 18 to shine the light on local jazz bands in free-to-attend shows in Batumi Boulevard.

The musicians performing in the space will include the Batumi Big Band and the National Guard Military Orchestra.

Returning to the Tennis Club venue, the Black Sea Jazz Festival will invite British group Renegade Brass Band alongside Jamie Cullum, widely recognised as the most successful young British jazz artist.

See the music video for the song 'Edge of Something' by British jazz artist Jamie Cullum below:

The line-up of young performers will be extended by American bassist and singer Nik West and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Chris Brown.

The 10th edition of the Black Sea Jazz Festival will conclude with a show by celebrated jazz and RnB singer Macy Gray, who also appeared at the seaside festival in 2011.

The anniversary festival will be held within the Check in Georgia project, a Governmental initiative bringing under its umbrella more than 30 cultural and entertainment events across the country over the year.

The full program of the 2016 Black Sea Jazz Festival can be viewed on the official website here.