What do several songbirds, a violinist, and a jazz musician have in common?

Well they are all sharing the stage at the tenth anniversary of the Bermuda Music Festival tonight.

The night will begin with the 2005 Bermuda Idol winner Sia Spence, and 2004 first runner ups Joy Barnum and Twan?e Butterfield.

British jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine OBE, violinist Regina Carter and last but not at all least, Grammy Award-winning legend Patti LaBelle complete the line-up.

Ms LaBelle?s music career has spanned more than 40 years, starting with the all girl group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles and she has now blossomed into a melodic doyen.

She continues to solidify herself as a musical pioneer ? never resting on her laurels and always embarking new artistic fronts. Her artistic evolution has enabled her to be a chameleon without diminishing her edge, vocal prowess or legion of fans, but instead only to enhance her versatility.

Always moving and trying to discover something new to entice herself and thus the name of her album ?Timeless Journey? ? a musical tale.

The album delivers seasoned sultry ballads and buoyant grooves.

Some of the songs that fans can expect to hear are ?New Day?, ?New Attitude?, ?On My Own?, ?If Only You Knew?, ?You Are My Friend?, and ?If You Asked Me To?.

Jazz warrior Courtney Pine, is never a musician to stand still.

He is one of Britain?s pioneering jazz ambassadors, who has respectfully paid his dues to the jazz tradition, but at the same time has never been afraid to cross into R&B and nu-fusion to reach an increasingly diverse audience.

Mr. Pine and his award-winning band?s current album, ?Devotion?, mixes jazz improvisation, hip hop, reggae, R&B, and global beats. It is a street-smart blend of tradition and technology, with retro grooves and hard sax solos.

He was awarded an OBE for his services to jazz, was the subject of a prestigious South Bank Show special, and is also the composer of the BBC?s acclaimed two-part special ?Mandela ? The Living Legend?.

He recently presented a special concert as part of BBC2?s Jazz Britannia series, and is about to launch his first animated film for children, JazzDaze.

He also presents his critically acclaimed weekly specialist jazz show ?Jazz Crusade? on BBC Radio 2, which is now in its eighth series.

In Regina Carter?s hands, the violin reveals both its melodic side and its potential for percussive expression. Perhaps more significantly, she demonstrates the violinist?s eagerness to explore musical combinations and contexts both familiar and unexpected.

Her belief is to challenge preconceptions regarding the instrument, as audiences are only used to hearing violin in European classical music or country music.

Ms Carter is leading her group through an extensive national and international tour and along the way, she will perform music from her critically acclaimed release, ?Paganini: After A Dream?.

In December 2001, she travelled to Genoa, Italy and made history by becoming the first jazz musician and first African American to play the legendary Guarneri del Gesu violin owned by classical music virtuoso and composer Nicolo Paganini.

Less than a year later, Ms Carter returned to Genoa to accomplish another milestone ? using the treasured violin to record her new classical-infused album.

Joy Barnum?s voice ranges from operatic arias to rock and she can sing just about everything in between.

?Need to Rest? is a song that she co-wrote with classical guitarist Mathew Joseph and they will perform it together.

She will sing a solo with the band that is being provided for the Bermudian singers and another with Marvin Pitcher. These she has said are a surprise.

She has a degree in vocal performance and pedagogy, and she teaches voice and Kindermusik classes at the Bermuda School of Music and at Clearwater Middle School.

She has gained recognition on-Island through her performance on the first ever Bermuda Idol, was a member of the Oakwood College Aeolians, as well as a member of a rock band.

Performing is innate for Bermuda Idol winner Sia Spence.

She has performed at the Apollo, and in Los Angeles where she won the Best New Band Award with Kion Simmons? band Blaque Pearl.

Ms Spence currently sings with Legacy and has regular gigs at weddings and other events.

The first soprano has found that singing with the band helped her to widen her repertoire, as with ballads, she now sings pop, R&B, jazz and blues.

During the Bermuda Idol competition last month her winning performance was a rendition of Mariah Carey?s song ?Mine Again?.

Twan?e Butterfield usually sings rhythm and blues and gospel, but this summer she opened with a reggae song for reggae superstar Freddie McGregor, during the Culture Shock and Big Ship concert this summer. She has also opened for Faith Evans and Snoop Doggy Dog with a rap group called Triple Threat.

Miss Butterfield tied with Joy Barnum in the Bermuda Idol competition last September. She also won the 2002 Hal Jackson Talented Teen contest.

She has been singing publicly since she was only seven.

Her aim is to pursue her career both internationally and locally.

Tickets are available at Sound Stage, Washington Mall, Clayworks and the Festival Box Office, at Royal Naval Dockyard. General admission is $60 for this evening?s performances.

Snorkel Park after party will feature Pulse from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m.