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Jazz Jamaica

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  • Genre: Jazz / Reggae / Ska

    Location London, Un

    Profile Views: 96413

    Last Login: 5/14/2012

    Member Since 6/20/2006

    Website www.jazzjamaica.com

    Record Label Dune Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Jazz Jamaica… well know for blowing the roof off live shows. A joyful cosmopolitan tribute. - JAZZWISE They should be permanent ambassadors to the United Nations of Good Times. I have yet to find an audience remain unmoved in either sense. - CHELTENHAM INTL JAZZ FESTIVAL Appeals as much to the ears as to the feet. - THE TIMES Britain now has its own rival to the Buena Vista Social Club. See them now before the rest of the world grabs them. -THE GUARDIAN. Inspired by the rhythms of traditional Jamaican music and the improvisational nature of jazz, double bassist Gary Crosby turned a musical concept into a joyful reality, his concept was to create a quintessential fusion of mento, ska, reggae and jazz. Playing classical and modern jazz alongside Jamaican folksongs. In 1991 Jazz Jamaica was born. Crosby has since developed the Jazz Jamaica concept by introducing a stream of talented young jazz musicians to the group, enabling him to push the boundaries of the music performed. Crosby and his band of musicians collectively represent a unique musical fusion known as Skazz. …..BBC JAZZ AWARDS: BEST BAND 2002……. ……PARLIAMENTARY JAZZ AWARDS: ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR 2006…… The album Motorcity Roots put the 12 piece on an international touring circuit with a world class line-up embracing the legacy of the Motown Label. Led by Gary Crosby on double bass the line up included; Denys Baptiste (tenor sax), Soweto Kinch (alto sax), Abram Wilson (trumpet/ vocals), Harry Brown (trombone), Alex Wilson (piano/keys), Robin Banerjee (guitar), Oreste Noda (percussion), Rod Youngs (drums). And featuring the powerful, soulful vocals of Juliet Roberts, Zara Macfarlane and Wesley Lucas. The album also features nu-soul pioneer vocalist Omar, Vocalist Mary Pearce and Sir Bill Morris. Motorcity Roots was followed by the Tighten Up! project. Featuring a collective of 9 musicians including legendary Jamaican singer Myrna Hague. Inspired by the London based reggae institution Trojan Records, Tighten Up! explores the sounds of Jamaican music which brought Caribbean culture home to immigrants working in Britain in the 1950's. Classic tunes such as 'Liquidator', 'Skatalites', 'Guns of Navarone' and 'Phoenix City' and Myrna Hague's classic 'What About Me' are to name a few songs you'll hear. Their tour coincided with the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807, drawing a powerful link with the estrangement of Caribbean culture in Britain before the arrival of Trojan Records, which triggered the spread of reggae music worldwide. In 2006 Jazz Jamaica were awarded with the UK Parliamentary Jazz Award for Ensemble Of The Year.

  • Members

    CURRENT 2011 LINE UP...... Gary Crosby - double bass / band leader Mark Crown - trumpet Harry Brown - trombone Camilla George - alto sax Denys Baptiste - tenor sax Ben Burrell - piano/organ Robin Banerjee - guitar Rod Youngs - drums + special guests Myrna Hague - vocals Zara McFarlane - vocals

  • Influences

    Motown/Mingus meets The Skatalites

  • Sounds Like

    July 2011: Massive now released as a limited edition of 500 180gram vinyl album 2nd release Motorcity Roots (DUNECD012) twins Detroit City, USA with downtown Kingston, Jamaica. Ist album Massive (DUNECD06) brings big band sound to Jazz and Jamaican classics. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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    i love jazz jamaica.........

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BBC JAZZ AWARDS: BEST BAND 2002



PARLIAMENTARY JAZZ AWARDS: ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR 2006



In 1991, inspired by the rhythms of traditional Jamaican music and largely improvisational nature of jazz, original Jazz Warrior, and veteran jazz double bassist, Gary Crosby turned a musical concept into a joyful reality. Crosbys concept was to create a quintessential fusion of mento, ska, reggae and jazz, playing classic and modern jazz standards alongside Jamaican folksongs. The result was Jazz Jamaica.

Since its realization, Crosby has developed the Jazz Jamaica concept by introducing a stream of talented young jazz musicians, so increasing the size of the pool of Jazz Jamaicans, and enabling him to push the boundaries of the music played. Collectively, Crosby and his musicians represent the finest exponents of this unique musical fusion known as skazz, a fusion loved and appreciated by everyone, of all ages and colours around the globe. In 2002, Jazz Jamaica All Stars were winners of the BBC Radio Jazz Award for Best Band.

Motorcity Roots is the brand new album from this award-winning and forever popular band. The new 12-piece combo hits the international touring circuit with a rejuvenated, multicultural, world class line-up embracing the legacy of the Motown label and its enormous contribution to the world of great music. Led by Gary Crosby, Jazz Jamaica boasts an all-star lineup including leading hornsmen Denys Baptiste (tenor sax), Soweto Kinch (alto sax), Abram Wilson (trumpet/vocals), Harry Brown (trombone); the rocking rhythm section of Gary Crosby (double bass), Alex Wilson (piano/keys), Robin Banerjee (guitar), Oreste Noda (percussion), Rod Youngs (drums); and featuring the powerful, soulful vocals of Juliet Roberts, and rising star vocalists Zara Macfarlane and Wesley Lucas.

On the album are other featured guests including nu-soul pioneer vocalist, Omar; powerhouse vocalist Mary Pearce, and distinguished Jamaican, Sir Bill Morris (yes, the first black person to lead a trade union in Britain as General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union, Britain's largest union). A truly fine production, Motorcity Roots runs the gamut of Jamaican music, from reggae to rockers, from nyabinghi to ska, from lovers rock to mento, all underpinned by some great jazz.

The Motorcity Roots album and show appeal to all ages (especially those who grew up on a staple diet of Motown music), to serious listeners, and to those who simply want to party! With their big, bold, brassy horns and skanking rhythm section, the Motorcity Roots show guarantees to get you Dancing In The Street and carries a Dune Health Warning: Jazz Jamaica can seriously wear out your shoes!

Much-awaited follow up to the aisle stomping Motorcity Roots tour is finally upon us. Taking the line up in yet another swing of tempo, Gary Crosby’s new project Tighten Up! features a concise 9-piece collective using the cream of the Dune artist roster and guest vocals from the legendary Jamaican singer Myrna Hague. Taking the London-based reggae institution Trojan Records as its point of inspiration, Tighten Up! explores the sounds of the motherland Jamaica and the music which brought Caribbean culture home to the numbers of immigrants working in Britain in the ‘50s.

Tunes such Harry J All Stars ‘Liquidator’, Skatalites’ classics ‘Phoenix City’ and ‘Guns of Navarone’, Prince Buster’s ‘Al Capone’ and Myrna Hague’s classic ‘What About Me’ to name but a few.

The tour coincides with the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807 and thus draws a powerful link with the estrangement of Caribbean culture in Britain before the arrival of Trojan, which triggered the spread of reggae music worldwide.

In 2006, Jazz Jamaica were awarded with the UK Parliamentary Jazz Award for Ensemble Of The Year.

Jazz Jamaica...well known for blowing the roof off live shows. A joyful, cosmopolitan tribute. JAZZWISE

They should be permanent ambassadors to the United Nations of Good Times. I have yet to find an audience remain unmoved in either sense. CHELTENHAM INTL JAZZ FESTIVAL

Appeals as much to the ears as to the feet. THE TIMES

Britain now has its own rival to the Buena Vista Social Club. See them now before the rest of the world grabs them. THE GUARDIAN
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Member Since:

June 20, 2006

Members:

Influences:.. Motown/Mingus meets The Skatalites CURRENT 2011 LINE UP...... Gary Crosby - double bass / band leader Mark Crown - trumpet Harry Brown - trombone Camilla George - alto sax Denys Baptiste - tenor sax Ben Burrell - piano/organ Robin Banerjee - guitar Rod Youngs - drums + special guests Myrna Hague - vocals Zara McFarlane - vocals

Sounds Like:

Latest album, Motorcity Roots twins Detroit City, USA with downtown Kingston, Jamaica. Earlier album, Massive (DUNECD06) brings big band sound to Jazz and Jamaican classics - NOW RELEASED AS LIMITED EDITION VINYL from Gearbox Records,

Record Label:

Dune Records

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