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In March 1999, Crosby expanded the core lineup of Jazz Jamaica to formal big-band status by adding a number of guest soloists including Denys Baptiste, Andy Sheppard, Soweto Kinch, Juliet Roberts, Orphy Robinson, Guy Barker, Kevin Robinson, Ashley Slater, Annie Whitehead, and Alex Wilson, resulting in the Jazz Jamaica All Stars, a 20-piece band ...
In 2002, Crosby won the award for Best Band for his 20-piece big band, Jazz Jamaica All Stars. In the same year, he was honoured by the Festival Directorate of the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival, Jamaica, for Consistent Contribution to Music in Jamaica, [14] thereby securing a place in the Jamaica Jazz Hall of Fame. In 2006, Jazz Jamaica was given the ...
Alex Wilson was born in the UK and was brought up in Sierra Leone, UK, Austria and Switzerland. In 1993, after gaining a degree in electronics from the University of York, he embarked on a professional career as a pianist, performing and recording with Courtney Pine, [2] Jazz Jamaica, Sandra Cross, Adalberto Santiago and Jocelyn Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Masakela & Ernest Ranglin quickly ...
Tony Platt is an English sound engineer and record producer, best known for his work with a diverse mix of artists, including, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Bob Marley, Shy, Buddy Guy, Foreigner, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sparks, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, Lillian Axe, The Boomtown Rats, Motörhead and Testament. [1] [2]
Jamaican male jazz musicians (8 P) Pages in category "Jamaican jazz musicians" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Jazz Jamaica, Massive (2003) Tony Kofi, Plays Monk, All is Now (2004) Shawn Lee, Discomfort (1996) Light of the World, Round Trip + Bonus track (2008) Noel McKoy, Mind is the Keeper (1998) Monday Michiru, Jazz Brat (1994) Louis Moholo, An Open Letter to My Wife Mpumi (2008) Kate Shortt, Something to Tell You (2006) Spring Heel Jack, Songs ...
The notion of a “Rock Star” was first mentioned in 1960 — before that and for a while after as well, the biggest musicians of this new, fast evolving musical genre were simply pop stars.
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra - jazz, bebop, Afro-Cuban jazz; Globe Unity Orchestra – free jazz; Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - jazz, swing; Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - jazz, swing music rhythm and blues; George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band; GRP All-Star Big Band; Georgia Big Band - Swing, Jazz, Big Band