In 1991, inspired by the rhythms of traditional Jamaican music and the largely improvisational nature of jazz, original Jazz Warrior, and veteran jazz double bassist, Gary Crosby turned a musical concept in to a joyful reality. Crosby's concept was to create a quintessential fusion of mento, ska, reggae and jazz playing classic and modern jazz standards alongside Jamaican folksongs. To achieve this, he gathered together a group of musicians drawn from the jazz and reggae circuits, each of whom is a distinguished musician in his own right. The result was Jazz Jamaica.
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In 1991, inspired by the rhythms of traditional Jamaican music and the largely improvisational nature of jazz, original Jazz Warrior, and veteran jazz double bassist, Gary Crosby turned a musical concept in to a joyful reality. Crosby's concept was to create a quintessential fusion of mento, ska, reggae and jazz playing classic and modern jazz standards alongside Jamaican folksongs. To achieve this, he gathered together a group of musicians drawn from the jazz and reggae circuits, each of whom is a distinguished musician in his own right. The result was Jazz Jamaica.
Read more about Jazz Jamaica on Last.fm.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.