Tuesday, 13 January, 2015

8.30 - 11.00pm
£6 on the door

This evening we welcome several talented musicians completely new to the club, introduced to us by bassist, bandleader, composer, arranger and record producer Gary Crosby OBE. A founder member of the original Jazz Warriors, he leads Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop, Gary Crosby Trio, Guava, Jazz Jamaica and Jazz Jamaica All Stars. Gary is the nephew of guitarist Ernest Ranglin, who performed with Jazz Jamaica at Ronnie Scott’s in October 2009 as part of the club’s anniversary concert series. In 1991, Gary established Tomorrow’s Warriors, providing a platform for talented young musicians who wished to pursue a career in jazz. Over the following 13 years, the Tomorrow’s Warriors Jazz Café Jam Session became an institution and developed four generations of Warriors, including Denys Baptiste, J-Life and Soweto Kinch. In 2009, Gary was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.