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"jazz Meets Dancehall" at The Nelson Club
Courtesy of Adrian Litvinoff | Posted on August 2, 2022
When
Sat, August 6, 2022
20:00
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Musicians
Adrian Litvinoff
bass, acousticAnnie Whitehead
tromboneClaude Deppa
trumpetAlan Wakeman
saxophoneDave Balen
bassAbout
“Jazz Meets Dancehall” celebrates Jamaican Ska and Reggae classics alongside South African Township Jazz. Annie Whitehead (trombone) and South African-born Claude Deppa (trumpet) join Interplay’s regular line-up.
Many South African jazz musicians emigrated to Britain in the 1960s and 1970s (including Claude) bringing a vibrant new energy to British jazz. Both Claude and Annie have a long association with that musical movement. At the same time the Notting Hill Carnival became a focus for Jamaican music in Britain eventually inspiring Ska, Reggae and Two-Tone music in the host community....