Oct. 12, 2008 – October Sunset Jazz presents the Jazzy Blues Band with baritone vocalist and keyboard player Jazzy at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, at the Frederiksted Waterfront.
You can usually hear Jazzy as a one-man band, but for this event he brings along his friends to smooth out the rough edges. While he and his friends can throw down some mean R&B, blues and pop/rock, this is Sunset Jazz–and Jazzy is all about jazz for now.
Jazzy was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. He got his introduction to music in the African American Pentecostal church. In 1966, he came to St. Croix from the Washington, D.C./Maryland area to do a three-week gig for The Saloon in Frederiksted and fell in
love with St. Croix. By the time he was finished with that gig he was booked to do
nine shows per week all over the Virgin Islands and ended up staying for three months jamming all over the place. These gigs took him to places like Foxy's on Yost van Dyke, Peter Island Resort on Tortola, and Skinny Legs on St. John. He has played the world at festivals and clubs in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and Australia. In 2002, he moved to St. Croix permanently and has been 'jazzing up' the place ever since.
Joining Jazzy on stage will be an outstanding group of musicians who have played with him for about three years: Yoshea Daniels is a St. Croix native who plays alto and soprano saxophones with the group Culture Vibe; Neil Callsen plays trumpet and frugal horn; and Afra Dailey plays drums. Afra also plays with The Elvis Pedro Trio, Roy Davis Trio and the Undercover Rock and Roll Band.
The public is invited to enjoy the concert for free.
