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CourtneyPine

General Info

  • Genre: Acoustic / Nu-Jazz / Other

    Location London, UK

    Profile Views: 126275

    Last Login: 2/3/2013

    Member Since 10/25/2006

    Website courtney-pine.com

    Record Label Destin-E World Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Began professional career playing saxophone for reggae artist - Black Harmony , Inity Rockers, Michael Prophet , Al Campbell , Barrington Levi , General Saint and Clint Eastwood , Aswad , Freddie Mcgregor......switched to playing jazz with the community music group where he meet and played with John Stevens , Harry Becket , Evan Parker , Elton Dean , Paul Rogers , Charlie Watts . Went to the Nice jazz festival playing with Ginger Baker , Jack Bruce and Bereli Lagrene , worked with George Russell and then signed a record deal with Island records in 1986. Debut album Journey to the urge within became the first serious jazz record to enter the British national pop charts and ever since Courtney has been on a non stop world tour . 1996 saw Courtney signing to the American record label Polyram for a 7 year deal , his debut on that label Modern Day Jazz Stories won a Mercury Music prize for album of the year. Recently he has worked with Omar , Jazz Jamaica ,Mick Jagger , Bryan Ferry , Kate Bush , Peter Frampton , Manu Dibango , Salif Keita , Talvin Singh , Jazzmatazz , Carlene Anderson , Beverley Knight , Desmond Dekker , Lynden David Hall , Janet Kay , Elton John , Branford Marsalis , Cassandra Wilson , 4Hero. He has recorded 11 studio albums , 3 film scores and is in production for his first live recording. His radio show for BBC radio 2 called Courtney Pine's Jazz Crusade is in it's 10th series .
  • Members

    Courtney Pine
  • Influences

    Bob Marley , Jimmy Cliff , Ernest Ranglin , Manu Dibango , Fela , Dollar Brand , Angelique Kidjo , Salif Keita , Wynton Marsalis, Ishmael Lo , Hariprasad Charusia , Sadao Watanabe , Mory Kante , Hugh Masekela , Cameron Pierre, Osibisa , Ray Allen, Sheila Chandra , Roni Size , Branford Marsalis, 4Hero , Bobby Mcferrin , Wynton Marsalis , Sidney Bechet , Gerri Allen , John Coltrane , Grover Washington Jnr , Cassandra Wilson , Miles Davis , Billie Holiday , Joe Harriot , Roland Alphonso , Don Drummond , Omar, Chico Freeman , Ronnie Laws , Donald Byrd , Art Blakey , Hubert Laws , Freddie McGregor , Elvin Jones , Herbie Hancock , Dennis Rollins , Eric Dolphy , Steve Williamson , George Lee , Duke Ellington , Ornette Coleman , Hi Tension , Juliet Roberts , Light of the world , Wayne Shorter , Lynden David Hall.......
  • Sounds Like

    EUROPEAN/CARIBBEAN/AFRICAN/ASIAN/AMERICAN = AFROPEAN MUSIC

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  • Ray Speakmoore

    Thanks for the add I hope you enjoy the music on my page and stay posted for up and coming music in the near future.

    Peace,
    Ray Speakmoore
    www.rayspeakmoore.com

    2 years ago
  • Amnesiac quartet, Tribu…

    Thank you, nice to meet you ! Happy Holidays, www.jazzseb.com

    2 years ago
  • 2 years ago
  • WorldService Project

    WSP have just uploaded new tracks and an album preview video onto their page. Do check them out because we'd love to know what you think!!

    Also, we're embarking on a UK tour this month - all the dates are now up. If you can make it down to one of them, send us a direct message and you can receive a discounted album at the gig!

    Best wishes

    WorldService Project

    2 years ago
  • Lakisha J. Ebron


    Hello,How do you do?

    2 years ago
  • Lakisha J. Ebron


    Hello,thanks add!

    2 years ago
  • Laxtons Superb

    Hello again Sweetheart,
    care for that little drop of poison?

    New studio version online..
    enter at your own risk!

    2 years ago
  • Ellen Wilson



    To this day nothing has matched that 'Snow Day' no school feeling.



    2 years ago
  • Paul

    Hi Folks,

    'Evolution' the great new album by 'Eyes Shut Tight' is now available!!! From iTunes, CdBaby, www.jazzcds.co.uk or www.paulbaxtermusic.com



     

    Cheers P.

    2 years ago

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