Jazz, Pan Jazz and Steelband Music from the Caribbean

Arnold Duprey - Jazz de Soca
Bob Thompson - Next Level Jazz Instrumentals
The Caribbean Jazz Ensemble - Midnight in St. James
Hilary Borneo - Smooth Caribbean Jazz
Kelwyn Hutcheon - But Beautiful
Muhtadi - Age Don't Matter
Muhtadi - Can't Get You Outta My Mind
NEWA Nicholas-Eddie-Wilson-Arturo
Raf Robertson Branches
Raf Robertson - Universal Rhythm
Ralph MacDonald - Home Grown

PAN JAZZ

It is not clear who coined the term Pan-jazz, but it is used to describe either a solo Pannist or a small ensemble of Pannists; or a solo Pannist with a group of conventional musicians, usually a pianist, a drummer, a bassist, a guitarist, a saxophonist or some combination thereof, playing conventional jazz or so-called crossover music. The main emphasis is placed on the Pannist as the lead soloist. This music is characterised by spontaneous improvisation.

Pan-jazz is traceable to the late 1950s in Trinidad when the late Scofield Pilgrim, Ray Holman, Earl Rodney, Emmanuel 'Cobo Jack' Riley and others began experimenting with playing calypso and their own compositions in a jazz styling. At the same time, they were trying to extend the range of the soprano pan so that it could be used as a viable substitute for the piano.

Simeon L. Sandiford

Jazz and Pan Jazz Features Music from the Caribbean

PAN JAZZ

Jazz and Pan Jazz Features
Music from the Caribbean