When:
May 7, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
This show took place on May 7, 2022. See what’s coming up at The Jazz Room.
Photo Credit: Jim Mason
Jason Wilson is a two-time Juno-Awards nominee, CRMA winner and Bestselling author from Downsview, Ontario. He is the protégé of Studio One keyboardist Jackie Mittoo and has performed, toured and recorded with – among others – Pee Wee Ellis, UB40, Sly & Robbie, The Mighty Sparrow, Ernest Ranglin, Dave Swarbrick and Alanis Morissette. An Adjunct-Professor of history, Dr. Wilson has six books to his name, including the recently published King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land: The Roots and Routes of Canadian Reggae (UBC Press, 2020).
Wilson’s music has been described as, among other things, “Jazz-Reggae”, “Global-Roots” and “Post-Reggae”. While none of these quite cover it, Wilson’s art is, nevertheless, truly unique; it is a sound where the reggae portion is freely brushed – not strictly detailed – allowing space on the canvas for wildly divergent inspirations such as bebop, Bach and Scottish Pibroch to peek through. In essence, Wilson combines reggae with the improvisational sensibility of jazz and then layers it with the storytelling quality of the Scottish folk tradition.
Marcus Ali – saxophones, flute, whistles
Vince Reel – drums, percussion
Michael Shapinko – electric bass
Laurel Tubman – vocals, percussion (hand-held)
Jason Wilson – vocals, piano
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