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Moon continues, “I write lyrics, the melody and chord progression. I play the<br />
guitar and a little piano but I don’t perform with it. It informs my writing and<br />
will sometimes use it to help me compose. I deliberately don’t write all the<br />
parts of my songs because I want the musicians working with me to<br />
add their flavour. I will bring the song and have certain pieces of<br />
the arrangement which I want a certain way but everything<br />
else is left up to the connection that we are forming and what<br />
happens in the moment.<br />
This moment might occur in studio as well as in live performances.<br />
Sometimes what happens in studio is completely different from<br />
what happens on stage”<br />
“I was very excited when Rosina called me about Jazz and<br />
Blues. It has been around for years and while I had not had the<br />
privilege of attending, I always followed it and its an honour<br />
to be here. We will be bringing jazz and blues to the festival.<br />
There have been a lot of non jazz artists performing and they<br />
are amazing but jazz and blues is something I am passionate<br />
about, and when I was invited to be here I decided that that<br />
was what I wanted to do.”<br />
...surprised<br />
and pleased to<br />
receive the invitation<br />
to perform... I was happy<br />
to see the more eclectic<br />
groups get such an<br />
opportunity...<br />
THE EYE OF THE BRAINSTORM, led by Jeremy Ashbourne,<br />
is a talented group of musicians who will bring the jazz element<br />
to the Jamaica Jazz and Blues stage on Friday 5 March <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
They exist primarily in Jamaica’s music underground and<br />
Jeremy Ashbourne was both surprised and pleased to receive<br />
the invitation to perform. He commended the organisers “for<br />
taking on this weird group of musicians. I was happy to<br />
see the more eclectic groups get such an opportunity”.<br />
The band is comprised of four primary members Joel<br />
Ashbourne on keyboard and sometimes vocals, Darryl, aka<br />
Kuki, on vocals and guitar, Tobi vocals, Jeremy drums and<br />
background vocals, and Spider the auxiliary bass player.<br />
They will be joined by veteran saxophonist, I-Sax in<br />
Ja – a Canadian musician who has been based in<br />
Negril for many years.<br />
jazz-based<br />
unique<br />
THE EYE OF THE BRAINSTORM<br />
24<br />
blend of music to<br />
the stage...