JAZZ & BLUES 2021

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