Nu Troop

Bio:

Simply the finest and hardest-swinging straightahead jazz group in the UK featuring the stars of the award-winning UK independent jazz label, DUNE RECORDS.

Between them, the current band members have won 16 awards for excellence including two Mercury Music Prizes for An Album Of The Year, two MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards for Best Jazz Act, four international awards, and a pile of BBC and other Jazz Awards.

Tour commitments permitting, you can usually catch this stellar supergroup at The Spice Of Life, Moor Street, Soho, London on the Third Thursday of Every Month performing classic jazz albums and some of their original material. Go and check them out. You will not be disappointed!

***** The explosiveness of lit dynamite. Phenomenal playing. Extraordinary, white-hot performance. THE GUARDIAN

Pushing the boundaries of straightahead jazz, with inspiring results. JAZZWISE

Contemporary jazz that swings hard. HOT TICKETS

BEST INTERNATIONAL ENSEMBLE 1998
Festival Jazz à Vienne
Concours International d'Orchestres
(International Band Competition)

Check out the Nu Troop story at www.nutroop.com

Member Since:

July 17, 2006

Members:

Gary Crosby's Nu Troop 2006:

GARY CROSBY - db/bandleader
ABRAM WILSON - tpt
DENYS BAPTISTE - ts/ss
ANDREW McCORMACK - pn
ROD YOUNGS - dr


Gary Crosby's Nu Troop - MIGRATIONS (1997):

GARY CROSBY - db/bandleader
NEIL YATES - tpt/flg/fl
TONY KOFI - as/bs
DENYS BAPTISTE - ts
ALEX WILSON - pn
ROBERT FORDJOUR - dr

Sounds Like:

The best and hardest swinging straightahead jazz group you're likely to hear this side of the Atlantic!

Record Label:

Dune Records