Jazz Warriors | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 1986–1994, 2020–present |
| Labels | Antilles, Jazz Warrior |
| Members | Orphy Robinson Courtney Pine Cleveland Watkiss Gary Crosby Steve Williamson Ray Carless Julian Joseph Dennis Rollins Claude Deppa Phillip Bent Michael Mondesir Mark Mondesir Rowland Sutherland |
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The Jazz Warriors were an English all-black London-based group of jazz musicians, that made its debut in 1986.[1] The idea for the band came from the Abibi Jazz Arts, a London organization that promoted black music and black culture. The Jazz Warriors provided black British musicians with a venue to showcase their talents, which until that time was limited mostly to funk music and reggae.[2]
According to writer John Chilton, the Jazz Warriors "proved to be the launching pad for the stellar talents of a number of important jazz musicians."[3] The band released one album – 1987's Out of Many, One People. Despite many of the members leaving for solo careers, the band remained together until 1994;[4] however, they reunited in 2020.