Nu Troop
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Gary Crosby's Nu Troop is a post-bop jazz group formed by musician Gary Crosby
in London.
formed the post-bop acoustic jazz group in 1991.
Its current line up is Gary Crosby
on double bass, Abram Wilson
on trumpet, Denys Baptiste
on tenor saxophone, Andrew McCormack on piano and Rod Youngs on drums.
The band regularly performs at The Spice Of Life in Soho
, London
.
Gary Crosby (bassist)
Gary Crosby OBE is a jazz double bassist, music arranger, educator and Executive Artistic Director of...
in London.
History
Gary CrosbyGary Crosby (bassist)
Gary Crosby OBE is a jazz double bassist, music arranger, educator and Executive Artistic Director of...
formed the post-bop acoustic jazz group in 1991.
Its current line up is Gary Crosby
Gary Crosby (bassist)
Gary Crosby OBE is a jazz double bassist, music arranger, educator and Executive Artistic Director of...
on double bass, Abram Wilson
Abram Wilson
Abram Wilson is a jazz trumpeter and vocalist raised in New Orleans and now based in London, United Kingdom. Wilson was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and began playing trumpet at the age of nine, going on to study at the New Orleans Center For Creative Arts under the tutelage of Clyde Kerr Jr,...
on trumpet, Denys Baptiste
Denys Baptiste
Denys Baptiste is a jazz musician from London, England. A graduate of Tomorrow’s Warriors, Baptiste plays tenor and soprano saxophone in addition to composing....
on tenor saxophone, Andrew McCormack on piano and Rod Youngs on drums.
The band regularly performs at The Spice Of Life in Soho
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.