Published:Friday | September 2, 2016 | 12:00 AMHerbie Miller
This is the conclusion of a two-part article by Herbie Miller, director-curator of the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) on Marcus Garvey's influence on trombonist Don Drummond, along with The Skatalites band he was a part of. Part One was carried in last...
Published:Friday | September 25, 2015 | 10:49 AMHerbie Miller
Characteristically, Rico's endless musical inquisitiveness and creative imaginings inform his emotional response to standard or classic material. They allow him to transmute genres, bringing to them offbeat cultural expression and attitude that...
Published:Tuesday | September 22, 2015 | 12:00 AMHerbie Miller
Rico Rodriquez, MBE, born Emmanuel Joseph Rodriquez (Kingston, Jamaica October 17, 1934 to September 4, 2015), was best known as a trombonist and composer who emerged on the local scene at the beginning of Jamaica's recording industry, playing a...
