Darren Barrett
2 releases.
27 July 2016Darren Barrett Pays Tribute To The Music Of Amy WinehouseBOSTON (27 July 2016): Trumpeter Darren Barrett, winner of the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, was flipping through cable television channels while taking a break from a recording session when he stumbled upon a live concert by Amy Winehouse. He had heard the buzz about the unconventional British artist, but hadn’t heard any of her music until that moment. The musician of Jamaican descent with a proclivity for incorporating reggae into his neo-bop jazz recordings was instantly struck by the way the rhythm & soul singer-songwriter infused reggae into her throwback tracks.Read more
13 October 2015Darren Barrett: Jamaican roots color “Trumpet Vibes”BOSTON (October, 13 2015):Read more