Byron Wallen, Ralph Moore, Willie Jones III, Dezron Douglas, Trevor Watkis

Curated by internationally acclaimed UK Jazz Pianist, composer and Berklee College Alumnus, Trevor Watkis, BlueSoundScape Music announces highly anticipated 2019 tour dates for this special musical retrospective of legendary Jazz trumpeter, Dizzy Reece.

Dizzy Reece, is an acclaimed jazz trumpeter who hails from Kingston, Jamaica. Mr. Reece has led a prolific career for over 70 years since his arrival in London in 1948, leaving his homeland at the young age of 17 on the HMT Empire Windrush. He began his ascent into the jazz scene initially cutting his teeth among the best musicians in London in
the 1950s, which included Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, and Victor Feldman. Reece after working between the UK and Europe, later relocated to the United States in 1959 and permanently settled in New York.
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Dizzys unique approach to his instrument and blistering yet warm tone captured the attention of the iconic Blue Note Records label executives, where he recorded four albums. He went on to share the bandstand with some of the greatest international jazz legends which includes Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, and caught the attention of the legendary Miles Davis. He stood in for Miles in his band occasionally when he was unable to make a performance.

The tour itself has been curated by Trevor Watkis to honour Dizzy Reece’s accomplishments and artistry and to celebrate West Indians who departed the Caribbean on the Windrush and contributed to the rebuilding of Britain following its destruction during the Second World War).