Brinsley Forde above centre with (l-r) Jazz Jamaica’s Rod Youngs, Robin Banerjee, Pete Eckford and Denys Baptiste, plus the Voicelab choir behind
In one of their most significant concerts to date Jazz Jamaica are confirmed to play the Royal Festival Hall in London with their Catch a Fire show in the summer. The July concert follows the big band’s October show at the QEH in the South Bank Centre last year. Catch a Fire is a themed concert based on Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1973 classic album Catch a Fire and features the Jazz Jamaica All Stars, strings section the Urban Soul Orchestra and the Voicelab choir with special guest Brinsley Forde of the reggae band ASWAD. ‘Concrete Jungle’, ‘Slave Driver’, ‘400 Years’, ‘Stop That Train’, ‘Baby We’ve Got a Date’, and ‘Stir It up’, ‘Kinky Reggae’, and ‘No More Trouble’ from Catch a Fire form the main plank of the concert with other Marley classics featured including ‘Redemption Song’ and ‘One Love’ from Exodus. The 13 July concert will see Jazz Jamaica joined by a 200-strong Voicelab choir. Tickets www.southbankcentre.co.uk