Winston Rollins

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Winston Rollins (born February 12, 1966 in Wednesbury ) is a British musician ( trombone , keyboards , bass , arrangement ) of modern jazz , who has also emerged in acid jazz and as a music producer .

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Rollins, who spent his childhood in Doncaster , learned the trombone from the age of ten and played in the Doncaster Youth Jazz Association , which was led by John Ellis. Later he was part of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra . In London he studied at Trinity College of Music .

Then he worked at Brand New Heavies , Incognito , Aswad and Jamiroquai . He also worked with Courtney Pine , Gail Thompson and the Jazz Jamaica Allstars . Since 1994 he has been a member of Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra , with whom he has recorded numerous albums. He leads his own big band, with which he enjoys interpreting arrangements by Bob Florence and Don Menza .

Rollins also worked as a music producer (for Never Never ) and recorded in their own RedRoom studios . According to Tom Lord , between 1980 and 2011 he was involved in 12 recordings in the field of jazz, for example with Jimmy Scott or Denys Baptiste . He can also be heard on recordings by Amy Winehouse , Ray LaMontagne , Peter Gabriel , Oumou Sangaré , Marc Almond and Jack Bruce .

The jazz musician Dennis Rollins , also a trombonist, is his older brother.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ John Chilton : Who's Who of British Jazz , Continuum International Publishing Group, London 2004, p. 304
  2. ↑ Jack Bowers: Have You Heard. . . The Doncaster Jazz Orchestra. . . and Friends: DYJA . All about jazz . December 1, 1999. Accessed February 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Concert review 2013 ( Memento from February 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography
personal data
SURNAME Rollins, Winston
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician (trombone, keyboards) and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Wednesbury