Stretching back to the likes of Lord Lebby, Jamaican music has had a long and intimate relationship with Jazz This one-away, special session will celebrate that relationship, whilst conforming to people’s expectations of a skanking good time, every time, at the D.D.C.. We’ve put together an expert line-up to explore this dimension of the music of Jamaica, whilst providing you with a great opportunity to put on your dancing shoes and surrender to the rhythm.
Our headliner is the mighty Oxman, who is a noted expert on the prodigious output of Jazz enthusiast Sir Coxsone Dodds many labels. Indeed he played an entire show of Studio 1 material for us back in 2017 . Oxman is probably best known for his work with the Dub Vendor Allstars and the Soul Jazz Soundsystem. However Eddie’s been at the cutting edge of Reggae since long time, he has his own show on Soho Radio, has produced and sold records with the best of them and has performed with luminaries like U Roy.
Oxman has a massive collection to select from, does it with aplomb and is also a great toaster. Eddie always plays up a storm. He also brought the house down at our finale at the old place; trust, that was a night. D’Oxman’s a great friend of the D.D.C. and always blesses us with his inimitable, crowd pleasing, connoisseurship.
In addition to our guest star, all of the usual D.D.C. massive will be along for this one. The evening will commence with a warm up selection from Mr.Wax. He’ll be joined by our great, house horn section, featuring Tombone and Natty, led by the latter in his guise as RaSamurai.
We’re delighted that they’ll be followed by Vandorta. She’ll be familiar to anybody that frequents Sounds of the Universe and has performed here before as part of the Soul Jazz Soundsystem – a connection that suits the content of this special. The vibrant Annabelle exudes positive vibes and can be relied upon for a scintillating Reggae Revive set, presented with style. On her D.D.C. debut Vandorta received the longest applause than we can ever remember a selector getting at The Club.
After her, resident Soft Wax will also be spinning on the wheels of steel, with a fresh selection. He’ll joined by the great Doc Murdoch, our resident Singjay, live and direct. Plus the resident engineer will be mixing live on the desk throughout the evening, ensuring a full and rich sound from the mighty rig.
Rocksteady will be playing all afternoon, in the glorious garden, at The Fox. We’ll be stoking up the new set inside from 7 ( this will be piped out into the garden too.)
It’s free until 7 and £5 thereafter, or £3 in advance.
