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Gary Crosby OBE (born 26 January 1955, London, England) is a British jazz double bassist, music arranger, educator and Executive Artistic Director of (Tomorrow's Warriors ). A founder member of the original Jazz Warriors, Gary Crosby is a professional musician and bandleader, composer/arranger, record producer, company director and facilitator. He leads Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop, Gary Crosby Trio, Guava, Jazz Jamaica and Jazz Jamaica All Stars – and has worked with many top international artists. Of Jamaican heritage,〔(Ijeoma Azubuike, "Preview: Gary Crosby - Lively Up! Festival" (interview with Gary Crosby), London Jazz News, 9 October 2012. )〕 Crosby is the nephew of guitarist Ernest Ranglin, who performed with Jazz Jamaica at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in October 2009 as part of the club's anniversary concert series.〔(Ronnie Scott's Anniversary Concert Series - "Ernest Ranglin and Jazz Jamaica, including his nephew Gary Crosby". )〕〔(Paul Taylor, "Gary's jazz journey", ''Manchester Evening News'', 27 January 2006. )〕 ==Tomorrow's Warriors== In 1991, Crosby established (Tomorrow’s Warriors ), providing a platform for talented young musicians who wished to pursue a career in jazz. Over the following 13 years, the Tomorrow’s Warriors Jazz Café Jam Session became an institution and developed four generations of Warriors, including Denys Baptiste, J-Life and Soweto Kinch. In 2004, the Tomorrow’s Warriors Jam Session moved to The Spice Of Life in Soho, where it remained active until Summer 2010. Tomorrow’s Warriors continues to develop the careers of young musicians and is now commencing the development of its sixth generation of Warriors with core programs and workshops at Southbank Centre, London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Crosby (bassist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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