JERSEY STREET

Jersey Street’s heady combo of Deep House, Spiritual jazz, Latin rhythms and raw soul saw them receive some heavy props and kudos all around the world when they first appeared back in the day – with “Manchester’s best kept secret”, vocalist Dawn Zee, being compared to the likes of Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and Lauren Hill. They released 2 highly respected albums and a series of singles that were equally at home on the dancefloors of clubs such as Giant Step and Paradise Garage, as they were in the playlists of jazz and soul djs. This saw the band release tracks on such legendary underground labels as Junior, Electric Chair, Defected, Hed Kandi, Naked and Yellow as well as touring Europe-wide as a crack 9-piece live outfit. Jersey Street are: Neil Reid Dawn Zee Matt Steele Jasper Wilkinson Other musicians: The band gathered together some of the best UK jazz and funk musicians to capture the read more...