There are a few honourable exceptions, but British jazz musicians have rarely
been taken seriously on the world stage. However, respected by musicians of all
genres for his artistry and sense of adventure, Courtney Pine has gone a long
way to change those perceptions. The son of Jamaican immigrants in London, he
mastered saxophone - and keyboards - at a young age and while instinctively
drawn to jazz, he has always experimented with other musical styles and early in
his career toured with reggae act General Saint and Clint Eastwood. He made his
first album, Journey To The Urge Wi...