Many horn players, few opportunities

Many horn players, few opportunities

Jamaica has a sterling history of horns in its music, the trumpet, trombone and saxophone giving songs a sparkle onstage and in the studio, and people such as Tommy McCook, Don Drummond, Wilton Gaynair, Lester Sterling, Sonny Bradshaw, Nambo Robinson, Dean Fraser and Tony Greene among those who have played their way into popularity.

There is, however, a distinct deficiency of horn players coming to public attention, though not of the people playing them.

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