Artist Info: Suspect Bill

While many talk about going back to the roots of Jamaican ska, SUSPECT BILL does and takes the music back even further -- to the roots of jazz itself -- big band style with all the brass, glamour, style, and swing that entertained America between the wars. SUSPECT BILL's big horns have been compared to top U.S. bands TINY HAT ORCHESTRA and the CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES, and yet they create a sound all their own: a superb mix of chilling minor melodies, powerful horn lines & solos, jazz drumming, bluesy female vocals, and uptempo 60's Jamaican ska. [read more...]