British reed player Courtney Pine began his professional life in reggae bands, and reggae's "conscious" music tradition has since been a defining feature of his work. Pine plays conscious jazz, in ...

Courtney Pine is an English multi-instrumentalist jazz musician (primarily for his saxophone playing), who broke into the UK Top 40 with his debut album (on Island Records) called Journey to the Urge ...

It's not the instrument; it's how you play it. Considering the commercial aspects of contemporary music, it would be easy to dismiss any solo artist who plays soprano saxophone as being among the ...

Courtney Pine brings his award winning project 'House of Legends' project to the Union Chapel for one night only. 'House of Legends' is deeply steeped in the traditions of the Caribbean, this very ...

In the sleeve notes for House Of Legends, Courtney Pine dedicates his 15th studio album as band leader to five jazz greats. As the man says, “We are part of a chain. It’s not about a dealership. In ...