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Dion Parson & 21st Century Band at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola June 27 - 30, 2013

Dion Parson & 21st Century Band

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

June 27 - 30, 2013 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Reservations: 212-258-9595 

"Combining Caribbean rhythms with jazz, pop, and reggae harmonies, drummer Dion Parson and his 21st Century Band create an infectiously joyous sound." - JALC

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Dion Parson on Jazzheads

Jazzheads is proud and excited to be releasing the music of Dion Parson, a renowned drummer who presents a mixture of Jazz and Caribbean rhythms. Our new relationship will commence with the re-releasing of his albums (Oct 2013): Dion Parson & 21st Century Band Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. In Spring 2014, Dion will release his new studio album to be recorded this fall, also on Jazzheads.

Congratulations to Dion on the recent completion of his one-year residency in the Music Area of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI).

We look forward to working with Dion and his music.

Randy Klein President

Coming up...

Dion Parson & 21st Century Band Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York, NY June 27-30, 7:30pm & 9:30pm  Reservations: 212-258-9595

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There’s been a lot of musicians from not only the Virgin Islands, but mainly from the Caribbean, that have had influence that impacted jazz – the great Roy Haynes, his family is from the Caribbean – I think the Bahamas. But first Sonny Rollins – his famous tune “St. Thomas” set the standard right there for Caribbean jazz, without having a category for Caribbean jazz. And then Dizzy Gillespie’s collaboration with all of those great Cuban drummers in the 40s, and came up with Latin Jazz. There’s been a lot of influence. That has had its effect on Caribbean jazz and Caribbean people. I had the pleasure of working with Monty Alexander, and he’s been doing that for many years. Through my association with Alexander I met the great [Jamaican guitarist] Ernest Ranglin, who really helped me to focus on the history of the Caribbean and Jazz, and the path that was never really explored by many musicians. So there’s a big influence there – and all the cats in my band are from either the Virgin Islands or the Caribbean or from Africa. So the world music, Caribbean connection has a big impact on the scene also.