In the following years, Blowtorch and his shifting cast of local collaborators have recorded with acclaimed reggae session players Keith Sterling and Bagga Walker along with Rico Rodriguez and Prince Jazzbo and the late Roland Alphonso and Coxsone Dodd. "The stereotype of Jamaican musicians is that they've been screwed at every turn and are very conscious of money. I've found Jamaican musicians to be willing to work for little or no money if they like the project, " Blowtorch says. Read More
Saxophonist Roland Alphonso was one of the major figures of early ska and reggae on several fronts: his recordings as a soloist ... Read the full Roland Alphonso bio.