| Gary Crosby's Nu Troop | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | London, United Kingdom |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Dune |
| Associated Acts: | Soweto Kinch, Jazz Jamaica, Gary Crosby, Jazz Warriors |
| Current Members: | Gary Crosby, Abram Wilson, Denys Baptiste, Andrew McCormack, Rod Youngs |
Gary Crosby's Nu Troop is a post-bop jazz group formed in 1991 by musician Gary Crosby in London. Referred to by The Rough Guide to Jazz as "one of the most important UK bands",[1] the group won the Best Ensemble award at the Jazz à Vienne festival in 1997,[2] and their album of that year, Migrations, was described as "superb".[3]
Gary Crosby formed the post-bop acoustic jazz group in 1991.[4] According to James Griffiths, writing in The Guardian: "The original Nu Troop was a conscious attempt to imitate Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, with leader and bassist Gary Crosby (formerly of the Jazz Warriors) providing a nurturing environment for an ever-changing assembly of hot young players."[5]
As well as Crosby on double bass, the group's line-up has included Abram Wilson on trumpet, Denys Baptiste on tenor saxophone, Neil Yates on trumpet, Andrew McCormack on piano and Rod Youngs on drums,[6] [7] with different incarnations of Nu Troop featuring Robert Michelle, Soweto Kinch, Sean Corby, Peter Edwards,[8] Tony Kofi,[9] and others.[10]