Famous Jamaican Jazz Musicians

Cindy Breakspeare is a Canadian-Jamaican jazz singer, musician, and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss World 1976, becoming the second Jamaican to clinch the crown. She later became a recording artist and entrepreneur, founding a Rastafarian craft store called Ital Craf. She was once in a relationship with reggae musician Bob Marley that lasted until his death.

Coleridge Goode was a Jamaican-born British jazz bassist best remembered for his collaboration with jazz musician and composer Joe Harriott. Goode is often counted among the finest jazz bassists to have worked in Europe. In 2011, Coleridge Goode was honoured at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards with the prestigious Services to Jazz Award.

Sonny Bradshaw was a Jamaican trumpeter, bandleader, promoter, and broadcaster. He had a major influence on Jamaican music for over six decades. He is credited with forming the Sonny Bradshaw Seven which achieved national prominence. Sonny Bradshaw is also renowned for leading the Jamaican Big Band, which included Jamaica's top musicians like Dizzy Reece, Joe Harriott, and Ernest Ranglin.