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CAJE (pronounced “Cage”) is comprised of present students of the<br />
UWI. CAJE combines members of two distinct musical groups,<br />
the Classical Ensemble and the Jazz Ensemble. The Classical<br />
Ensemble comprises mainly a group of players of string and<br />
wind instruments who play mostly classical music; while<br />
the Jazz ensemble is a group of players of popular band<br />
instruments who perform mostly Jazz. CAJE is not a<br />
paid group and its work is sustained by the individuals’<br />
love of playing music and the informed guidance<br />
and<br />
passionate<br />
of Peter Ashbourne.<br />
about their<br />
music<br />
...the members<br />
of the group were<br />
very happy to be on<br />
the Jazz and Blues<br />
platform...<br />
The festival will premiere the Peter Ashbourne Medley<br />
'To Toots' which was commissioned by the Festival<br />
organisers in honour of the late Toots Hibbert. This<br />
new composition will be performed by 'CAJE' led<br />
by the composer himself.<br />
Peter Ashbourne explained that CAJE did a concert<br />
season every year and the “Tribute to Toots was<br />
very much in line with what we generally do, but<br />
on a larger scale. It was right up our street”. He<br />
said the members of the group were very happy<br />
to be on the Jazz and Blues platform. “They were<br />
doubly happy because they had been working<br />
hard for their 2020 season, but COVID-19 hit,<br />
and everything was shut down. Being in the<br />
Jazz and Blues Festival has somewhat made<br />
up for that disappointment.” He added that<br />
as a group of university students there were<br />
people of all different professions in the<br />
group – engineers, marine biologists, etc.<br />
– but were also serious and passionate<br />
about their music.<br />
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