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Cameron
Pierre
is
without
doubt
one of
the most
original
guitar
voices
on the
British
scene
today.
Whether
with
Courtney
Pine,
Jazz
Jamaica,
or on
one of
his own
highly
charged,
there is
no
mistaking
his
distinctive
style
and
sound.
Born in
London,
Cameron
was
raised
on the
Caribbean
island
of
Dominica.
Like
most of
his
peers,
Cameron's
early
musical
influences
were Bob
Marley,
Burning
Spear,
Jimmy
Cliff,
and a
host of
artists
from
that era
of
popular
Jamaican
music,
oh, and
Stevie
Wonder.
At
sixteen
he
taught
himself
to play
the
guitar,
and it
was
within
the
reggae
genre
that he
first
established
himself,
working
with
Jamaican
artists
including
Clint
Eastwood
&
General
Saint,
Barrington,
Levy,
Dennis
Brown
and
numerous
others.
Then
came the
slow
discovery
of
George
Benson
and
Charlie
Christian,
and
through
them,
Wes
Montgomery,
Miles
Davis
and
Charlie
Parker.
His own
musical
taste
direction
veered
towards
jazz,
and his
taste
and
talent
brought
him to
London
where he
became a
regular
on the
Calypso,
reggae,
and jazz
circuit.
Touring
the
world
playing
with
Courtney
Pine’s
award
winning
band,
Cameron’s
guitar
style
has
dazzled
many a
jazz
fan.
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