JAZ ELISE
Born Jasmine Taylor, Jaz Elise grew up in Harbour View, a small coastal community in Kingston, Jamaica with her parents and two older sisters. Her first introduction to music was singing in the church choir as a young child. Her father, a gospel musician who plays the organ, piano and guitar and creates compositions for their church choir, laid the foundation for Jaz’s musical aspirations. Even after graduating with a degree in Psychology from The University of the West Indies (Mona), Jaz still had a yearning to pursue the arts. She joined a local performing arts program, Quilt, where she honed her skills as a dancer and singer. At one of the showcases, she caught the attention of the young rising producer J.L.L.. The two promising creatives collaborated on her first two singles, “For You” (2018) and “Fresh and Clean” (2019). Later in 2019, she delivered the title track on the all-female riddim Rock & Groove, produced by Protoje and J Vibe. In 2020, she updated “Fresh & Clean” with a verse from dancehall sensation Govana. With only a handful of songs in her repertoire and an undeniable knack for fusing soul, R&B, reggae and dancehall, the aspiring singer stepped into the spotlight with her debut EP The Golden Hour in 2021 and continues to showcase her talents on the title track and first single from the Gratitude Riddim EP produced by Winta James and her first song on Easy Star Records.
NEWS ABOUT JAZ ELISE
FLYING VIPERS DEBUT ON EASY STAR
We are very excited to release our first collaboration with New England-based dub reggae collective Flying Vipers. Self-produced on a vintage cassette 4-track, "Show Me" introduces the soulful voice of Kellee Webb, whose dynamic presence brings extra depth [...]
MORTIMER x KABAKA PYRAMID x LILA IKÉ – “BRUISES” – NEW VISUALIZER & SINGLE OUT NOW – FROM WITHIN DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW
Rising star Mortimer, who GRAMMY.com recently hailed as one of the key “artists shaping contemporary reggae,” taps 2023 GRAMMY-winning reggae artist Kabaka Pyramid and the genre’s shining star Lila Iké for a triple threat collaboration on “Bruises.” The thought-provoking track is from Mortimer’s upcoming debut [...]
KAYLAN ARNOLD MEETS THE AUTOS – “DON’T CRY” SINGLE & LYRIC VIDEO OUT NOW
The Autos, fresh off the recent release of their powerhouse song “Light My Way,” with Royal Blu and Kabaka Pyramid, return with this new collaboration with up-and-coming multi-genre singer/songwriter Kaylan Arnold. Arnold is a Haitian/Belizean-American from south Florida who [...]
LINVAL THOMPSON x JONQUAN x TICKLAH – BOUND TO FALL – NEW SINGLE + DUB AVAILABLE NOW ON 7″ VINYL
Following the buzz around their first, recent collaboration, "Cultivator," Linval Thompson and JonQuan return with "Bound To Fall," another roots-heavy track, this time with Ticklah at the mixing board. Babylon will surely fall under this heavyweight tune. Stream or get your limited edition physical 7” [...]
