PRESS/REVIEWS

Peacemaker's Chauffeur
The Beat review

Peacemaker's Chauffeur
Sun-Tribune People review

40 under 40 Award

Rebel Music
Penguin Eggs article

Scottish guy plays reggae
Guelph Mercury

Tribute to late
reggae great Mittoo

Pee Wee Ellis with Jason Wilson, Jay Douglas & friends

 

“Jason Wilson is one to watch and his band is one to hear”
CBC’s THE NATIONAL on Jason Wilson – Peter Mansbridge

“[Wilson’s] writing was just astounding — it just stuck out. . . It’s not trying to copy traditional reggae, it’s just completely fresh, it’s Jason — it’s the Canadian voice!”
The Calgary Sun – interview with Brinsley Forde (Aswad)

“High-calibre musicianship, too, with a bevy of talented instrumentalists”
NOW Magazine review of dREaD & BLUE – Jason Richards

“[Wilson] has been able to make a brand of reggae that never falls back on the clichés of the genre, and his music is all the more credible as a result. . . it is a creative expression of a valid artistic vision, well worth both your time and money.” Rating: A
Boot Box review of dREaD & BLUE – Ted Boothroyd - Jahworks.Org

“...it may well be that to chart the future of reggae music you have to look to Canada and check Jason Wilson”
ReggaePlus Radio on Jason Wilson

“Outstanding jazz-infused reggae”
Word Magazine review of dREaD & BLUE

“A remarkable sound, a refreshingly inventive band, and the kind of album you’ll want to have in your music collection”
Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal review of dREaD & BLUE

“The music is wild! Beyond what I had expected.This album, if given the right push, will be a classic”
Excess Weekly – JAMAICA

“So virtuous is the music he has developed . . . perhaps Sting is the right reference – like him, Jason Wilson dares to join reggae rhythms with jazz vibes and pop influences”
Rockers Reggaezine – BELGIUM

“As UB40 have done a great job in broadening the reggae audience, I think Jason Wilson has done the same in Canada”
Radio 2 – ESTONIA

“Each song sounds painstakingly crafted and produced into a piece of
striking contemporary reggae”

Soundscape – SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA

“I hope that Canadian audiences can appreciate the quality of Jason Wilson and Tabarruk’s music and message”
Reggae Power Network – YUGOSLAVIA

“Jonah’ is a striking album”
Reggae Vibes – THE NETHERLANDS