Jerome Thomas Sauce

With his debut release for Rhythm Section International, Hackneyraised Jerome Thomas is declaring the dawning of a new age for British soul music. Buy, Stream: Jeromes school was a home filled with nonstop music; whether that was bootleg CDs of Rare Groove from East Londons Sunday markets to late 90s R B on The Box or family favourites; Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Chico DeBarge, Jill Scott. He learnt his prodigious vocal craft of adlibs and harmonies by listening to Brandys 98 LP Never Say Never on repeat. Working with a live 6 piece band of assorted ages and musical backgrounds from rock to classical jazz, Jeromes sound is a 180 degree turn from the direction of travel of UK RnB which has trended towards producers tracks made inside the computer. Jerome composes the pieces, then allows space for interaction with his long term musical collaborators. The organic decisions open up the scope of his music as they jam and record. The result i