Jazz musician from Rookhope to release his first EP | Darlington and Stockton Times
A RETIRED police officer is trying his hand at a new career with his long-time passion for music. William Cline Bailey has used the time in lockdown to channel his music passion into an EP, using the themes of lockdown such as isolation and loneliness to create a relaxing jazz track. Mr Bailey was introduced to music at an early age when he joined the choir at Zion Methodist Church, Freetown, Sierra Leone. His love for music was developed in the choir whilst performing secular music. Listening to soul, reggae and jazz funk also had a profound influence. When he moved to Nigeria wi...