Events | Pitch Stratford

Sound system legend and rare groove originator Norman Jay helped us to christen reopening in style over the Easter bank holiday. With some uncharacteristically sunny weather and tropical rum-based cocktails, Mr. Jay brought carnival vibes to Stratford on Good Friday. If Pitch had a roof, he would’ve raised it. Norman Jay started his journey to being one of Britain’s best and most-loved DJs like so many other young music enthusiasts: by raiding his parents’ record collection. Jay’s first introduction to music was his father’s Otis Redding records, and with the advent of The Record and Tape Exchange in his native Notting Hill, Norman Jay quickly began expanding his record collection and his musical horizons. Starting the Good Times sound system with his brother Joey Jay in 1980 at London’s Notting Hill Carnival, the young Norman Jay quickly started making waves in Britain’s underground music scene. Coming from a Caribbean background […]