Snowboy

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Real Name:
Mark Cotgrove
Profile:
As DJ, producer, percussionist and band leader (The Latin Seeds), Snowboy has been an advocate of Afro-Cuban Jazz for several decades. After initially being drawn to the Teddy Boy rock scene and becoming disillusioned with the continued violence he saw surrounding it, he was introduced to jazz and black music by an old friend.

He began as a DJ in the 1970s, also learning percussion, he found a natural home on the Acid Jazz label in the late 1980s. As a DJ he also ran the Hi-Hat Jazz-Dance Club at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town, London. After a wrist injury, he released his 12th album in 2004 appropriately entitled, "New Beginnings".

Generally considered to be one of UK's finest congueros (congo players) and one of the most knowledgeable jazz dance DJs worldwide.
Sites:
snowboy.info, chronoglide.com, MySpace, Wikipedia
Aliases:
M.F.O.S., Mark Cotgrove
In Groups:
Snowboy & The Latin Section
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Albums
QMCD051 Mojito — Snowboy Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet Featuring Snowboy & Bosco De Oliveira* Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet Featuring Snowboy & Bosco De Oliveira* - Mojito ‎(CD, Album) Quinto Music QMCD051 UK 2006 Sell This Version
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WVCD135 Heads &Tales — Snowboy Nigel Price Organ Trio, Alex Garnett + Special Guest Snowboy Nigel Price Organ Trio, Alex Garnett + Special Guest Snowboy - Heads &Tales ‎(2xCD, Album) Woodville Records WVCD135 UK 2011 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
CRAX 001 Bring On The Beat — Snowboy Snowboy & The G.L. Band Snowboy & The G.L. Band - Bring On The Beat ‎(12", Ltd, Num) Arc Records (2) CRAX 001 UK 1985 Sell This Version
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URBX 44 DJ Snowboy's House Of Latin — Snowboy Snowboy Snowboy's House Of Latin (Single) Urban (2) URBX 44 DJ UK 1989 Sell This Version
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BLR 54 Give Me The Sunshine — Snowboy Snowboy Featuring Noel McKoy Snowboy Featuring Noel McKoy - Give Me The Sunshine (Single) Big Life BLR 54 UK 1991 Sell This Version
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JAZID 42T Lucky Fellow — Snowboy Snowboy Featuring Noel McCoy* Snowboy Featuring Noel McCoy* - Lucky Fellow (Single) Acid Jazz JAZID 42T UK 1991 Sell This Version
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JAZID 58T The 3 Faces Of Snowboy (Girl Overboard) — Snowboy Snowboy The 3 Faces Of Snowboy (Girl Overboard) (Maxi) Acid Jazz JAZID 58T UK 1992 Sell This Version
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SJR CD09 Where Love Lives — Snowboy Anna Ross With Snowboy Anna Ross With Snowboy - Where Love Lives (Maxi) Soul Jazz Records SJR CD09 UK 1993 Sell This Version
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BBJ 010T The Inspirations And Complications E.P. — Snowboy Jaziacs* Featuring Snowboy Jaziacs* Featuring Snowboy - The Inspirations And Complications E.P. (EP) Black On Black Records BBJ 010T UK 1995 Sell This Version
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JAZID 147CD The New Avengers — Snowboy Snowboy The New Avengers Acid Jazz JAZID 147CD UK 1998 Sell This Version
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FARX 207 Jazzakuti — Snowboy Snowboy Jazzakuti ‎(12") Family Affair FARX 207 Italy 1998 Sell This Version
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UR12-050 The New Latinaires #6 — Snowboy Snowboy Featuring Liliana Chachian Snowboy Featuring Liliana Chachian - The New Latinaires #6 Ubiquity UR12-050 US 1999 Sell This Version
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UR12 068 The New Latinaires #11 — Snowboy Snowboy The New Latinaires #11 Ubiquity UR12 068 US 2000 Sell This Version
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SLM PRO 16 Casa Forte — Snowboy Snowboy Casa Forte ‎(12", Promo) Spiritual Life Music SLM PRO 16 US 2000 Sell This Version
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CF 056 It's About Time — Snowboy Dr. Bob Jones & The Interns Featuring Snowboy Dr. Bob Jones & The Interns Featuring Snowboy - It's About Time Chillifunk Records CF 056 UK 2003 Sell This Version
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EC037 New York Rules (Johnny Juice Uptown Mix) / Chain Of Fools (DJ LeSpam Mix) — Snowboy Spanglish Fly Feat. Joe Bataan Feat. Snowboy Spanglish Fly Feat. Joe Bataan Feat. Snowboy - New York Rules (Johnny Juice Uptown Mix) / Chain Of Fools (DJ LeSpam Mix) ‎(7", Single) Electric Cowbell Records EC037 US 2019 Sell This Version
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AJXLP 105 Snowboy The Soul Of Snowboy ‎(12", Smplr) Acid Jazz AJXLP 105 UK Unknown Sell This Version
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Compilations
AJXCD105 The Soul Of Snowboy — Snowboy Snowboy The Soul Of Snowboy (Comp) Acid Jazz AJXCD105 UK 1999 Sell This Version
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OCHOCD002 The Hi-Hat (The True Jazz Dance Sessions) — Snowboy Snowboy The Hi-Hat (The True Jazz Dance Sessions) (Comp) Ocho OCHOCD002 UK 2000 Sell This Version
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OCHOCD009 The Return Of The Hi-Hat (Essential Cuban, Brazilian Hard Bop + Fusion) — Snowboy Snowboy The Return Of The Hi-Hat (Essential Cuban, Brazilian Hard Bop + Fusion) (Comp) Ocho OCHOCD009 UK 2001 Sell This Version
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SMDCD340 Beyond The Snowstorm (Best Of The Acid Jazz Years) — Snowboy Snowboy Beyond The Snowstorm (Best Of The Acid Jazz Years) ‎(2xCD, Comp) Snapper Music SMDCD340 UK 2001 Sell This Version
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METRCD132 Latin Fever! The Best Of Snowboy's Acid Jazz Years — Snowboy Snowboy Latin Fever! The Best Of Snowboy's Acid Jazz Years ‎(CD, Comp) Metro METRCD132 UK 2004 Sell This Version
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FANIA1041462 Afro Cuban Kaleidoscope — Snowboy Snowboy Afro Cuban Kaleidoscope (Comp) Fania Records FANIA1041462 Europe 2006 Sell This Version
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FSRCD009 The Hi-Hat (The World's No.1 Real Jazz Dance Session) — Snowboy Snowboy The Hi-Hat (The World's No.1 Real Jazz Dance Session) (Comp) Freestyle Records (2) FSRCD009 UK 2006 Sell This Version
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CDBGPD 190 Snowboy's Soul Spectacular — Snowboy Snowboy Snowboy's Soul Spectacular ‎(CD, Comp) BGP Records CDBGPD 190 UK 2008 Sell This Version

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jimthing

jimthing

April 28, 2005
edited over 18 years ago
His first single "Bring On The Beat" (released in September 1985, limited pressing of only 750 on Arc Records [cat.#: CRAX 001]; a really rare record!) was released in 1985 but it was the legendary Acid Jazz label that provided Snowboy with a platform for his first album "Ritmo Snowbo" in 1988.

Acid Jazz released seven LP's by Snowboy, & at the height of the so-called 'Acid Jazz' movement in 1993, he hit the UK independent charts with the Latin Jazz LP "Something's Coming", which nestled in the top ten right next to Depeche Mode and The Smiths!

Until recently, Snowboy was recording for the famous US Latin Jazz label Cu-bop (a subsidiary of Ubiquity), and had three critically acclaimed LP's with them. With Cu-bop he scored a worldwide club hit in 2000 with a version on Edu Lobo’s classic "Casa Forte" which was remixed by Joe Claussell.

Snowboy is now proudly recording for the Chillifunk label. In 2003 he also had a joint Chillifunk-released single entitled "It’s About Time" with the Interns. Unlike many of today’s overly polished Latin Jazz recordings, Snowboy’s LP’s are non-stop Afro-Cuban jams and catchy Mambos reminiscent of the early works of Eddie and Charlie Palmieri and Tito Puente, & show a firm understanding of the Latin Jazz forefathers. In fact, Snowboy and the Palmieri's are now good friends, sharing the tradition of great latin jazz.

...keepin' the continuity of the Latin tradition relevent to today's sounds & on into the future!

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