Fertile Ground

jazz, soul, acid jazz, neo-soul, groove

Formed in 1997, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. Fertile Ground comprise of: James 'The Light' Collins (composer / pianist / trumpet / arranger) Navasha Daya (lead vocals) Ekendra Das (percussion) Craig Alston (tenor saxophone / baritone) Fred Dunn (trumpet / flugelhorn) and Marcus Asante (drums) James Collins formed Fertile Ground in Baltimore in the spring of 1997, based around Navasha Daya's warm vocals and drummer Marcus Asante's drum grooves. Fertile Ground created their local fame by performing in the local Baltimore area clubs.