To commemorate the life of the great Art Blakey twenty five years after his passing, saxophonist Toussaint has been busy organising a project he calls, Roots and Herbs "The Blakey Project.” Borrowed from the Messengers Blue Note record of the same name, and inspired by Toussaint's time with Blakey's award winning Jazz Messengers, Roots and Herbs features an all-star lineup of British Jazz Musicians to explore the music of the legendary bandleader and some of his illustrious Messengers;