Lucky for us, the Yellowjackets come to London often, and their gigs always touch a nerve that gets me thinking and feeling. This time it was that they don’t, or won’t fight. They’re bigger than that. Or is it that [...]
American groups sometimes struggle to turn in their most passionate performances in the UK. Having toured with an American group I got an insight into the stresses involved. Long travel, bad weather, strange accents, small hotel beds, small roads full [...]
Saxophonist – or as he describes himself “ musician, bandleader, side-man, composer, arranger, teacher, organiser, coordinator, administrator, and general hustler…” Aaron Liddard attended the annual jazzahead! conference in Bremen as an independent, there being no official UK stand this year. [...]
