This is the west-coast take on structured freedom, and it's a wonderfully far cry from the film soundstages where too many LA jazzmen grow rich and stiff. |
They are Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band, the Big Chris Barber Band, plus Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen. |
Intricate finger-picked bass loops over complex, time-shifting drum patterns and twisted electronics, like 808 State played by jazzmen. |
More entertainment is being provided by the Hotfoot Jazzmen, with demonstrations by the Clwyd Axemen. |
Tea puts a musician in a real masterly sphere, and that's why so many jazzmen have used it. |
Meanwhile, the legend that is trumpeter Kenny Ball, accompanied by his Jazzmen, serves up some trad jazz at Solihull Arts Complex. |