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 Acoustic Ladyland, the band that broke the mould back in 2001, was originally conceived in name if nothing else as a way of interpreting the groundbreaking music of Jimi Hendrix. Despite the name the band’s direction is not at all acoustic, indeed it is very loudly electric, full of menace and since the critically acclaimed , became an edgy post-No Wave outfit with an acute improvising ethic, and the godfathers of a new young UK jazz scene that’s been called anything from punk jazz to post-jazz or even death jazz. Saxophonist Pete Wareham, the guiding light behind the band, gears up for the release this month of . Interview: Selwyn HarrisThe year is 2005, and just for one splitsecond moment you can believe that jazz could actually become the new rock ’n’ roll. Just two bands, Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear are in the public eye getting unheard of TV/radio exposure for musicians coming out of the jazz scene in recent times, elevated in status by TV appearances on Later with Jools and a Mercury Music Prize nomination. But not only that, they are also giving the alternative rock scene a run for its money in terms of pure adrenalin, originality and excitement. In the end of course, put in those terms, it was just another false dawn. We weren’t about to enter a new Jazz Age. But four years on, all has not been lost. Since then Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear have been responsible for opening the floodgates for a new wave of bands to fearlessly push the boundaries of jazz. This is an extract from Jazzwise Issue #132 – to read the full article click here to subscribe and receive a FREE Warner Jazz CD
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