Originally booked to play in late 2020 but postponed for obvious reasons, the Tenement Jazz Band appear at Linlithgow Jazz on Saturday May 7th.
Formed in Edinburgh in 2018, the quintet really blow the cobwebs off early jazz and breathe new life into it. Their aims are to capture the raw energy and excitement of the earliest jazz recordings, with most of their repertoire composed before 1930.
The band try to find and revive lesser-heard songs and cultivate their own interpretations of these, all in order to captivate experienced jazzers, dancing persons, and uninitiated ears alike. Inspiration comes particularly from the modern-day resurgence of early jazz on the streets of New Orleans, fuelled by the strong busking culture there.
Tickets are available only on Eventbrite.