nu-jazz

Mr. Scruff, DJ, Producer, Cartoonist & Tea Drinker. Mr Scruff's productions draw on his influences as a DJ, including: Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Latin, African, Ska, Disco, House, Funk, Breaks, Soundtracks, with a large dose of cheek & good humour. He released his first single in1994 and is presently signed to Ninja Tunes. He is also a cartoonist and his drawings illustrate his record/cd covers, gig flyers & website.

Laurent De Wilde, the Mid-Atlantic piano player of the year, is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure. This school and a few others like it are called Les Grandes Ecoles and they are comparable to the Ivy League. They produce the elite in this country. And so it seemed appropriate to ask De Wilde: "What's a nice guy like you doing in a métier like this?" He replied with a very American have-a-nice-day croon: "It seemed like a good idea at the time."

Read more about Laurent de Wilde on Last.fm.

Wildman, Poly-sonic, singing drummer / guitarist Brian Charles Hedemann aka ‘BEATTREE’ sits at the centre of his drum kit whilst simultaneously ambidextrously triggering samples as if he was an Octopus. Having grown up in a musical environment, Hedemann practiced on pots pans and anything else he could get his hands on. His father (Preben Hedemann) was an international trumpet player, so for Brian, a musical path and destiny was inevitable.

Formed in Sheffield in 2007 after a casual encounter at Twisty's Tan Cabin. Flamingo Love Parade fuse seventies jazz with classical music, psychedelia and drum and bass. This four piece band consists of James Air aka. Mr Linguistic (Biceps and Shouting), neat boy (Boss guitar), Pepe Le Poof aka. Low-rida Riddims aka. The Beata Blocka (Drums), Gary 'Glitter' Poppins aka. Dredlock John (Alto Saxophone).