Is this Trad Jazz, or is it urban folk, or inspired improvisation?
Any keen ear will notice that it’s all of the above and more. The Hoodangers’ music is informed by the tradition of the jazz art form and played by gifted and widely experienced musicians who bring a consciousness, skill and sheer energy to the music that simply takes your breath away and plasters a grin on your face that spreads from ear to ear. Walk blindfolded into a Hoodangers gig and if you come in on the right song, (like Jelly Roll Morton’s ‘Black Bottom’), you could expect to open your eyes and find yourself on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. What you will see if you open your eyes is an image of sweaty abandon, six hard-working musicians laying the tunes down big and honest. The band possesses a relentless, thumping energy. It is music that takes your breath away; wit, laughter and a great big thirst for music and life. Through it all the Hoodangers successfully draw on a rich jazz tradition, embracing it, and morphing it into something completely their own. As such, their infl
