BillF

Brexit-related problems for artists have been brewing ever since the pro-leave referendum result in June 2016, after which there was an immediate drop in the value of the pound as against the US dollar and euro. Shortly afterwards British saxophonist Alan Barnes who had recorded and toured with American artist Ken Peplowski told me that Ken had said that financially it was no longer worth working in the UK. However, we are still getting visiting Americans - I saw Harry Allen the other week - and the pound/dollar rate has eased somewhat since 2016.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/05/kamasi-washington-says-brexit-could-make-touring-uk-tricky-for-artists

Rouse, AT & S Jones from the then Monk quartet w W Davis on piano & F Foster added

Now listening on Spotify to "It's All Right with Me" from the Gate album. Lovely stuff! :-)

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Interesting, David! I saw the Brecker brothers as the front line of the Horace Silver quintet at Ronnie Scott's in 1969. With Billy Cobham on drums it was a great session!

Nice one, David!

And at their jazziest, they're great! Now playing:

Something of a rarity - and it's very good.