Chris Barber: Trombone, New Orleans revivalist, on the road again with his wife Ottilie Patterson.
Graham Collier: Bass player, composer and arranger. An influential figure with other musicians.
Johny Dankworth: Saxophone, Composer, arranger and band leader. He works with his wife, singer Cleo Laine.
Dave Holland: Bass. He has played less in Britain since Miles Davies walked into Ronnie Scoot's club and offered him a job.
Humphrey Lyttleton: Trumpet. An urbane father figure and guiding light of British jazz.
John McLoughin: Guitar. World renowned jazz man. He has played with Miles Savies, Carlos Santana and others.
George Melly: Singer. He is a writer, a collector of Surrealist paintings, and an eccentric. He signs like Bessie Smith!
Dick Morrissey: Saxaphones. Leader of a very popular jazz-rock band with Jim Mullen (guitar)
Tony Oxley: Avant-garde percussionist. He is one of the best drummers in the world. He made a famous record with John Mc Loughin and John surman.
Ronnie Scoot: Tenor Sax. He is the leader of his own Quintet and the owner of a famous jazz club in London.
Alan Skidmore: Saxaphones. World famous son of Jimmy Skidmore, who used to play with Humphrey Lyttleton.
Kathy Stobart: Saxaphone. She is a regular player on the British scene.
John Surman: Virtuoso player, who can do things with a baritone sax that no-one else can do.
Barbara Thompson: Tenor sax and flute. She leads a Be-bop and Modern jazz group called Paraphernaila.
Stan Tracy: He was the house pianist at Ronnie Scott's Club. He now has his own and with his son on drums.
