! Nylon Man is one year old !

A lot happened in a year!

Radio Play

Rouhangeze Baichoo - Song Of The Week (JazzFM)

John Osbourne (JazzFM)

Jez Nelson (JazzFM)

James Peachy (BBC Introducing)

Mike Sweeney (BBC Manchester)

Sarah Chaplin - Feature Show (Brooklands Radio)

Brea Gosling - Feature Show - (Brookland Radio)

Alban Lowe (Brooklands Radio)

Steve Aspey

Lubi Jovanovic

Rich Chocolate

Chris Welch

Alan McKinnon

Kev Beadle

Bob Hill

Mark Blee

David Patterson

Tim Spurier

Daz-I-Kue (USA)

Graeme Kerr (USA)

Justin Turford

Jazz Bites (USA)

Laura Hall (USA)

Album Reviews

Robert Shore (Jazzwise)

Emrys Baird (Blues & Soul Magazine)

Colin Campbell (Blues Matters)

Chris Spector (Midwest Record)

Angelina Pelova (The Midlands Rocks)

John Seales (Wall of Sound)

Live Reviews

Ian Mann (The Jazz Mann)

Chris Perry (Grapevine)

Nigel Jarrett (Jazz Journal)

Lance Little (Bebop Spoken Here)

Features

Emily Saunders (Connects Music)

Dan Paton (London Jazz News)

North East Online - 4 page feature

Alternate Venues for Jazz - 30 min feature livestream

What the press say about Nylon Man…

 “Supremely talented saxophonist.” Lance Liddle (Bebop Spoken Here)

“The Sound of Surprise” Jonathan Wingate (BBC)

"A Michael Brecker-like power and intensity... a highly uplifting experience"  Ian Mann (The Jazz Mann)

“The London-based saxophonist … hopes to offer something new to jazz. A hybrid of myriad sources.” – Nigel Jarett, Jazz Journal

“Essential listening. 9/10” Emrys Baird (Blues & Soul Magazine)

“an astounding album.” Colin Campbell (Blues Matters)

  “Pure sax appeal” Peter Lewis (Blues & Soul)

“a treasure yet to be found on these shores. the breadth of the experience is wildly ear opening." Chris Spector (Midwest Record)

 “a particularly broad and all-encompassing vision of music” Dan Paton (London Jazz News)

 “the standard on this album is of the highest quality.” John Seales (Wall of Sound)

“The music lifted me to a higher plane.” Chris Perry (Grapevine)

What the DJs say about Nylon Man…

“Sounds absolutely brilliant.”

“This sounds great! Love to spin this”

"Liking this one, great for this summer heatwave of 2022”

"Absolutely love this. Gonna be a Friday Hot 3 pick this week."

"!!!! Dynamite !"

"Wow, this guy can play!!!"

"nice stuff...all the way jazz"

“Excellent !"

"Proper Jazz Sax Fire....will be getting a play” -

"Nice track. I'll put it on the playlist for my next monthly jazz show"

"Totally my bag, nice”

"Funky dance jazz...pure fire biz"

"It's great to hear this new release from Aaron, I will definitely give it a spin on my next show."

"Such a warm, energetic piece, thank you!"

"PROPER JAZZ FUSION"

"Jazz dance!!"

"Can't wait to hear the album."

"Superb ! I'll play it”

"Great tune!!"

“clear winner for my show and others”

"sounds very interesting"

"Stunning"

“Thanks”

"Stunning"

"Excellent !"

"Gorgeous!"

"Some nice stuff on here - good mixture of traditional Jazzy soulful vibes,but then you get some additional filth that's right up my street."

"Nice contrast of mellow and mid to uptempo tunes on the album. Loving the vocals on Beautiful & Frisco"

"Superb from start to finish."

"the opening track Corean Castaway caught my ears straight away along with Chicken Soup and Apples And Pears. One in the bag for Monday nights for sure!"

“Lovely stuff”

"Al McKinnon played Frisco on TWR when I was his guest today, and it blew me away. What a tune, and what an album! Will be needing this on vinyl for sure!"

"excellent will play"

"Jazzy, beautifully soulful. Excellent work"

“this was a breath of fresh air. I love the way it breaks into heavy sections - big shift between light and shade - Together Forever for example, here the drumming is progressive but also eminently listenable. Lovely Brasilian groove too."

"Love it, so many influences within the tracks/album"

"Lovely music. A+"

"Good Work! Thanks"

"Outstanding stuff, so many different styles rolled into a neat little package"

"brilliant"

"I'm really looking forward to listening all the way through"

"Brilliant album"

“What an amazing album!"

“Very smooth, early doors music!"

"Some lovely stuff on this album. Had me from the first track!! This is really beautiful and I cannot tell you how much I love Carleen Anderson. Her voice is one of a kind. Some great compositions."

"Exellent ! Will be played”

"Good Work! Thanks"

"Outstanding stuff, so many different styles rolled into a neat little package"

"brilliant"

“A marvellous collection of addictive tunes"

What musicians say about Nylon Man

“All Aaron Liddard’s music is beautiful” Flora Purim (singer, artist, composer)

“Big GRACIAS” Roberto Pla (percussionist, bandleader, artist - credited with bringing salsa to UK)

“You mesmerised us all” Minnie Birch (singer, artist, composer)

“What a tour de force it is!” Tim Whitehead (saxophonist, composer)

“I can't think of anything even vaguely similar to this; very imaginative. Compelling listening. Thanks.” Carl Orr (guitarist, composer)

“'Snowdrops' is devastatingly lovely. What a masterpiece - has me literally in tears” Faye Patton (singer, artist, composer)

 “A masterpiece” Yvonne Ellis (producer)

“80 mins of bliss.” Clive Hunte (bassist, Lily Allen)

“Dreamlike” Ray Estaire (singer, artist, composer)

“Really reminded me of Prince 💜” Mike Taylor (keyboardist)

“Sounds goooood” Simon Crowe (drummer, Boomtown Rats)

 “Weird but a breath of fresh air amongst other releases… playing and vocal all round amazing.” Winston Blissett (bassist, Jeff Lorber, Lionel Richie)

 “It’s caught in my brain instantly. Even though it’s complex” Michael Gilbourne (drummer)

“One of the most humble successfuls of my time” Lauren Dalrymple (singer)

“Together Forever is beautiful. Catfood is INSANE! How the hell do you do that?” Craig Fergus (DJ)

“An awesome body of work. Wow!” Toby Baron (drummer, Ray Davies)

“I knew it would be decent but holy moly.” Steve OJay Jones (bassist)

“Nylon man fantastic!!!!! One of my fave new albums” Jon Banks (bassist, Ukekele Orchestra of Great Britain)

“Totally knocked out by your album. It is a masterpiece! No wonder it took so long to craft, you have put so much into it and the production is incredible. You’ve gone so deeply into so many areas, amazing! It’s a real feast and a piece of work which will last because there is so much to digest in there” Andy Hamill (bassist, 4hero, Annie Lennox, Laura Mvula)

“Oh wow! Congrats mate. “Award winning” album 😉”  Dave West (bassist, George Michael)

“Wow! I’m so impressed!” Patrick Alan (singer, dancer, Michael Jackson)

Live reviews

Blues & Soul Magazine 10/8/23

Fresh from his sell-out shows at Ronnie Scott’s, sax colossus Aaron Liddard, continued his onslaught this time at the plush branch of Pizza Express in Holborn. Another great venue to showcase his current album "Nylon Man". Critically acclaimed his music is a potpourri of musical ideas, blending tough rhythms, that incorporate Hard-bop, Cuban and Brazilian grooves dosed with funk and heavy jazz attitude.

Tonight, Liddard led with a steadfast presence and pitched straight in with surging sax solos and general bonhomie whilst crafting some clever stage business and audience participation. (On ‘Manana’ more about that later)

As well as Latin lushness funk isn’t very far away either, the taut beat on "Apple & Pears" gives way to some extremely funky goodness with a nice gritty guitar solo, also some synth wizzardy and then juicy slap bass thrown in for good measure. The beguiling Giulia Marelli was up next with the sumptuous-sounding "Snow Drops" It’s a beautiful melody and the lilting 12/8 picked up when Liddard’s strident tenor solo kicked in. She also delivered the necessary on "Beautiful" where she soared supremely with poise and gravitas.

Special guest Cuban violinist Omar Puente, fresh in from Havana on the day, added some spicey sauce on "Manana" especially when Liddard joined in egging him on triumphantly. The high octane interplay is widely apparent, especially on the closing belters, ‘My Kinda’ and the ferocious ‘Cat Food’.

Suffice it to say, Liddard and his band remind you of just how fun live music should be, there is joy, optimism (some hippy-dippy stuff) and pure playfulness in their performance. The kind of thing you would expect when players like these are well-honed and on it. Don’t be fooled by their party-style antics either, as their music is characterized by a notable level of maturity and metered out with sophisticated touches.

PHOTOS EMRYS BAIRD