Great reminiscences, lovely article. I arrived in London in 1985 only just discovering Jazz (in part from the Style Council/Everything But The Girl connections).I listened to a lot of the music you mention but never made it to the Wag. It was such a vibrant scene, I saw IDJ a couple of times and Working Week were one of my first Jazz gigs, then Courtney Pine. Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio 6 show is still a weekly listen and that scene's influences are still very apparent.
Thanks for this and all the best from Twickenham. I’m re listening to Style Council and Georgie Fame.
Great reminiscences, lovely article. I arrived in London in 1985 only just discovering Jazz (in part from the Style Council/Everything But The Girl connections).I listened to a lot of the music you mention but never made it to the Wag. It was such a vibrant scene, I saw IDJ a couple of times and Working Week were one of my first Jazz gigs, then Courtney Pine. Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio 6 show is still a weekly listen and that scene's influences are still very apparent.
It was a magical time. Did you like Absolute Beginners?