BASSIST ROGER NEWELL (b.c.1948) was a founder member of Rick Wakeman’s English Rock Ensemble and played on Wakeman albums and tours including 1974’s Journey To The Centre Of The Earth and ’75’s The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table, on which he played a triple-necked instrument. He also played with Marty Wilde’s Wildcats for 30 years, worked as a journalist, and, in 2016, reunited with his late ’60s psychedelic group Rainbow Ffolly.
SOUSAPHONE PLAYER BENNIE PETE (above, b.1976) co-founded New Orleans’ iconic Hot 8 Brass Band aged 18. An advocate for the city’s brass tradition from a young age, he learnt tuba at school, playing in bands whose members combined to form the Hot 8. Keen to uphold and update their marching band heritage,…
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MOJO (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2021