Scotland – Jazz Incubator?

Scotland has long made a contribution to jazz out of all proportion to its size. The list of famous players runs across generations and genres. But the 1990s were a particularly invigorating period for Scottish jazz. ‘This is a small scene. It doesn’t have the economic power to keep buying American tours. What’s been appreciated here in recent years, and what is becoming apparent inside and outside Scotland now, is that we’re growing our own stars’.”