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In his prolific and wide-ranging career, Aaron has contributed to many different musical experiences, including working with Amy Winehouse, Prince and Maceo Parker, and in genres ranging from hip-hop and rock to Latin music and gospel. But jazz has always been the closest music to his heart. “Jazz is the only living musical art-form that is not defined by its exclusions,” says Aaron. “At its truest, jazz is an evolving aural tradition. As a musician with myriad musical influences, jazz is the only home that allows me to fully explore.”

Nylon Man’ is Liddard's, new album, featuring a plethora of guest contributions from the likes of Carleen Anderson, Omar Puente and Miss Baby Sol. 

12 tracks of jazz by a UK artist influenced by the music of Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean and Africa. Nylon Man releases on 7th October 2022 on the British independent label Havis House.

Born and raised in rural Hertfordshire, the son of liberal and creative parents, Aaron Liddard’s initial foray in to the world of music came via one of the most eccentric of instruments, the tuba. From this unusual starting point and via brief dalliances with both the piano and guitar, he settled on the saxophone, discovering a natural affinity with his chosen instrument that would influence his existence to the present day, taking him on a truly varied and fascinating voyage of discovery.

Receiving school music lessons from the classical composer Nicholas Sackman and renowned choral director Dr Charlie Beale provided an initial enthusiasm, but it was Liddard’s discovery of the Buntingford Jazz Club that truly ignited a spark, absorbing the intricate and dexterous guitar playing of Jim Mullen and the mellifluous tones of Alan Skidmore on sax. It was at this club that Liddard improvised for the very first time, in front of his newly discovered heroes.

Further intrigue for the alternative, more technical aspects of music creation were developed at Harlow College on a sound engineering course, which eventually led to a job at Cambridge Modern Jazz Club, where Aaron discovered the brilliance of artists such as Andy Shepard and Django Bates.

But it was a decade spent in Manchester from the early nineties to noughties that the saw evolution of Aaron Liddard from an aspiring player to a master musician. Swiftly developing a reputation in the city’s burgeoning music scene as prolific jammer with an insatiable appetite for live performance, Aaron became so in demand that at one point he was performing regularly with 15 local bands! Highlights of these heady days included a long stint as tenor sax and percussion for batucada ensemble Inner Sense, whom he became acquainted with in his role as sound engineer at Manchester’s iconic live music venue Band On The Wall, not to mention the formation of Latin hip hop group Nylon Jungle, who headlined Manchester Jazz festival in 1999.

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Saxophonist Aaron Liddard (Prince, Amy Winehouse & Maceo Parker) releases 'Nylon Man' on October 7, 2022

Saxophonist Aaron Liddard  (Prince, Amy Winehouse & Maceo Parker) releases 'Nylon Man' on October 7, 2022

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October 7, 2022 Release Date: Nylon Man Nylon Man is the new album by saxophonist-keyboardist-arranger-composer Aaron Liddard, released on 7th October on the British independent label Havis House. Featuring a plethora of guest contributions from the likes of Carleen Anderson, Omar Puente and Miss Baby Sol, Nylon Man is 12 tracks of jazz by a UK-based artist, influenced by music of Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean and Africa. In his prolific and wide-ranging career, saxophonist-keyboardist-arranger-composer Aaron Liddard has ...

“Supremely talented saxophonist.” - Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here

“Essential listening. 9/10” - Emrys Baird, Blues & Soul Magazine

“Liddard has a particularly broad and all-encompassing vision of music” - Dan Paton, London Jazz News

“The UK based multi-instrumentalist is a treasure yet to be found on these shores.” - Chris Spector, Midwest Record

“the standard of both musicianship and production on this album is of the highest quality.” – John Seales, Wall of Sound

"Nylon Man, begins with a tribute to the late Chick Corea, “Corean Castaway.” Giulia Marelli has the vocal and handles the wide intervals flawlessly, the strings make a gradual but memorable entrance, and the complex drum solo is played with expertise by Marc Parnell. One could imagine Chick Corea and Flora Purim enjoying performing this piece." —Scott Yanow

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