With a punkish, antifascist take on the trad jazz sound of Duke Ellington, this noisy outfit are epic in every way. But how on earth do they make a living?<\/p>\n
Fergus Quill picks me up from Leeds station in his Nissan Micra \u2013 152,000 miles on the clock, double bass expertly slotted between seats \u2013 and drives me to meet his band.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m expecting a handful of people, but for the next half an hour, members of Ferg\u2019s Imaginary Big Band just keep arriving, until the tables outside Headingley\u2019s Hyde Park Book Club overflow with musicians and instrument cases. When it starts to rain, they shuffle indoors, gather in the bar\u2019s snug room and begin playing their noisy, joyful music.<\/p>\n
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