“Jazz is the only living musical art-form that is not defined by its exclusions," says saxophonist-keyboardist-composer-arranger Aaron Liddard. “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.”

No exclusions, myriad, fully explore – all good terms to sum up the spirit of this 12-track release featuring 42 musicians and the sounds of the musical world stretching from the UK to Africa, the USA and the Caribbean – the album title, Nylon Man, which celebrates three key influences (New York, London and Manchester) doesn't quite capture its range as it journeys restlessly around the globe. Recorded in Brazil, ‘Chicken Soup’ has Liddard on both piano and tenor, and some great bass work from Felipe Cortes. ‘Catfood’ bursts with uncontainable energy and features both British funk and Cuban rhythm sections. ‘My Kinda’ begins with a great gust of bombastic rock thrash in the manner of ‘21st Century Schizoid Man’ before nodding towards hip-hop, highlife and more.