Saxophonist Pete Wareham's Hendrix-inspired Acoustic Ladyland are one of the leading lights from the adventurous and explosive crop of young bands currently causing a buzz on the contemporary jazz and live club scene. After a rousing performance at this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Acoustic Ladyland are playing around the country to promote their debut CD, Camouflage. Under the umbrella of the London F-IRE Collective that has supported the long term development and exposure of the band, these young genre-benders engage in improvisation with the raw force and attitude of rock music interacting with a wide spectrum of latin, funky jazz. With tributes to underground rock greats such as Nico and the Velvet Underground and new generation bands such as the Strokes and Radiohead, Acoustic Ladyland bridge the gap between jazz groups and jam bands such as Medeski, Martin and Wood. They also feature some of the most exciting young improvisers on the UK scene - Pete Wareham, a former young jazz musician of the year, bassist Tom Herbert
was part of the recent Future Sounds of Jazz tour. Drummer Seb Roachford was the winner of the Rising Star category at this year's BBC Jazz Awards as well as an on and off member of the Libertines. On keyboards is Tom Cawley another former young jazz musician of the year. Acoustic Ladyland play The Wardrobe, St Peter's Square in Leeds on Thursday 28 October 2004. | 
