Nigel Kennedy

Ronnie Scott's, LondonIn case anyone's overwhelmed by the presence of a world-famous classical violin virtuoso, Nigel Kennedy's jazz-club persona finds him sucking a bottle of beer, making hip-hop hand gestures, swearing, and calling everybody "man". But when he tucks the multi-coloured electric fiddle under his chin while a funk pulse cranks up, he looks as absorbed as if he were playing Brahms. Like a lot of jokey musical giants, Kennedy can't help revealing what he's really serious about.The...

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