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Terry Edwards

Terry Edwards has largely been in the studio, on the radio or onstage somewhere in the world since the age of 20. He sings and plays an array of musical instruments - sax, trumpet, guitar, keyboards, flute - with a myriad of artists including PJ Harvey, Jesus & Mary Chain, Madness, Franz Ferdinand, Jerry Dammers, Gallon Drunk, Rhoda Dakar, Ronnie Spector, Spiritualized and many more.

The NJE at Indo, Whitechapel

by Gareth Thompson
February 5, 2018

The NJE Indo, Whitechapel London January 30, 2018 There has been a drinking establishment at 133 Whitechapel Road, east London, since the eighteenth century. A music license was first obtained in 1856 when the site was rebuilt after fire damage. Now a narrow bar, bookended by stained glass windows and a magnificent mirror, Indo hosts a monthly free gig by The NJE (Near Jazz Experience). The trio's leader and saxophonist ...

Album Review

The NJE: Afloat

Read "Afloat" reviewed by Gareth Thompson

by Gareth Thompson
November 25, 2017

When a jazz act takes on Jimi Hendrix, you know they do not lack for confidence. Are they experienced? They certainly are, for The NJE (Near Jazz Experience) is led by saxophonist Terry Edwards, whose many credits include Keziah Jones, Tom Waits and P J Harvey. The NJE trio tackles Hendrix's “Voodoo Child" with aplomb on their Afloat album. The main riff sounds obviously familiar, but Edwards takes it to a more cosmic place yet. Mimicking the guitarist's ...

"The antithesis of David Sanborn or Kenny G." - Mark Higgins, May 2022 www.fatea-records.co.uk "His flute on Lullaby for Ian (the late Ian Dury) is gorgeously tender." - RJ Peacock (tvbomb.co.uk), Aug 2015 "International heavyweight" - Time Out Melbourne, Mar 2015 "The Jimmy Page of brass" - Mark Adams (davidbowie.com), Dec 2014 "You were only supposed to blow the bleeding saxophone!" - Woody Woodmansey (Holy Holy), Dec 2014 "I remember a sentence of Bernstein on Wagner, he said he hated Wagner. But hated him on his knees. I feel the same facing Terry