Cooped Up With Koop

A trip to Camden Town with Billie, Hywel, Malcolm and Susie to see the cross-dressing Scandinavian jazz combo Koop. This is jazz, drum solos, sultry female vocals, challenging time signatures, but with a twist. A bit of rap, some beats and samples, and some slinky lingerie. I was a bit pissed off that we'd been sandwiched onto a table for 4, even though I'd been told it was a table for 6 (yeah right). We also had to stand up and mill around a bit to be able to see the band, but they were excellent, obviously respectful of the confines of 'jazz' but nice and playful and happy to stretch the rules to the limit.