Naked Footprints – improvised music inspired by Los Pozas

A remarkable creative musical and visual collaboration, linked and influenced by Edward James, presented in concert by the Dave Hassell-Andy Scott Duo as part of an extensive UK Tour.

The group presents improvisations based on projected images of Las Pozas, the garden Edward James created in Mexico. Evaristo Aguilar, percussionist, joins the duo to talk about life as a professional Mexican musician, his love of the music of his region, Huasteca, and also gives an insight into Las Pozas.

The highly respected Dave Hassell-Andy Scott Duo embarked upon an amazing collaboration with Evaristo Aguilar and UK photographer William Ellis in March 2009, travelling deep into the jungle of Mexico, to the surrealist home of Edward James. After experiencing the sights and sounds of Las Pozas and staying at El Castillo, home of Edward James in the nearby town of Xilitia, the group returned to a recording studio in Tampico to record a CD. Each track on the CD is influenced by a sculpture, building or another aspect of Las Pozas, from 'Naked Footprints' to 'Stairway to the Sky', percussionists Evaristo & Dave, along with saxophonist Andy improvise melodies, sounds, shapes and colours that are at times haunting, beautiful, bold and intimate.