What / If / They Both Could Fly

On a sultry July evening on an intimate stage at Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Norway, two elder statesmen of improvised music - one wearing a grey shirt, the other sporting a T-shirt with the legend 'Thunder Pussy' - stepped up to the platform. What followed resembled an in depth conversation between two old friends and sparring partners - one that ranged from the amicable to the argumentative, from hush to harmony. The duo improvise moment by moment, but there's a tangible, overarching arc that these two veterans instinctively understand - a depth of vision that lifts them head and shoulders above their younger peers. Play this and you'll believe two men can fly.