

The pair soon established contact and started to exchange music with each other.

Hugh heard the recording on a broadcast of Brian’s dublab LA radio show. By doing so, it put Vazz on the radar of Brian, an electronic producer and saxophone player residing in Los Angeles.Īn improvised recording of Brian playing over the Vazz piece Kazimierz catalyzed a long-distance collaboration.

Recent retrospectives on labels such as Stroom and Forced Nostalgia propelled the work of Hugh to a much wider audience. Now living high in the mountains of Andalucia, Hugh has never stopped creating and playing music. Vazz only played a handful of concerts in the 80s, but has been described by many as Scotland’s best-kept secret. You might know Hugh Small as one half of the Scottish band Vazz and Brian Allen Simon from his solo project Anenon.
