Charlie Watts Books Solo Gig As Rolling Stones Tour Rumors Circulate
. His group, The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie, will perform on March 23 and 24 at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London. The ABC&D features Watts on drums, along with pianists Axel Zwingenberger and Ben Waters and upright bassist Dave Green. A post on the Stones' website mentions, tantalizingly, "Expect the very best in blues and boogie-woogie (and perhaps a surprise or two) in one of the world's best jazz clubs!" Last year, Watts and Green spoke with Radio.com about playing in clubs with their group, which Charlie says he prefers to the arenas that the Stones usually play. "You're playing in a club and it's fun and it's not madness," he said. "It's not a giant stadium with the world's press looking at you on a bloody big stage. It's about playing." Of course, the Stones have been known to hit the clubs as well, but those shows get so crowded that Watts doesn't always enjoy them, either. He says that he has the best time with the Stones when they're just rehearsing. "The Rolling Stones have tried this type of approach to things, in fact, we play very much like this when we're on our own, [when we play] for the fun of it," he said. "When you get in a club with the Rolling Stones, it's a nightmare because there's so many people, it's really uncomfortable. It's not like playing in a club, it's like playing in an oven." more on this story Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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