Boing

DOWNSTAIRS AT Newcastle's City Hall, Josef Zawinul has just made a very astute point. "All the originators are always great," he repeats, looking inquisitively close to be sure I understand. "But when the imitators come in, the hangers-on, they just take the music to a place where it becomes indigestible after a while. Jazz became like that, and rock is becoming like that now."