With the greatest respect, I don't think age is a barrier in the lest
to playing gigs. Don Rendell is still playing at 78 so is Michael
Garrick and Ian Carr at 72 (Nucleus is playing a gig at Cargo, London
on 31 August this year. Stan Tracey still playing regularly well into
his seventies. But 63? I don't think that's very old. Not these days
anyway. Even Derek Bailey has no thoughts on retirement and he's nearly
as old as Don.