[1] Currently, Tidd regularly tours and records with alto saxophonist Steve Coleman,[2] is the Creative Music Program Director at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.
Tidd said of the group, "We started out playing James Brown covers and stuff that was popular at the time, like Michael Jackson, and it wasn't long before we arrived at fusion music like Chick Corea and the Yellowjackets".
Shortly thereafter the manager of the then unsigned band The Roots, Richard Nichols, and Steve Coleman made a trip to London to hear Tidd play.
Tidd has grown the program from the ground up creating content and educating students in a variety of areas including theory, harmony, rhythm skills, ear training, improvisation, sight reading and jazz history.
In addition to his role as the Creative Music Program Director Tidd is the curator of a free monthly jam session at the Kimmel Center called "Sittin In."
Tidd's arrival in the states was during the height of the Black Lily era and his position at the Kimmel has created a great opportunity to revive the essence of a live jam session and showcase the talented artist and musicians in Philadelphia and the surrounding area.