Which Schneider you on?

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 16 Sept
5pm - J to Z
A specially themed edition in which Jumoké Fashola celebrates Japan's rich and expansive jazz scene, including classic tracks from jazz pioneers and new releases. She's joined by New York City-based Grammy-nominated composer and big band leader Miho Hazama, who reflects on her childhood in Japan and shares some of the music that has inspired her work. It concludes a recording by a Japanese piano great with a sublime touch and a composition by her mentor Maria Schneider.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qfpm

12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba presents music with undercurrents of intensity, tonight featuring a quartet led by British guitarist Alex Ward, supergroup Hel Mel and field recordist Aha.

We're onto repeats of Freeness as well!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jck1

Sun 17 Sept
4pm - Jazz Record Requests

http://www.alynshipton.co.uk/blog

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qfrl

[Serial_Apologist]

I must have misheard Ms Fashola yesterday when I thought I heard her saying the next week's programme is to feature an interview with the 100 years old Sam Rivers - I'd thought he was no longer with us. Carr, Fairweather and Priestley had him born in 1930, 25 September. Wiki though states 1923. There are a few cases of jazz musicians under declaring their age - the most notorious to my mind being Harry Beckett, whom nearly everyone at his funeral was astonished to learn had been in his 80s: same age group as Rivers. I'm wondering if they do this to make people believe they are younger than they actually are. It also occurs to me that Sam would have already been in his 40s when he began making an impact on the 60s avant-garde scene. and might have felt fewer people wold have been paying him attention had they known his actual age.

[Jazzrook]

I must have misheard Ms Fashola yesterday when I thought I heard her saying the next week's programme is to feature an interview with the 100 years old Sam Rivers - I'd thought he was no longer with us. Carr, Fairweather and Priestley had him born in 1930, 25 September. Wiki though states 1923. There are a few cases of jazz musicians under declaring their age - the most notorious to my mind being Harry Beckett, whom nearly everyone at his funeral was astonished to learn had been in his 80s: same age group as Rivers. I'm wondering if they do this to make people believe they are younger than they actually are. It also occurs to me that Sam would have already been in his 40s when he began making an impact on the 60s avant-garde scene. and might have felt fewer people wold have been paying him attention had they known his actual age.

Sam Rivers' obituary by John Fordham:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/30/sam-rivers

JR

[Serial_Apologist]

Sam Rivers' obituary by John Fordham:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/30/sam-rivers

JR

Thanks JR.