There's more than usual being broadcast this coming week, so I hope I haven't missed anything off the main schedules.
Sat 22 Aug
4.00 Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton's selection of requests includes music by Jimmy Giuffre - in a collaboration with guitarist Herb Ellis, - and the celebrated recording of My Funny Valentine by the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker
5.00 Jazz Line-Up
A performance by Rachel Cohen and her quartet recorded in June on the Jazz Line-Up stge at the Glasgow Jazz Festival. Kevin Le Gendre presents his monthly feature Now's the Time, profiling a classic album, today featuring the 1976 LP See the Light by American keyboardist Eddie Rust. And Sebastian Scotney explores connections between jazz and sports.
12.00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Geoffrey Smith presents a tribute to tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin (1928-2008), who was famed for a fast and furious attack.
Well to me he was just a Tubby Hayes imitator.
But why does the webpage say the programme's devoted to Joe Harriott??
Sunday 23 Aug - Radio 2
9.00 Clare Teal
Clare is joined in the studio by big band leader Gareth Lockrane.
Gareth is a very fine flute player, much in demand on the scene in a number of bands, and I think people will enjoy his big band.
Mon 24 Aug
11.00 Jazz on 3
Live from the BBC's Blue Tent at the Edinburgh Festival, Jez Nelson introduces music by prog-jazz group ACV, the Fraser Fitfield Trio, Emma Smith and Lauren Sarah Hayes and improvisational duo Herschel.
Good Evans! But hey! Don't be put off by categories here: there are some strong people in ACV - guitarist Chris Sharkey (of Trio VD) and the Yorkshire maverick free pianist/keyboardsman Matthew Bourne. Dunno Fraser Fitfield. Emma Smith - can't surely be the singer? Could be the erstwhile lead violin player from Seb Rochford's string quartet whose name escapes me*, of a few years back, now transferred down a few octaves. I met her a few years ago - we disagreed over Hindemith
.
Fri 28 Aug - BBC 4
9.45 Queens of Jazz: the Joy and Pain of Jazz Divas.
On Billie, Ella, Peggy Lee (
) Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone.
*The Basquiat Strings.
Sat 22 Aug
4.00 Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton's selection of requests includes music by Jimmy Giuffre - in a collaboration with guitarist Herb Ellis, - and the celebrated recording of My Funny Valentine by the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker
5.00 Jazz Line-Up
A performance by Rachel Cohen and her quartet recorded in June on the Jazz Line-Up stge at the Glasgow Jazz Festival. Kevin Le Gendre presents his monthly feature Now's the Time, profiling a classic album, today featuring the 1976 LP See the Light by American keyboardist Eddie Rust. And Sebastian Scotney explores connections between jazz and sports.
12.00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Geoffrey Smith presents a tribute to tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin (1928-2008), who was famed for a fast and furious attack.
Well to me he was just a Tubby Hayes imitator.
But why does the webpage say the programme's devoted to Joe Harriott??
Sunday 23 Aug - Radio 2
9.00 Clare Teal
Clare is joined in the studio by big band leader Gareth Lockrane.
Gareth is a very fine flute player, much in demand on the scene in a number of bands, and I think people will enjoy his big band.
Mon 24 Aug
11.00 Jazz on 3
Live from the BBC's Blue Tent at the Edinburgh Festival, Jez Nelson introduces music by prog-jazz group ACV, the Fraser Fitfield Trio, Emma Smith and Lauren Sarah Hayes and improvisational duo Herschel.
Good Evans! But hey! Don't be put off by categories here: there are some strong people in ACV - guitarist Chris Sharkey (of Trio VD) and the Yorkshire maverick free pianist/keyboardsman Matthew Bourne. Dunno Fraser Fitfield. Emma Smith - can't surely be the singer? Could be the erstwhile lead violin player from Seb Rochford's string quartet whose name escapes me*, of a few years back, now transferred down a few octaves. I met her a few years ago - we disagreed over Hindemith
.
Fri 28 Aug - BBC 4
9.45 Queens of Jazz: the Joy and Pain of Jazz Divas.
On Billie, Ella, Peggy Lee (
) Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone.*The Basquiat Strings.
We do have criticisms of the BBC's coverage of jazz, but Radio 3 standards of old have generally been maintained, as you will find out by listening to one or two of the programmes to which I've drawn attention.
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