Sat Feb 4
4.00 Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton with listeners' requests.
5.00 Jazz Line-Up
Claire Martin presents a concert celebrating Richard Rodney Bennett, recorded in November at the Barbican, London, and featuring pianist Gareth Williams, bassist Arnie Somogyi, drummer Sebastian de Krom, saxophonist Julian Nicholas, and Martin herself on vocals. Bennett, who died in 2102 aged 76, composed more than 200 works for the concert hall and more than 50 scores for film and TV, including, in 1967, the John Schlesinger-directed Far From the Maddening Crowd.
With Julie Christie,
<sigh>.
Bennett's singing never appealed to me, I have to say, but I respected his technical musicianship, and the band mentioned above has good musicians. I remember Julian Nicolas extolling on his hippy family upbringing in Brighton - a very uncool background in the yuppy 1980s - he was in Loose Tubes in its later '80s incarnation, apart from which I can only think of one broadcast he's been in on.
12.00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Highlights from the career of Michigan-raised Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010), whose pop songs, protest music and poetic musings gave her the chance to explore many styles.
Mon 6 Feb
11.00 Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch presents experimental American guitarist David Torn and his band Sun of Goldfinger - with saxophonist Tim Berne and drummer Ches Smith - in concert at the Vortex in London. Tom is known for his combination of electronics and acoustic guitar work, using loops and other electro-acoustic devices.
A friend who attended this gig says it was very good - much better than the band Berne brought over a few years back.
4.00 Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton with listeners' requests.
5.00 Jazz Line-Up
Claire Martin presents a concert celebrating Richard Rodney Bennett, recorded in November at the Barbican, London, and featuring pianist Gareth Williams, bassist Arnie Somogyi, drummer Sebastian de Krom, saxophonist Julian Nicholas, and Martin herself on vocals. Bennett, who died in 2102 aged 76, composed more than 200 works for the concert hall and more than 50 scores for film and TV, including, in 1967, the John Schlesinger-directed Far From the Maddening Crowd.
With Julie Christie,
<sigh>.Bennett's singing never appealed to me, I have to say, but I respected his technical musicianship, and the band mentioned above has good musicians. I remember Julian Nicolas extolling on his hippy family upbringing in Brighton - a very uncool background in the yuppy 1980s - he was in Loose Tubes in its later '80s incarnation, apart from which I can only think of one broadcast he's been in on.
12.00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Highlights from the career of Michigan-raised Abbey Lincoln (1930-2010), whose pop songs, protest music and poetic musings gave her the chance to explore many styles.
Mon 6 Feb
11.00 Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch presents experimental American guitarist David Torn and his band Sun of Goldfinger - with saxophonist Tim Berne and drummer Ches Smith - in concert at the Vortex in London. Tom is known for his combination of electronics and acoustic guitar work, using loops and other electro-acoustic devices.
A friend who attended this gig says it was very good - much better than the band Berne brought over a few years back.
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