Sat 8 Apr
4.00 Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton responds to listeners with a selection of pieces from across the jazz spectrum, including work by veteran New Orleans-born soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet, composer of the international hit Petite Fleur.
12.00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
With his piano-less quartet and big band, composer and baritone saxophone virtuoso Gerry Mulligan (1926-96) became an icon of West Coast jazz. Geoffrey Smith picks out a selection of highlights from a versatile career.
This is a repeat.
Mon Apr 10
11.00 Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch with a set by American saxophonist Seamus Blake, recorded in Leeds, with Ross Stanley on organ and James Maddren on drums.
4.00 Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton responds to listeners with a selection of pieces from across the jazz spectrum, including work by veteran New Orleans-born soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet, composer of the international hit Petite Fleur.
12.00 Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
With his piano-less quartet and big band, composer and baritone saxophone virtuoso Gerry Mulligan (1926-96) became an icon of West Coast jazz. Geoffrey Smith picks out a selection of highlights from a versatile career.
This is a repeat.
Mon Apr 10
11.00 Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch with a set by American saxophonist Seamus Blake, recorded in Leeds, with Ross Stanley on organ and James Maddren on drums.
