When the Luft waffs in, all Argue meant nothing.

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 13 Jan
4 pm - Jazz Record Requests
Champion of the little-known C-melody saxophone Frankie Trumbauer is featured in Alyn Shipton's pick of listeners' requests for music in all styles of jazz.

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

5 pm Jazz Line-Up
Kevin Le Gendre looks ahead to the year in jazz in the company of singer Claire Martin. Plus a performance by guitarist Rob Luft recorded in November at the London Jazz Festival.

Rob Luft, a regular around these parts, and in bands appearing at our much missed local weekly gig in New Cross a few years ago, is someone I can heartily recommend.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09m4td8

12 midnite Geoffrey Smith's Jazz
Tonight's programme is repeated to mark the 80th anniversary of Benny Goodman's famous Carnegie Hall concert - the first performance given by a jazz orchestra in the renowned New York City venue - and considers the evolution of jazz in concert.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pyfqn

I thought the following programme should be mentioned - on Radio 2 on Sunday - as it mentions the Brighton-based tenor saxophonist Julian Nicholas, once a member of the fondly remembered Loose Tubes, this being the first I've heard of him for quite some time. His style is subtly unshowy, quite close to Iain Ballamy's.

Sun 14 Jan
9 pm Clare Teal
The jazz singer presents a broad spectrum of big band and swing, plus guests, tonight with musician Julian Nicholas and singer Claire Martin, co-curators of the South Coast Festival (20-27 January). Claire also marks Tuesday's 80th anniversary of Benny Goodman's famous concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.

She'll be expected to Sing, Sing, Sing... (And I'll get my coat, coat, coat.).

Mon 15 Jan
11 pm Jazz Now
Soweto Kinch introduces a concert by Darcy James Argue from the 2017 London Jazz Festival. The Brooklyn-based composer and bandleader's 18-piece ensemble Secret Society perform Real Enemies.

I think Ian has drawn our attention in recommendation of Mr Argue at various points along the way here - could be wrong?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09lxgn6

As Humph Lyttelton would have said, if there's anything I've missed on here, tough.

[Pianorak]

Did you mean to say When the Luftwaffe is in, all Argue meant nothing? Just wondering.

[Serial_Apologist]

Did you mean to say When the Luftwaffe is in, all Argue meant nothing? Just wondering.

Nah - just a simpleminded pun on poor Rob Luft's name.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Is he from another planet?

[Quarky]

Waffe ~ Waffs ~ Wafts (Corruption of English Language, as is commonly found on Jazz Bored).

Argue ~ Ague?

[Old Grumpy]

Waffe ~ Waffs ~ Wafts (Corruption of English Language, as is commonly found on Jazz Bored).

Argue ~ Ague?

O dear, it seems we are starting to dissect S_A's puns...

Topic for someone's PhD perhaps

OG

[Old Grumpy]

5 pm Jazz Line-Up
Kevin Le Gendre looks ahead to the year in jazz in the company of singer Claire Martin. Plus a performance by guitarist Rob Luft recorded in November at the London Jazz Festival.



Rob Luft, a regular around these parts, and in bands appearing at our much missed local weekly gig in New Cross a few years ago, is someone I can heartily recommend.

Luft's waft was indeed a breath of fresh air - molto bene!


OG

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Luft's waft was indeed a breath of fresh air - molto bene!


OG

Thought JRR was very entertainingly diverse today. Not all of it to my taste but how it should be. The Della Reese track, a cross between Dinah Washington and someone down the pub after a few too many port and lemons but certainly "unusual" and intense. The pick for me was the Dave Holdsworth/Westbrook Rosie from Marching Song and Ms Una Mae Carlisle, those indeed were smashing. Mr Jarrett's overblown critical rep however still passes my understanding.

BN.

[Quarky]

Luft's waft was indeed a breath of fresh air - molto bene!


OG

A very good JLU, I thought. KL held the interest throughout with a series of 10 minute items. Misha Mullov Abbado had 20 minutes or so, and I am sure we will be hearing a lot more from him. Regarding him as Jazz-light, but I found myself enjoying Little Vision.

[Jazzrook]

Thought JRR was very entertainingly diverse today. Not all of it to my taste but how it should be. The Della Reese track, a cross between Dinah Washington and someone down the pub after a few too many port and lemons but certainly "unusual" and intense. The pick for me was the Dave Holdsworth/Westbrook Rosie from Marching Song and Ms Una Mae Carlisle, those indeed were smashing. Mr Jarrett's overblown critical rep however still passes my understanding.

BN.

Agree about Jarrett - his gratuitous grunting grates with me and have never been impressed with his trio playing.


JR

[Dave2002]

Nah - just a simpleminded pun on poor Rob Luft's name.

I thought perhaps by a new dictat the forum has taken to using cryptic crossword clues for thread headings. Is this now going to become obligatory?

[Serial_Apologist]

I thought perhaps by a new dictat the forum has taken to using cryptic crossword clues for thread headings. Is this now going to become obligatory?

The clues are normally to be found somewhere in the RT blurb, which I reproduce verbatim like this to be helpful. Many jazz people love that kind of thing, Dave. But don't ask me why - I'm just one of them!