Sat 28 March
5pm - J to Z
Julian Joseph presents an exclusive session by influential Philadelphia-born piano great Kenny Barron, from the BBC's Maida Vale Studios. Barron's back catalogue dates from the 1950s and includes work with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Yusef Lateef. And UK trumpeter Nick Walters shares some of the music that has inspired and influenced him.
Among other things, Nick Walters is associated with the Bits and Pieces Big Band.
12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba shares improvised music that's inspired by place. Trumpeter Byron Wallen's new album Portrait emerged from time spent sitting in a square in Woolwich, during which he reflected on the diverse community around him. Tom Ward and Tim Fairhall's latest record was created during a week in a bothy on the isle of Eigg. There's also music for ocarina from Mexico, a live festival recording from Austrian avant-garde pop act 5K HD, and solo guitar music improvised to silent films by Man Ray.
Sun 29 March
4pm - Jazz Record Requests
Emphasis this week is on McCoy Tyner. There's also a track with the young pianist Joe Webb, who in my opinion is rather good.
Have you all remembered to put your clocks forward by one hour?
Also on Radio 3, each night at 10.45pm from Monday to Friday, The Essay features five programmes titled Paul Robeson in Five Songs, culminating on the Friday with a perspective on Robeson's 1936 song about a radical labour activist, Joe Hill
Following the Thursday programme, as part of Late Junction, Verity Sharpe plays words and music from radical New York jazz pioneer Cecil Taylor, who died two years ago this week.
5pm - J to Z
Julian Joseph presents an exclusive session by influential Philadelphia-born piano great Kenny Barron, from the BBC's Maida Vale Studios. Barron's back catalogue dates from the 1950s and includes work with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Yusef Lateef. And UK trumpeter Nick Walters shares some of the music that has inspired and influenced him.
Among other things, Nick Walters is associated with the Bits and Pieces Big Band.
12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba shares improvised music that's inspired by place. Trumpeter Byron Wallen's new album Portrait emerged from time spent sitting in a square in Woolwich, during which he reflected on the diverse community around him. Tom Ward and Tim Fairhall's latest record was created during a week in a bothy on the isle of Eigg. There's also music for ocarina from Mexico, a live festival recording from Austrian avant-garde pop act 5K HD, and solo guitar music improvised to silent films by Man Ray.
Sun 29 March
4pm - Jazz Record Requests
Emphasis this week is on McCoy Tyner. There's also a track with the young pianist Joe Webb, who in my opinion is rather good.
Have you all remembered to put your clocks forward by one hour?
Also on Radio 3, each night at 10.45pm from Monday to Friday, The Essay features five programmes titled Paul Robeson in Five Songs, culminating on the Friday with a perspective on Robeson's 1936 song about a radical labour activist, Joe Hill
Following the Thursday programme, as part of Late Junction, Verity Sharpe plays words and music from radical New York jazz pioneer Cecil Taylor, who died two years ago this week.
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