Alexander's ragtime brand

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 5 Sept
5pm - J to Z
Kevin Le Gendre presents live music from Y-OTIS fronted by Berlin-based Swedish saxophone Otis Sandsjo. The trio blend heavy grooves, immersive electronic textures and extended saxophone techniques. And New orleans-based trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis shares his musical influences.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mc9y

12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba presents a series of duos involving string players, including Chicago cellist Tomeka Reid with British pianist Alexander Hawkins. Americana-inspired music from violin player Jen Curtis with drummer Tyshawn Sorey, and a Radio 3 session track from South African cellist Abel Selaocoe and tabla player Sarathy Korwar, who'd not previously met.

This is a repeat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hgs8

Sun 6 Sept
4pm - Jazz Record Requests
With Alyn Shipton, today featuring recordings by Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mccdd

Fri 11 Sept
10pm - Jazz Japan
Musician and journalist Katherine Whatley explores the rich and surprising history of jazz in Japan. Banned as "enemy music" during the Second World War, jazz was then wholeheartedly embraced during the immediate postwar period and the US-led allied occupation.

I missed this interesting-looking programme first time around. I like the red beret - not quite sure about those specs though.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003569

There's a programme titled Opera Mums with Bryony Kimmings on BBC4 at 10pm this coming Sunday. Where have I been missing out?

[Quarky]

Errrr - the link to Jazz Japan is m0003569, I think.

[Serial_Apologist]

Errrr - the link to Jazz Japan is m0003569, I think.

Thanks Quarky - I must've dropped one of my digits! Will rectify that now - and put it right!

[Serial_Apologist]

"Volcano" by the Clarke/Boland band in 1969, is Disc 10 on today's JRR. I taped this onto a reel-to-reel when it was broadcast on a jazz programme that same year, and it's a terrific track that lives up well to its name. That same programme had some other great stuff which I recorded - in mono of course - including Andrew Hill "Journey Inward", from an album described as more straight-ahead than his earlier ones; a cover of Al Cooper's "House in the Country" by bassist Chris Laurence's effectively Frank Ricotti vibes-led quartet (LP "Our Point of View") -an early piece of British jazz-rock rather in the style of Gary Burton'as similar line-up; and "Tout Suite" from Miles's "Filles de Kilimanjaro", which the announcer apologised for deciding to play in its entirety - actually they regularly truncated tracks in those days, I recall.

[Serial_Apologist]

My apologies for overlooking tonight's Prom, featuring Kokoroko, starting at 7.30:

A concert featuirng London-based octet Kokoroko, who bring a contemporary social and political commentary to the West African rhythms heard in the 1940s in the area around Soho in London. Performed works include Abusey Junction, Carry Me Home, Baba AyoOla, Age of Ascent, Uman and Ti-De. Presented by Georgia Mann, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Shiela and Cassie are involved in this, for those supportive of new contemporary London jazz. Alpie has started a separate thread.

No iplayer in place for future listening, but here's a link that might spawn another link in time:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e5cv9r

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

My apologies for overlooking tonight's Prom, featuring Kokoroko, starting at 7.30:

A concert featuirng London-based octet Kokoroko, who bring a contemporary social and political commentary to the West African rhythms heard in the 1940s in the area around Soho in London. Performed works include Abusey Junction, Carry Me Home, Baba AyoOla, Age of Ascent, Uman and Ti-De. Presented by Georgia Mann, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

Shiela and Cassie are involved in this, for those supportive of new contemporary London jazz. Alpie has started a separate thread.

No iplayer in place for future listening, but here's a link that might spawn another link in time:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e5cv9r

Maybe (almost certainly) my advanced years, but I'm about to switch this off. That guitar synth (or keyboard?) is ghastly. Shoot that and maybe. No, not really. It's that predictable.

And..."social and political commentary to the West African rhythms heard in the 1940s in the area around Soho in London". Aw C'mon really.

[Joseph K]

... yeah I listened to about half-an-hour before switching off. It was ok but nothing to write home about.

[Serial_Apologist]

Fri 11 Sept
10pm - Jazz Japan
Musician and journalist Katherine Whatley explores the rich and surprising history of jazz in Japan. Banned as "enemy music" during the Second World War, jazz was then wholeheartedly embraced during the immediate postwar period and the US-led allied occupation.

I missed this interesting-looking programme first time around. I like the red beret - not quite sure about those specs though.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003569

I'm bumping this up as a reminder, in case anyone might be interested.

[Serial_Apologist]

I'm bumping this up as a reminder, in case anyone might be interested.

I strongly recommend this fascinating programme. Just lick on the clink.

[Quarky]

Yes - complementary to Nick Luscombe's Sounds of Japan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000l72g

Not currently available, of course.