Sat Oct 3
5pm - J to Z
Another chance to hear a special edition recorded in 2019 at We Out Here festival in Cambridgeshire, including an exclusive collaboration by saxophonist Binker Golding and keys player Sarah Tandy. Presented by Jumoké Fashola.
12midnight - Freeness
Freeness has teamed up with Radio 3's Friday night programme Late Junction to curate a stage at this year's digital-only festival TUSK, normally held at Sage Gateshead in Newcastle, and renowned for working with artists at an international and local level. Three ensembles are recording a session for broadcast across both programmes. First on the bill is a collaboration between turntablist Mariam Rezael and electronic artist Stephen Bishop, Anglo-American folk duo Cath and Phil Tyler, and jazz quartet Caröm fronted by double bass player Andy Champion, a central figure on the north-east jazz scene. Plus highlights from the rest of the festival's line-up. Presented by Corey Mwamba.
Looks well worth staying up for.
Sun Oct 4
4pm - Jazz Record Requests
11pm - A History of Black Classical Music
3/3 - Mother Country
Composer Eleanor Alberga focuses on the impact of colonialism and immigration on classical music, plus the history of black composers in the UK.
A repeat of a nevertheless very worthwhile series. The write-up on the link below is good & offers an overview of the programme's scope.
5pm - J to Z
Another chance to hear a special edition recorded in 2019 at We Out Here festival in Cambridgeshire, including an exclusive collaboration by saxophonist Binker Golding and keys player Sarah Tandy. Presented by Jumoké Fashola.
12midnight - Freeness
Freeness has teamed up with Radio 3's Friday night programme Late Junction to curate a stage at this year's digital-only festival TUSK, normally held at Sage Gateshead in Newcastle, and renowned for working with artists at an international and local level. Three ensembles are recording a session for broadcast across both programmes. First on the bill is a collaboration between turntablist Mariam Rezael and electronic artist Stephen Bishop, Anglo-American folk duo Cath and Phil Tyler, and jazz quartet Caröm fronted by double bass player Andy Champion, a central figure on the north-east jazz scene. Plus highlights from the rest of the festival's line-up. Presented by Corey Mwamba.
Looks well worth staying up for.
Sun Oct 4
4pm - Jazz Record Requests
11pm - A History of Black Classical Music
3/3 - Mother Country
Composer Eleanor Alberga focuses on the impact of colonialism and immigration on classical music, plus the history of black composers in the UK.
A repeat of a nevertheless very worthwhile series. The write-up on the link below is good & offers an overview of the programme's scope.
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