Sat 27 August
5pm - J to Z
Kevin Le Gendre with new and classic jazz. Plus a celebration of the Notting Hill Carnival, featuring a live session by London marching band Kinetika Bloco, and also Trinidad-born trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles, who has spent years researching Trinidad's carnival traditions.
12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba with new and experimental music, tonight featuring pianists inspired by poetry, games and studies in human perception: Mareta Warelis, Eleanor Sandresk and the Tara Clarkin Trio.
Sun 28 Aug
4pm - Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton with recordings by Mike Westbrook, Cab Calloway, Bill Evans and Lynne Arriale.
7.30 - BBC Proms
From the Royal Albert Hall, Sarah Walker introduces a showcase of South African jazz, with Marcus Wyatt conducting the Metropole Orkest and soloists. At the Interval, Sarah is joined by Kevin Le Gendre to discuss the programme in the wider context of South African jazz. Siyabonga Mthembu (vocals), Eska (vocals), Soweto Kinch (saxophones), Theon Cross (tuba), Metropole Orkest, conductor Marcus Wyatt.
5pm - J to Z
Kevin Le Gendre with new and classic jazz. Plus a celebration of the Notting Hill Carnival, featuring a live session by London marching band Kinetika Bloco, and also Trinidad-born trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles, who has spent years researching Trinidad's carnival traditions.
12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba with new and experimental music, tonight featuring pianists inspired by poetry, games and studies in human perception: Mareta Warelis, Eleanor Sandresk and the Tara Clarkin Trio.
Sun 28 Aug
4pm - Jazz Record Requests
Alyn Shipton with recordings by Mike Westbrook, Cab Calloway, Bill Evans and Lynne Arriale.
7.30 - BBC Proms
From the Royal Albert Hall, Sarah Walker introduces a showcase of South African jazz, with Marcus Wyatt conducting the Metropole Orkest and soloists. At the Interval, Sarah is joined by Kevin Le Gendre to discuss the programme in the wider context of South African jazz. Siyabonga Mthembu (vocals), Eska (vocals), Soweto Kinch (saxophones), Theon Cross (tuba), Metropole Orkest, conductor Marcus Wyatt.
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