Tune in for who will be the BBC's new jazz star

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 19 Nov
5pm - J to Z
Another chance to hear a session from double bassist, composer and band leader Daniel Casimir in session, with music from his debut album Boxed In.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00175sn

12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba with new jazz and improvised music, including a new recording from Peter Rehberg on electronics and Reinhold Friedl playing the inside of a piano, plus Leo Chang and Lucie Vitkova with amplified gongs and accordion performing at the Judson Memorial Church, New York.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f5k9

Sun 20 Nov
4pm - Jazz Record Requests

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f5p7

Meanwhile, on The Box:

Sun 20 Nov - BBC4
8pm - BBC Young Jazz Musician: Final
Five emerging stars of jazz perform in the final of BBC Young Jazz Musician. Presented by DJ Jamz Supernova, the contest is part of the London Jazz Festival and takes place at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, in front of a live audience, pianists Luke Bacchus and Nick Manz, guitarist Ralph Porrett, saxophonist Emma Rawicz-Szczerbo and double-bassist Ewan Hastie will perform for judges Claire Martin, Bill Laurance, Emma-Jean Thackray and Ayanna Witter-Johnson.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fgqr

This is followed, at 10pm, by the exceptional 2012 Mike Dibb documentary Barbara Thompson, Playing against Time, unflichingly following her and Jon Hiseman's brave journey into what tragically would prove to be Barbara's final journey. The write-up on the link has been superseded by her passing, and one would have thought someone should have been alerted, but this remains a vital watch.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cc76r

I am posting Saturday evening's Archive on 4:Hendrix - Everything but the Guitar over on the Experimental etc board.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

I would never miss a jazz talent program presented by DJ Jamz Supernova. It's obvious that "Britain's five emerging stars of jazz" are in safe hands. And the judges, just great. Really great.

[Old Grumpy]

I would never miss a jazz talent program presented by DJ Jamz Supernova. It's obvious that "Britain's five emerging stars of jazz" are in safe hands. And the judges, just great. Really great.

[Ian Thumwood]

I would never miss a jazz talent program presented by DJ Jamz Supernova. It's obvious that "Britain's five emerging stars of jazz" are in safe hands. And the judges, just great. Really great.

You mean you don't listen to Radio 1 Extra , innit ?

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

You mean you don't listen to Radio 1 Extra , innit ?

We are a long way from "Two way family favourites", Toto...http://youtu.be/kgjUOFPdQ2o

[Jazzrook]

I would never miss a jazz talent program presented by DJ Jamz Supernova. It's obvious that "Britain's five emerging stars of jazz" are in safe hands. And the judges, just great. Really great.

The four judges are "a panel of respected British jazzers" according to Radio Times although I've only heard of one of them(who used to present Jazz Line-Up).

JR

[Ian Thumwood]

The four judges are "a panel of respected British jazzers" according to Radio Times although I've only heard of one of them(who used to present Jazz Line-Up).

JR

Jazzrook

Other than through work, I tend not to mix with people who are 20-30 years younger than me but occasionally I have encountered jazz fans who are it their teens, twenties and maybe early thirties at places like Vienne. It is fascinating to see how these fans perceive Jazz as it is vastlty different to the notions about improvisation that were prevalent when I discovered jazz. Just think that their concept of "innovation" is more centred around "groove" than anything else - hence the fascination with DJs. Quite salutory to think that the musicians I was discovering in the 1980s are all veterans now.

[Old Grumpy]

I would never miss a jazz talent program presented by DJ Jamz Supernova. It's obvious that "Britain's five emerging stars of jazz" are in safe hands. And the judges, just great. Really great.

Didn't watch it but quick answer...



...Hastie

https://londonjazznews.com/2022/11/20/ewan-hastie-wins-fifth-bbc-young-jazz-musician-competition/

[Serial_Apologist]

Didn't watch it but quick answer...



...Hastie

https://londonjazznews.com/2022/11/2...n-competition/

It was going to be him because he had the best chops of all of them. I was still surprised in a way - pretty narrow pitch range, no arco (bowing). I wasn't over-impressed by any of the rest of them, though part of the problem was the terrible sound making them all seem swamped or dwarfed by the "busyness" of the backing band. I would have gone for Nick Manze, who seemed musically the maturest and got the best interaction going with Nikki's band, though he was somewhat legato for me, and I kept imploring him to keep on top of the pace.

[Old Grumpy]

Who is this Nick Manze of whom you speak? Any relation of the famed violinist/conductor of the same name?

Ah, I see he is an imposter, Nick Manz.

[Constantbee]

The four judges are "a panel of respected British jazzers" according to Radio Times although I've only heard of one of them(who used to present Jazz Line-Up).

JR

Was surprised - and pleased - to see Emma-Jean Thackray on the judges panel. I doubt whether her current output would appeal to the older generation of jazz fans here present, though. What you might like to know, though, is that she has a very interesting and distinguished jazz background: comes from Leeds, started life as a bandswoman playing cornet, studied jazz trumpet at the Royal Welsh, did a masters in orchestral jazz composition at Trinity Laban. So she’s formidably well qualified, imho. She also happens to have a great voice and sells lots of albums.

Thought Ewan Hastie was a worthy winner.

How do you get tickets for the BBYJM final, btw?

[Serial_Apologist]

Was surprised - and pleased - to see Emma-Jean Thackray on the judges panel. I doubt whether her current output would appeal to the older generation of jazz fans here present, though. What you might like to know, though, is that she has a very interesting and distinguished jazz background: comes from Leeds, started life as a bandswoman playing cornet, studied jazz trumpet at the Royal Welsh, did a masters in orchestral jazz composition at Trinity Laban. So she’s formidably well qualified, imho. She also happens to have a great voice and sells lots of albums.

Thought Ewan Hastie was a worthy winner.

How do you get tickets for the BBYJM final, btw?

Submit a selfie holding a silver-plated spoon?