Binkering down, but still Boyd up.

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 7 Jan
5pm - J to Z
Kevin Le Gendre presents a session by UK jazz heavyweights Binker and Moses (drummer Moses Boyd and saxophonist Binker Golding), whose 2022 album Feeding the Machine blends heavy grooves, soaring melodies and freewheeling improvisation. And American jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung shares some of her musical inspirations, including a dream-like composition by bassist Meshell Ndegeocello.

New Year Resolution - as a positive forward-thinking way to get things off the block, Radio 3 resolve to make the first programme a repeat. That's all right then.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00161yc

12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba with new jazz and improvised music, tonight featuring Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, Biliana Voutchkova with Jeff Surak, and Muumiot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gtpr

Sun 8 Jan
4pm - Jazz Record Requests

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gtrp

[Old Grumpy]

New Year Resolution - as a positive forward-thinking way to get things off the block, Radio 3 resolve to make the first programme a repeat. That's all right then.

Getting towards the end of the financial year...


...run outa dosh, innit?

[Ian Thumwood]

Getting towards the end of the financial year...


...run outa dosh, innit?

The BBC need to save some money to make more episodes of "Mrs Brown's Boys" as well as to pay for the coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest later in the year.

[JasonPalmer]

Fortunately the back catalogue is superb so repeats often good.

[Alyn_Shipton]

And JRR is not a repeat! A farewell to Fionna Duncan, guitar wizardry from Snooks Eaglin, amazing flute playing from Rachel Rodgers, new music from trumpeter Michael Sarian, and some fine playing from Gary Burton and Keith Jarrett, plus a reminder of Dick Morrissey.

[Serial_Apologist]

And JRR is not a repeat! A farewell to Fionna Duncan, guitar wizardry from Snooks Eaglin, amazing flute playing from Rachel Rodgers, new music from trumpeter Michael Sarian, and some fine playing from Gary Burton and Keith Jarrett, plus a reminder of Dick Morrissey.

Looking forward to it!

(Happy New Year too, Alyn).

[cloughie]

The BBC need to save some money to make more episodes of "Mrs Brown's Boys" as well as to pay for the coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest later in the year.

To say nothing of cutting back to clear the Qatar expenses!

[kernelbogey]

'Binkering' a useful addition to the language. I do quite a lot of that these days....