Scaling the heights of Abram

[Serial_Apologist]

Sat 11 Feb
5pm - J to Z
Jumoké Fashola with highlights from a tribute concert to trumpeter and educator Abram Wilson (1973-2012) held last May at Church of Sound in Hackney in east London. And American vocalist Somi (Laura Kakoma) shares her inspirations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018hl3

12midnight - Freeness
Corey Mwamba with new material from veteran Chicago act Art Ensemble [???]. Plus new music from the Leeds-based Mu Quintet and a preview of a new album from Tomas Fujiwara's sextet Triple Double.

Tiple Drubble after you've had a few of them: it IS the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018hl9

Sun 12 Feb
4pm - Jazz Record Requests

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hg3q

Fri 17 Feb
10.45pm - The Essay
In Their Voices - 5/5 Vera Hall
Baritone Peter Braithwaite celebrates five very different singers, concluding with Alabama blues singer Vera Hall (1902-64), whose extraordinary voice was recorded several times by renowned American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax in the 1930s. A sample of her vocals also features in the 2000 chart hit Natural Blues by electronic musician Moby.

For all who missed it first time around, this is a repeat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000vzbr

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Thanks!

[Serial_Apologist]

The Abram Wilson memorial performances have been excellent, standard and spirit very high - and this is after listening to my Miles Davis Live at the Plugged Nickel set pretty insurmountable expectations! Also a lovely contribution from Somi, a new name for me. J to Z has been looking up these past few weeks: a positive change hopefully maintained.