Roy Haynes at the tender mercies of Geoffrey Smith is unmissable .... Haynes is the best drummer ever [yea go listen]
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Julian Joseph interviews vocalist Melody Gardot and previews her brand new recording for Decca Records 'The Absence'. Plus a profile of the Cardiff based label Edition Records, run by pianist Dave Stapleton and jazz photographer Tim Dickenson , whose roster includes Troyka, Marius Neset, Curios and the Kairos 4tet.
Bill Frisell's Beautiful Dreamers Trio
Monday night’s show features one of our all-time favourite jazz guitarists – Bill Frisell - recorded at one of our favourite jazz festivals – Cheltenham. A couple of weeks ago we gave you a taster, and this week we’re serving a full portion of his Beautiful Dreamers Trio in concert – with Eyvind Kang on viola, Rudy Royston on drums.
Any Frisell band is going to put the exploration of texture fairly high up its to-do list, and this is no different. The impressionistic opening to Lennon & McCartney's In My Life is a prime example – delicate drum washes and faintly Eastern-sounding viola lines, over which Frisell judiciously dabs colour, before the tune subtly reveals itself. There's clearly a lot of scope for freedom and spontaneous interplay, which makes all the precision of timing and sound-production all the more remarkable. But don't think it's all going to be a gentle ride – Frisell's bluesy, almost grungy and even psychedelic side comes out at times, and get ready for a blow-out climax to the performance!
Frisell's love of strings has been increasingly apparent in recent years and, before we hear his gig, journalist Brian Morton tells us why he thinks it's a golden era for strings in jazz more widely, with contributions from viola player Mat Maneri and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm among others. And to end the programme, the last of our international jazz selections – which, appropriately for this week, comes from an American guitarist – proof that, even in the USA, there are hidden jazz gems to be found.
Join us on Monday 28 May from 11pm to hear all this, or listen online for seven days after broadcast.
The Jazz on 3 team
Monday night’s show features one of our all-time favourite jazz guitarists – Bill Frisell - recorded at one of our favourite jazz festivals – Cheltenham. A couple of weeks ago we gave you a taster, and this week we’re serving a full portion of his Beautiful Dreamers Trio in concert – with Eyvind Kang on viola, Rudy Royston on drums.
Any Frisell band is going to put the exploration of texture fairly high up its to-do list, and this is no different. The impressionistic opening to Lennon & McCartney's In My Life is a prime example – delicate drum washes and faintly Eastern-sounding viola lines, over which Frisell judiciously dabs colour, before the tune subtly reveals itself. There's clearly a lot of scope for freedom and spontaneous interplay, which makes all the precision of timing and sound-production all the more remarkable. But don't think it's all going to be a gentle ride – Frisell's bluesy, almost grungy and even psychedelic side comes out at times, and get ready for a blow-out climax to the performance!
Frisell's love of strings has been increasingly apparent in recent years and, before we hear his gig, journalist Brian Morton tells us why he thinks it's a golden era for strings in jazz more widely, with contributions from viola player Mat Maneri and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm among others. And to end the programme, the last of our international jazz selections – which, appropriately for this week, comes from an American guitarist – proof that, even in the USA, there are hidden jazz gems to be found.
Join us on Monday 28 May from 11pm to hear all this, or listen online for seven days after broadcast.
The Jazz on 3 team
If anyone complains I'll try and get it removed.
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