Our Jelly Roll Souls eh ... 7-9/712

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

very bop very trad on JRR this week ....is Alyn saving us some mainstream treats for later?

Geoffrey takes into the master's work and legacy ....

Jazz Line-Up present a unique event celebrating BBC Jazz presenters from all its Radio stations, both local and national. Julian Joseph introduces the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, directed by Tommy Smith. During the 90 minute concert there are featured songs and tunes from Linley Hamilton (BBC Radio Ulster) and Clare Teal ( BBC Radio 2). Co-presenters of the concert are: Trudy Kerr (BBC Across The South), John Hellings (BBC Hereford and Worcester), Stephen Duffy (BBC Radio Scotland), Alyn Shipton (BBC Radio 3), Walter Love (BBC Radio Ulster) and Kevin Le Gendre (BBC Radio 3). The finale of the concert was given by trumpeter Randy Brecker who solos with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra.

SNJO are:-
Trumpets: Cameron Jay, Ryan Quigley, Tom MacNiven, Lorne Cowieson
Trombones: Phil O'Malley, Chris Greive, Kevin Garrity, Michael Owers
Saxophones: Tommy Smith, Konrad Wiszniewski, Martin Kershaw, Paul Towndrow, Bill Fleming
Violin: Greg Lawson
Rhythm: Steve Hamilton (Piano), Kevin Glasgow (Electric Base), Alyn Cosker (Drums), Kevin Mackenzie (Guitar)
Guest Soloist: Randy Brecker.

only on the steam wireless eh? ... JJ at the helm on JLU

Sack O'Woe; H Riley and Troyka check it out Jon3 late on Monday innit ....

Bemsha Swing is a great track ta Alyn for picking it ...

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Jon3 newsletter

This week we're showcasing the British jazz scene in all its glorious breadth, recorded at my monthly night Jazz In The Round. We've three acts that are like chalk, cheese and, er – well, you get the idea. Veterans and young upstarts share the stage in a night that brings together hardbop, solo free improvisation and one of the hippest bands of the moment.
That band is Troyka, the trio whose new album is one of my picks of the year so far. Influences range from prog rock to blues, electronica and beyond – their guitarist Chris Montague likes one journalist's description of 'Mingus meets Motorhead' – but you really have to listen to their performance to appreciate the unique filter they put all of this through. We've got almost an hour of their set to share with you, and it's a chance to experience the range of the band – from the fun break-beats that drummer Josh Blackmore drops into Tax Return, to the inexorably building blues of Crawler. And the performance ends with a tribute to Charlie Chaplin that's perhaps not how you might imagine it, with keys-player Kit Downes briefly moving from Hammond and Nord to the piano.
Before that, pianist Howard Riley gives us a beautifully beguiling solo set that weaves Monk and Bill Evans into freer language. And we start with a hard-swinging take on Cannonball Adderley's Exodus, by the young quintet Sack O' Woe – proof that, among all the great innovative music, a more traditional approach can still get the feet tapping and heads nodding.
Join me for all of this on Monday 9 July from 11pm, or listen online for seven days after broadcast.