(Previews by “Radio” Russell).
Friday 8 August, Radio 3,
10:15pm, Gregory Porter**** joins Clare Teal in BBC Proms 2014. The late
night Prom is a Battle
of the Bands. The Count Pearson Proms Band slugs it out with the Duke Pearson
Proms Band. Pianist James Pearson’s day job as Artistic Director at Ronnie
Scott’s takes a back seat as he goes into bat for Basie, similarly Clare Teal’s
MD, pianist Grant Windsor, takes guard for Ellington. If you want to be there
in person join the queue outside the Royal Albert Hall – admission is ‘on the
night’ at £5.00. If you can’t be there, listen to Radio 2 or Radio 3, then on
Sunday 17 August watch BBC television for a delayed broadcast of the occasion.