(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.
Hear Pearson and Windsor
discussing their Proms showdown on Clare
Teal, Sunday 3 August, Radio 2 (9:00pm).
Other listening highlight’s
include Jazz Record Requests,
Saturday 2 August, Radio 3 (5:00pm). One request is for the excellent Mary
Halvorson (heard recently in Newcastle
on a short European tour). Trish Clowes can
be heard as one of Radio 3’s New
Generation Artists (Sunday, 11:15pm) and on Monday, Radio 3’s Jazz on 3 presents Picardie, the Westbrook’s reflections on the First World War. Also
on Monday, in addition to the ever-excellent Paul Jones (Radio 2, 7:00pm), the harp man stays up late to
broadcast the first of six programmes – A
Beginner’s Guide to the Blues - over on BBC 6 Music (2:00am Tuesday).
Tuesday evening, 7:00pm, Jamie Cullum (Radio 2) includes an
archive gem featuring the Teddy Wilson Trio at Poplar Town Hall
Finally, on Friday 8 August, Any Questions? (Radio 4, 8:00pm). Any
Questions? Yes, one of the panelists is none other than Soweto Kinch!
**** There is a two page feature on Gregory Porter in the current issue
(dated Aug. 2) of Radio Times.
Russell.
Russell.
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