(Preview by Russell).
The mammoth EFG London Jazz Festival tends to dominate
the jazz landscape but there is an alternative schedule. Saturday’s Jazz Line-Up (Radio 3, 5:00pm) sees Alyn
Shipton in Budapest for this year’s European Jazz Network Conference from where
he takes the opportunity to survey the scene in Hungary. At midnight Radio 3’s Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz looks at the
career of band leader Maria Schneider.
Sunday at nine o’clock is your regular date with Clare Teal and this week Clare’s guest
is reeds virtuoso Colin Skinner. A week’s worth of Hoagy Carmichael is
something to bring cheer to these shortening winter days. Composer of the Week (Radio 3, Monday-Friday at noon with an early
evening repeat) takes Carmichael as its subject. The 100 Club features in a four part series first broadcast in
2004. From trad to skiffle to punk, part one goes out at 2:00am Tuesday (parts
2 to 4, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).
Alright, okay, London wins…BBC Music Jazz – the four
day digital pop-up station – will broadcast a London Jazz Festival double bill
on Saturday evening at 7:30pm. A hot ticket gig sees the lauded Kamasi
Washington in concert supported by GoGo Penguin.
Russell.
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