There's a good helping of jazz 'n'
blues on TV and radio this week. Tonight at ten o'clock on ITV there is a one
hour programme - Bublé - featuring the said Micky Bubbles
backed by a 36-piece orchestra. Of particular interest to regular BSH readers
is a promised duet with Cécile McLorin Salvant (singing La Vie en Rose).
The show will be repeated next Friday (April 26) at 10:45pm. Best to watch it
this evening because on Friday over on BBC 4 you'll have the blues all night
long...
From nine o'clock on Friday it's
blues all the way. John Lee Hooker: the Boogie Man is an
'in-his-own-words' documentary about the legendary Mississippi bluesman. Some
of the usual talking heads contribute including Van the Man, Keef and Bonnie
Raitt. Talking of Mr Richards, at 10:00pm The Rolling Stones at the
BBC is a repeat of a 2012 programme which, at the time, included
previously unseen footage from Top of the Pops.
Tune in to Radioland tonight (the
pictures are better), Radio 2, 10:00pm, to listen to The Swing and Big
Band Show with Clare Teal. At eleven it's Jools Holland (Radio
2) with an 'in-session' set from Cedric Burnside. The grandson of RL Burnside
recently gave a terrific, down home, electric country blues performance at
Cluny 2 in Newcastle.
Easter Monday - clear the decks!
First, Huey Morgan sits in for Cerys Matthews on The Blues Show (Radio
2, 9:00pm) then retune to Radio 3 (11:00pm) to catch Jazz Now. The
Cookers - that's David Weiss' NYC-based super group - feature in a live set
presented by Soweto Kinch. Sharing the stage with trumpeter Weiss will be Eddie
Henderson (trumpet), Donald Harrison (alto sax), Billy Harper (tenor sax),
Danny Grissett (piano), Essiet Essiet (bass) and drummer Victor
Lewis.
Tuesday (Radio 2, 9:00pm) it's The
Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum. Always worth a listen, this week particularly
so, with Jean Toussaint talking jazz with Cullum. Finally, on Friday (April 26)
there's another radio repeat. Friday Night is Music Night (Radio
2, 8:00pm) was recorded in 2017 at Billingham's Forum Theatre. Madeline Bell,
Anthony Strong, Joe Stilgoe and others are joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra
to perform classic arrangements by Gordon Goodwin, Stan Kenton, Nelson Riddle
and others. So, some good viewing and listening during the week but don't
forget to get out and about - as the MU says: Keep Music Live!
* Those lucky enough
to be part of last night's sold out Strictly Smokin' Big Band Great Day in
Harlem concert at Gosforth Civic Theatre will, no doubt, want to see yet more
evocative images of some of the truly great characters of jazz and
blues.
Russell.
Link to Hugh's comment.
2 comments :
Thanks for the listings Russell - seems like the BBC are covering their backs and replacing their jazz content with more blues. To each his own...
Perhaps this might tick some "jazz" boxes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/jazz-625
:-)
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