22.06.2023 That's My Jazz: Festivals

Prof. Catherine Tackley
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  • BEBOP
  • BIG BAND
  • JAZZ
  • JAZZ FUSION
  • UK JAZZ
Episode

It’s festival season – for this edition of ‘That’s My Jazz’ we’ll explore the music and stories of some iconic festival performances and look forward to what’s coming up this year.

There’s something in jazz for everyone! Exploring themes which connect the past and present of jazz, this show highlights contemporary artists, revisits landmark albums and reveals lesser-known tracks from more than a century of jazz on record. Whether you are new to jazz or a long-standing fan, this is the show that will help you find your jazz.

Tracklist

Jazz Thing – Gang Starr
There’s a Rainbow Round My Shoulder/Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band
Summertime/Miles And Quincy Live At Montreux
Sophisticated Lady/Ellington at Newport
Sunrise/Cherise/Blue Note Re:Imagined II
Gutterball (for John Zorn & Sam Eastmond)/Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band
Better Git Hit in Your Soul/Mingus In Antibes
Wavelet/Further Out than the Edge/Speakers Corner Quartet
Empires/It Flew By/The Electric Swing Circus
Take It to the Street/Rebirth Brass Band

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