Gelato’s Parlour

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Legendary bandleader, singer and saxophonist Ray Gelato talks about music , people , places and London .

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    • Mar 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    Modern Life Windups Pt One . Toilet seats and QR Code restaurant menus.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 11:38


    This series is about all the little modern irritations that get under our skin and that nobody seems accountable for?  I compare modern life to like walking around with a stone in one's shoe , utterly irritating ! I'll cover many of the things that get us hopping mad from toilet seats that come down on their own to restaurants that still insist on a QR code menu!!

    A Jazz chinwag with Clarinetist Adrian Cox.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 51:14


    Clarinetist Adrian Cox is a force of nature . His boundless energy and enthusiasm comes through in everything he does and he's a master communicator . Adrian is one of the worlds finest clarinet players but he also has a rare skill and talent in making his music accessible to everybody through his skill as a communicator . This was a very interesting and inspiring chat with Adrian and his positivity is infectious . Adrian has played many of the worlds most prestigious venues and has worked with greats such as Wynton Marsarlis and his Lincoln Centre Orchestra . It doesn's end there though as Adrian is also the occasional sax player and manager of the Ska band Bad Manners !   

    Tales From The Road with Ray’s dodgy underpants .

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 8:01


    Here's a funny , embarrassing little tale about a pair of dodgy , stolen underpants , May balls , medical students and Ray's uncomfortable situation at The London School of Osteopathy . 

    A very interesting chat with Russ Kane .

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 48:59


    It's hard to know where to start with Russ Kane . He is a human dynamo that never seems to stop .Just some of Russ's achievements include 20 years on Capital FM as The Flying Eye . Russ performs a stand up comedy show called Kaned Laughter with performances at The Edinburgh Festival , London and Los Angeles .He is also an author and has written  a highly acclaimed novel called the Gatekeeper .  Russ is the co-founder of Men's Radio Station and a director of Women's Radio station .In this candid podcast , Ray and Russ talk about all this and much more .(A small contribution is always most welcome and enables me to keep these podcasts going )paypal.me/RayGelatoCoffee

    London Lives. A chat with Emmy award winning film producer Colin Vaines.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 37:49


    Colin Vaines is a British film and Emmy award winning television producer who's credits include Gangs of New York , Film stars don't die in Liverpool , The Young Victoria and much more . Ray and Colin sit down over a coffee and cigar and chat about Soho, Scorsese and Colin's thoughts and highly interesting stories.If you have enjoyed Gelato's Parlour , please feel free to leave a small donation as it helps greatly to keep these podcasts going .paypal.me/RayGelatoCoffee

    London lives episode 1. A walk around the East End with David Stevens .

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 23:09


    Master tailor David Stevens was brought up in London's East End . As well as being a tailor with shops in Leigh on Sea and an office in Savile Row , David is also a singer and songwriter with several albums to his name . His latest recording is called Cold Rain .On this first episode of London lives , Ray meets David in Clerkenwell and they spend the day walking around London's East End . The East End that David grew up in was very different to the trendy , Hipster East End of today . David and Ray visit the block of flats where David grew up and who's neighbour was Sir Alan Sugar. They have their photo taken at Cedar Court where Ronnie and Reggie Kray used to have an apartment and David tells other fascinating stories about famous East Londoners such as Marc Bolan . This chat was conducted on the streets so at times the audio fades a little due to the wind and the rain! In fact , most of the interview was conducted with Ray and David huddling in a doorway of a block of flats !!If you have enjoyed Gelato's Parlour you can leave a voluntary contribution with the following PayPal link . Your generosity helps to keep these podcasts going .paypal.me/RayGelatoCoffee

    Ray's 1970's Rockin' London.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 19:27


    Ray speaks of his youth in 1970's London.A City of subcultures where Teddy Boys , Rockabilly's , Punks,  Skinheads and Mods coexisted. Not peacefully and often erupting into violence. Ray talks about his life as a young ted, then later on,  a Rockabilly, growing up in London during the 1970's.London's youth subcultures are an important piece of history that's often overlooked . Ray was there and this is his recollections of those times. 

    Ray's 1970's Rockin' London.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 19:27


    Ray speaks of his youth in 1970's London.A City of subcultures where Teddy Boys , Rockabilly's , Punks,  Skinheads and Mods coexisted. Not peacefully and often erupting into violence. Ray talks about his life as a young ted, then later on,  a Rockabilly, growing up in London during the 1970's.London's youth subcultures are an important piece of history that's often overlooked . Ray was there and this is his recollections of those times. 

    A cigar and coffee with Leo Green . Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 39:02


    A cigar and coffee with Leo Green . Part 2.Ray and Leo Green sit down and have a cigar, coffee and a chat about Leo's long , varied and illustrious career.Son of famed broadcaster, sax player and author , Benny Green . Leo has inherited his fathers talent as a naturel raconteur . He's played sax with Van Morrison , Jerry Lee Lewis , Little Richard and Jools Holland. He's met Frank Sinatra , is a noted popular broadcaster on BBC Radio2 and also leads the Leo Green Orchestra , featuring such stars as Beverly Knight and Tony Blackburn.Leo is also a promoter . Producing The London Blues Fest for the last 10 years .In fact Leo had so much to say that we have to spilt these episodes in two parts

    A cigar and coffee with Leo Green . Part 1.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 46:56


    Ray and Leo Green sit down and have a cigar, coffee and a chat about Leo's long , varied and illustrious career.Son of famed broadcaster, sax player and author , Benny Green . Leo has inherited his fathers talent as a naturel raconteur . He's played sax with Van Morrison , Jerry Lee Lewis , Little Richard and Jools Holland. He's met Frank Sinatra , is a noted popular broadcaster on BBC Radio2 and also leads the Leo Green Orchestra , featuring such stars as Beverly Knight and Tony Blackburn.Leo is also a promoter . Producing The London Blues Fest for the last 10 years .In fact Leo had so much to say that we have to spilt these episodes in two parts ! 

    Tales from the road part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 11:13


    You've heard of dancing on the ceiling ? Well this is a true story of our trombone player , Dave Keech , actually falling through the ceiling at a gig in Norway!!It's all true, it all happened and there will be more Tales from the road and Gelato madness.Listen to this episode of Gelato's Parlour to hear the full tale .   

    Happy New Year, live album , a drive by incident in Chicago.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 15:01


    Ray talks about his traditional Christmas run at Ronnie Scott's. His new live album , New Years Eve and a bizarre drive by incident in a creepy hotel outside Chicago. 

    Ray's rant about construction , temporary traffic lights and commuter hell on the tube.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 13:49


    Join Ray in a fun rant about the irritations that drive him mad about living in London. Ray rants about the endless construction going on , roadworks with nobody working on them and the blight that is the temporary traffic light !If you are annoyed by commuters on the tube who block up the aisles with enough luggage for an army. People who insist on eating stinky food on the underground and the selfish moron who plays loud music WITHOUT headphones in public . Well , this podcast episode is for you . 

    Down at the 100 Club with owner, Jeff Horton .

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 35:44


    Ray takes a visit down London's iconic music venue, The 100 Club and chats with owner, Jeff Horton. Jeff tells stories about the greats that have worked at the 100 Club . Artists like Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones , The Sex Pistols and Paul McCartney ( who helped to save the venue from closure) . Ray and Jeff also discuss the good and the bad of running of a music venue , the birth of Punk Rock and where live music is heading in the future .  

    A nice chat with Mr Bar Italia . Antonio Polledri

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 18:15


    On this episode of Gelato’s Parlour , Ray chats with Antonio Polledri all about Soho , Bar Italia , London and more . 

    Guest list hell .

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 10:18


    Any performer will tell you that the guest list is pain in the A.... Ray explains his own personal hell with the guest list or as it’s known in the trade . The pest list . 

    Stalked on live TV in Italy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 9:23


    Ray tells the hilarious tale about an unfortunate band member who was tracked down and stalked . All on live Italian TV ! 

    Madness in May .

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2019 11:39


    Ray tells the tale of a mad gig , way back in the 80’s. It was at a Cambridge University May ball and the nutty story involved a tea urn and a unfortunate couple who got covered in coleslaw ! 

    In this episode I explain the answer to a question I get asked all the time . How DID I become Ray Gelato ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2019 9:57


    Touring . The good the bad and the ugly .

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 17:07


    Ray’s back from his summer tour and he speaks about the reality of the touring musician. The good , the bad and the ugly .

    A jazz conversation with Enric Peidro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 12:36


    On this episode I speak with the great Spanish tenor sax player Enric Peidro. We talk about jazz , recording , our sax heroes and our new CD titled ‘ With All Due Respect ‘ .

    Ray's roadwork rant .

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 10:16


    Ray’s blood pressure is raised this week as he rants about the never ending cycle of roadworks .

    Stalked on live Italian TV .

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 9:23


    Hear the hilarious tale about a member of Ray’s band who was tracked down on live Italian TV by a jilted old flame .

    Ray's Restaurant Rant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 9:53


    Ray goes on a rant about chain restaurants. Especially the bizarre practice of food arriving at haphazard times .

    Ray Meets the Mob .

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 14:01


    Ray tells a tale of how he met the mob in Carnegie Hall and South Philadelphia.

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