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Today I'm Having a GAS™ with Duncan Ward, Chief Conductor of philharmonie zuidnederland (South Netherlands Philharmonic). In this episode, host Greg Owens speaks to Duncan about his musical homecoming, making his debut at The Barbican with the esteemed LSO. Duncan will take the baton at two concerts. The first, on November 16th, is a collaboration with cellist Abel Selaocoe at the EFG London Jazz Festival. The second, on November 23rd, features a programme combining Czech and French masterpieces. More about Duncan Ward here: https://www.duncan-ward.co.uk/about Tickets for Duncan's events at Barbican here: https://www.barbican.org.uk Having a GAS™ is the podcast that talks to the great and the good of the creative industries, and in particular finds out what makes great music for film, for TV, for advertising; for dancing to, for cooking to, f*cking to, and more... GAS™ Music is a music production agency in Manchester, UK. We compose and produce original music, create awe inspiring sound design and have a fully integrated audio post-production studio. We also have a great record collection, and welcome any additions, recommendations or criticisms. http://www.gasismusic.co.uk​​​ © GAS™ Music 2023

Olivia Murphy is a multi-award winning composer, conductor and improviser based in South-East London, originally from Peterborough. After studying jazz saxophone at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Olivia has found composition her main focus and an important emotional outlet. She thinks of herself as a story-teller, enjoying weaving melodic lines with varied textures and ensemble improvisations to bring her ideas and memories to life, and over the last few years has been busy crafting musical stories for various jazz and new music ensembles. Most recently, Olivia stepped in as guest conductor for the Calum Gourlay big band, MD'ing the band through her compositions at the Vortex Jazz Club during the EFG London Jazz Festival. She was also recently commissioned by The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to reimagine a Mike Gibbs composition in celebration of the legendary composer's 85th birthday. The performance in December featured a fourteen piece large ensemble and Julian Argüelles as featured soloist.Support the show

The Big Swing is the world's first double female-fronted big band. It is led by jazz musicians Georgina Jackson and Emma Smith. On Friday 18th November they will be performing at EFG London Jazz Festival and Cadogan Hall, where they will present their own unique interpretations of the old-school big band jazz tradition, adding their own brand of style and charisma. They join Emma to discuss why they felt the need to elevate female visibility in the big band world and to perform live. Of an estimated 18,000 incels, or involuntary celibates, globally, 2500 of them are based in the UK. ‘The Secret World of Incels' is a Channel 4 documentary that gives a window into their lives and explores what makes them engage with these misogynist online forums that have led to some horrific acts of violence. Presenter, Ben Zand tells us about his experience of entering what he describes as a world full of men ‘addicted to hopelessness'. And Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, an Associate Professor in Digital Humanities discusses her concerns over the normalising of incels into our culture and the growing impact on boys and young men. Are you struggling to make ends meet with inflation at upwards of 11% with rising energy and food prices eating into your budget? Later today the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will announce the government's plans for the economy. What will it means for you and for women in all sectors of the economy, whether you're in work, on benefits or on a pension? We talk to Bronwyn Curtis is an expert in finance and commodities and Vicky Pryce is chief economic adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Managers: Andrew Garratt and Steve Greenwood.

On the eve of the launch of her new album, ‘Seraph', featuring works for trumpet and string orchestra by James Macmillan, Grieg, and Satie, Tom Service speaks to Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth about her diagnosis with cancer last year, her relationship with music during gruelling treatment, and the conscious decision she made after her recovery to commit again to a career in music. As Arts Council England reveals its 2023-26 national portfolio of funded organisations, Music Matters speaks to ACE's Director of Music, Claire Mera Nelson, about the body's investment decisions. We hear from a cross section of organisations who've seen changes to their public funding, as well as first-time recipients, with contributions from Chief Executive of the Paraorchestra, Jonathan Harper; Artistic and Executive Director of MishMash productions, Liz Muge; and Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Britten Sinfonia, Meurig Bowen. And as the EFG London Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, Tom's joined by jazz author and presenter, Alyn Shipton, former Director of Serious (the creative company who administer the festival) Claire Whitaker; and the British-Bahraini jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer, Yazz Ahmed, who discuss how the British jazz scene has evolved since the early 90s. Producer: Marie-Claire Doris

Sound Travels 19 1. Hope - Yumiko Koshima - Hope (self-released) 2. Deep Thought - Craig Harris - Managing the Mask (self-released) 3. McFrench Blue - Dominic French - ‘bout Time, Part One (self-released) 4. El Gaucho - Doug Bistrow Quartet - Adam's Apple Live at Fulton Street Collective 5. Khadijah's Peace - Trevor Watkis - Straight Ahead...Ride for Tone! (self-released) 6. Balm - Live - Bill Laurance - Bill Laurence & The Live at EFG London Jazz Festival 2021 (Flint Music) 7. Seventh String - Makaya McCraven - In These Times (international anthem) 8. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live) - Frank Catalano - Live at Birdland (self-released) 9. Jazz Woman - Nancy Kelly - Jazz Woman (Subcat) 10. Paper Moon - Michael Carvin Experience - The Michael Carvin Experience: Art of the Trio (MCE Music) 11. Jade - Sasha Berliner - Onyx (JMI Recordings) 12. The Diver - Simeon Davis Group - Next Level: Of Narrative and Nocturnes (Outside In Music) 13. Theme From Night Tones - The Doors of the City Trio - The Dream Builders (Wild Flower Records) 14. Lonely - David Mrakpor - single (jazz re:freshed) 15. Alex the Great - Bill Ortiz - Points of View (Left Angle Records) 16. Arañita - Rwkus - Music from The Chamber (self-released) 17. Unity - Nat Birchall Unity Ensembie - Spiritual Progressions (Ancient Archive of Sound) 18. Celebration - The Souris-Jordan Jazz Orchestra - Battleground Part Two (DK2) 19. Peaceful Ones - Chip Wickham - Astral Traveling (Gondwana) Sound Travels 19 1. Hope - Yumiko Koshima - Hope (self-released) 2. Deep Thought - Craig Harris - Managing the Mask (self-released) 3. McFrench Blue - Dominic French - ‘bout Time, Part One (self-released) 4. El Gaucho - Doug Bistrow Quartet - Adam's Apple Live at Fulton Street Collective 5. Khadijah's Peace - Trevor Watkis - Straight Ahead...Ride for Tone! (self-released) 6. Balm - Live - Bill Laurance - Bill Laurence & The Live at EFG London Jazz Festival 2021 (Flint Music) 7. Seventh String - Makaya McCraven - In These Times (international anthem) 8. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live) - Frank Catalano - Live at Birdland (self-released) 9. Jazz Woman - Nancy Kelly - Jazz Woman (Subcat) 10. Paper Moon - Michael Carvin Experience - The Michael Carvin Experience: Art of the Trio (MCE Music) 11. Jade - Sasha Berliner - Onyx (JMI Recordings) 12. The Diver - Simeon Davis Group - Next Level: Of Narrative and Nocturnes (Outside In Music) 13. Theme From Night Tones - The Doors of the City Trio - The Dream Builders (Wild Flower Records) 14. Lonely - David Mrakpor - single (jazz re:freshed) 15. Alex the Great - Bill Ortiz - Points of View (Left Angle Records) 16. Arañita - Rwkus - Music from The Chamber (self-released) 17. Unity - Nat Birchall Unity Ensembie - Spiritual Progressions (Ancient Archive of Sound) 18. Celebration - The Souris-Jordan Jazz Orchestra - Battleground Part Two (DK2) 19. Peaceful Ones - Chip Wickham - Astral Traveling (Gondwana)

Nikki Iles is a pianist, a professor of jazz at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, and a composer. In some ways, I think of her as a British jazz gem, but that would do a disservice to the fact that she's very much loved in other jazz communities around the globe. Her musical work in the UK has seen her become a leading figure in the British jazz tradition. She is known for her collaborations with vocalists Norma Winstone and Tina May, and has expanded her reputation as leader of the Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra since the ensemble debuted at the 2018 EFG London Jazz Festival. She's worked with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, the WDR Big Band, and led several groups, including The Printmakers comprising a who's-who of British jazz. Most recently, she was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for ‘Services to Music' and an Ivor Novello Jazz Ensemble Composition Prize. We chat about her foray into large ensemble writing, her take on British jazz identity, motherhood, and so much more. Show Notes: Tracklisting: - High Lands (feat. Norma Winstone & The Printmakers) - Wild Oak (for Geri Allen) - Maybe September (feat. Tina May) - Westerly (feat. Norma Winstone & The Printmakers) - The Glide http://www.nikkiiles.co.uk/  Nikki Iles profiled by John Fordham for London Jazz News Theme music by The Respect Sextet Follow The Jazz Session on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to The Jazz Session's YouTube Channel Support The Jazz Session by becoming a member at Patreon. For $5 a month you'll get a weekly bonus episode called Track of the Week, plus early access to every show. For $10 a month you get all that plus an extra monthly bonus episode of “The Insider”, a spin-off interview series where Nicky chats to jazz industry insiders (broadcasters, artist agents, label heads, journalists) about the nuts and bolts of the business.

Nikki Iles is a pianist, a professor of jazz at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, and a composer. In some ways, I think of her as a British jazz gem, but that would do a disservice to the fact that she's very much loved in other jazz communities around the globe. Her musical work in the UK has seen her become a leading figure in the British jazz tradition. She is known for her collaborations with vocalists Norma Winstone and Tina May, and has expanded her reputation as leader of the Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra since the ensemble debuted at the 2018 EFG London Jazz Festival. She's worked with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, the WDR Big Band, and led several groups, including The Printmakers comprising a who's-who of British jazz. Most recently, she was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for ‘Services to Music' and an Ivor Novello Jazz Ensemble Composition Prize. We chat about her foray into large ensemble writing, her take on British jazz identity, motherhood, and so much more. Show Notes: Tracklisting: - High Lands (feat. Norma Winstone & The Printmakers) - Wild Oak (for Geri Allen) - Maybe September (feat. Tina May) - Westerly (feat. Norma Winstone & The Printmakers) - The Glide http://www.nikkiiles.co.uk/  Nikki Iles profiled by John Fordham for London Jazz News Theme music by The Respect Sextet Follow The Jazz Session on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to The Jazz Session's YouTube Channel Support The Jazz Session by becoming a member at Patreon. For $5 a month you'll get a weekly bonus episode called Track of the Week, plus early access to every show. For $10 a month you get all that plus an extra monthly bonus episode of “The Insider”, a spin-off interview series where Nicky chats to jazz industry insiders (broadcasters, artist agents, label heads, journalists) about the nuts and bolts of the business.

Nikki Iles is a pianist, a professor of jazz at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, and a composer. In some ways, I think of her as a British jazz gem, but that would do a disservice to the fact that she's very much loved in other jazz communities around the globe. Her musical work in the UK has seen her become a leading figure in the British jazz tradition. She is known for her collaborations with vocalists Norma Winstone and Tina May, and has expanded her reputation as leader of the Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra since the ensemble debuted at the 2018 EFG London Jazz Festival. She's worked with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, the WDR Big Band, and led several groups, including The Printmakers comprising a who's-who of British jazz. Most recently, she was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for ‘Services to Music' and an Ivor Novello Jazz Ensemble Composition Prize. We chat about her foray into large ensemble writing, her take on British jazz identity, motherhood, and so much more. Show Notes: Tracklisting: - High Lands (feat. Norma Winstone & The Printmakers) - Wild Oak (for Geri Allen) - Maybe September (feat. Tina May) - Westerly (feat. Norma Winstone & The Printmakers) - The Glide http://www.nikkiiles.co.uk/  Nikki Iles profiled by John Fordham for London Jazz News Theme music by The Respect Sextet Follow The Jazz Session on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Subscribe to The Jazz Session's YouTube Channel Support The Jazz Session by becoming a member at Patreon. For $5 a month you'll get a weekly bonus episode called Track of the Week, plus early access to every show. For $10 a month you get all that plus an extra monthly bonus episode of “The Insider”, a spin-off interview series where Nicky chats to jazz industry insiders (broadcasters, artist agents, label heads, journalists) about the nuts and bolts of the business.

Yacht Rock! Love Is A Drag! Foreign affairs! Bandleader and trumpeter, Mike Sailors fires on all cylinders as the consummate jazz musician. In our chat, we discuss our mutual admiration for curating involved shows for an audience, a record off the beaten path with a fascinating history, and a castle gig that needed more than a little magic to satisfy the guests. FEATURED RELEASE:The New Alchemy Jazz Orchestra“Let's Duel” (2019) Getting to Know: Mike Sailors Mike Sailors has performed around the world in Japan and Europe, as well as throughout the United States and Canada. He has appeared at venues such as the Blue Note (Tokyo, Sapporo and New York), Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, The Jazz Standard, Yoshi's, The Jazz Standard, The Jazz Kitchen, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, the Bowery Ballroom, Smalls Jazz Club as well as the Tokyo Blue Note Jazz Festival, the EFG London Jazz Festival, the Detroit Jazz Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival. Mike was also a featured guest artist at the 2015 North Carolina Music Educators Conference, as well as a featured guest artist and composer at the 2013 Brevard Music Festival. Sailors has worked as a sideman for bands and artists including the Birdland Big Band, Bobby Sanabria and The Multiverse Big Band, the Fat Cat Big Band, the Baby Soda Jazz Band, the Hot Sardines, the Captain Black Big Band led by Orrin Evans, The Jason Marshall Big Band, Cynthia Sayer and The Mingus Jazz Orchestra. His past experience also includes performances with The Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Jon Hendricks, McCoy Tyner, Marcus Belgrave, Willie Nelson, Dale Watson, Rodney Whitaker and John Clayton. He's also appeared as a featured soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Mike also was an active Trumpet player in the NYC Broadway scene. Past shows include Beautiful - The Carole King Story, Be More Chill and The Prom. Along with an active performing career, Sailors has maintained a busy career in composition. His first commission, dating back to 2005, came from the North American Saxophone Alliance (N.A.S.A). The piece featured the late Dewey Redman and was later recorded and featured on Redman's last commercial recording “Live with Dewey Redman”. Since then, Sailors has been hired by the likes of Mack Avenue Records, Decca Records, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra as well as a host of internationally known musicians including Ryan Kisor, Sean Jones, Rodney Whitaker, Pete Bernstein, Jimmy Cobb and many others. He has also written for TV, most recently for TD Ameritrade. His band, The New Alchemy Jazz Orchestra, recently released an album featuring his compositions. The self-tilted album features originals penned by Sailors, and is distributed by Outside In Music.Originally from Charleston, South Carolina Mike grew up playing in his local church. He went on to attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2001, Michigan State University in 2007 and The University of Texas in 2010. In 2019, Sailors joined the faculty of The University of Texas Butler School of Music, where he leads the Jazz Trumpet Studio and mentors young artists looking to build careers in music. He currently splits his time between New York City and Austin, Texas. In Austin, he spends his time leading bands for a variety of different occasions, as well as touring nationally and internationally. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel here!

A festive podcast journey aboard our star-packed Polar Jazz Express as we travel through the snow-capped highlands of Watford to a little place called ‘Jazzmas'.We're joined by jazzman & sax player to the stars Ben Castle, Tomorrow's Warrior & all-round sparkling jazz legend Camilla George, super classy classical soprano Lotti Newstead, & shimmering YouTube prog rocker Jim Newstead.We programme the Cab Cabaret Fantasy Stage as presented by the fabulous Ray Gelato, deliver much punning & cunning in choosing the world's greatest festive jazz candy, generously share live performances a plenty (but sadly only on kazoos), enter into a deep-dive discussion on how to handle the triple appearance of mince-pies, Christmas pudding & Christmas cake, and undertake the loading of Stanta Getz's iPodThere are also LOADS of special listener Christmas prizes with some awesome jazz swag giveaways plucked from the very top of Stanta's sleigh.Thank yousOur thanks to Ray, to Serious & the EFG London Jazz Festival & London's 606 Club for their awesome prizes.Also note, the original recording of this podcast which was available until 5 January 2022 included a beautiful reading from Cerys Matthews, which has now been removed as our licence to share the lyrics of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas was limited to just one month. A huge thank you to Cerys - it was a cracker!SupportYou can support the podcast by buying us a coffee (or mince pie!) at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chrisnewsteadCompetitionTo enter our prize draw give-away please email jazzwatfordlive@gmail.com with the subject title ‘Festive Swag'. The competition deadline is 12pm GMT 6 January 2022, when winners will be drawn. There are no cash alternatives, no travel is included & there is only one entry permitted per email address. Good luck!Show deets & licensingPresenter Chris Newstead.Recorded December 2021.Theme music & 'Jingle Bells Jazz Christmas' music licensed through AudioJungle.Canine Christmas bell tinkling by Teddy Newstead (The First).All other incidental music/effects by Chris Newstead.Watford Jazz JunctionTickets for the Watford Jazz Junction music festival 19-22 May 2022 are on sale only at www.watfordjazzjunction.com. The line-up includes Emma Smith, Shri Sriram feat. Dennis Rollins, NYJO feat. Tim Garland, Archipelago, Samuel Sharp, Jelly Cleaver, Tomorrow's Warriors & John Etheridge.Guest web linkswww.watfordjazzjunction.comwww.charlottenewstead.co.ukwww.bencastle.comwww.camillageorge.comwww.youtube.com/jimnewsteadwww.raygelato.comwww.cerysmatthews.co.ukHappy Holidays y'all. Stay safe and always remember to connect with something new.

We had the opportunity to catch up with our awesome friend Ashaine White at this year's EFG London Jazz Festival to talk about her new album, writing, and podcast hosting with Women in Jazz Media and working on the London Jazz Fest team! This episode of Music Matters is sponsored by Switcher Studio   To follow and or connect with the music of Ashaine White, follow the links below: https://www.facebook.com/ashainewhitemusic https://www.instagram.com/ashainewhite/?hl=en https://twitter.com/ashainewhite?lang=he https://ashainewhite.bandcamp.com/album/fairytales   In London on Dec 21st, 2021 - See Ashaine White LIVE   A Big thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer and the team @shure for their awesome support! #Shure #MV7 #podcast mic! Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcasts Hey, also check out the New Music Matters Podcast Website- and Music Matters SWAG And a Big Shout and thanks for the support of the following: Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama Shure microphones Affliction clothing  and Nigel J. my co-producer and voice over talent, all while running - Music Tribes Unite & VoiceWrap Studio - Please, support, LIKE and helps us grow - check out our Social Media pages:     

Bside Ep. 34 Rebecca Vasmant It's always a pleasure to invite our favourite local musicians to the Bside turntables. Stepping up this time to record an episode live at Radio Buena Vida is the incredible DJ and jazz musician: Rebecca Vasmant. Watch the live recording here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_u8YVx_-Yk&t=147s In a dance music scene dominated by digital sounds and programming, Rebecca provides a refreshing dose of jazz infusion, acoustic instruments, and a diverse knowledge of music. With live events and record fairs, she has certainly made a name for herself in her hometown of Glasgow, but her musical pursuits go beyond spinning and collecting records, and her reputation exceeds Glasgow. As a musician and composer she has had a six month tour with eight-strong Ghanaian outfit Kakatsitsi, events at Worldwide Festival Sete, Glasgow Jazz Festival, EFG London Jazz Festival, Jazz Cafe London, Kasheme Zurich, Brilliant Corners, Casper Montenegro, the Baltic Soul Weekender, and an exciting new residency at Ronnie Scott's as part of the 'Panro' collective. We can't get enough of her latest release “With Love, From Glasgow” a soothing jazzy dreamscape: https://rebeccavasmantartist.bandcamp.com/track/jewels-of-thought But for now let's tuck into a masterclass of selections all under the wide spectrum of jazz, flowing from calming Brazilian vocals, hypnotic eastern horns & sitars, aggressively energetic trumpets, and everything inbetween. The truly incredible record collection of Rebecca Vasmant! Rebecca's soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/rebecca_vasmant Her instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rebeccavasmant/ And her Bandcamp - https://rebeccasrecords.bandcamp.com/ Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/ Follow the Bside Instagram for updates/news/vinyl and general music chat: www.instagram.com/bsidepodcasts/

We're still celebrating our first year anniversary as part of this fabulously entertaining and giggly conversation with pianist Zoe Rahman.We talk about all her educational stepping stones, influences and people that played a part in crafting her sound from Julian Joseph to Joanne Brackeen.We also talk about her latest award-winning composition working with her local primary school that led to Jamie Cullum donating a grand piano, and with the school set to become the latest jazz venue as part of this year's EFG London Jazz Festival.Zoe's album choices include:The Three Americas by Eliane Elias (1996) released on Blue NoteKeith Jarrett Live at the Blue Note, complete 6-disc box set (and a bit of a cheat by Zoe!) (1996) released on ECMEvery album by Alice Coltrane (and a massive cheat by Zoe!!) (1968-2006)Zoe's website: https://www.zoerahman.com/Zoe performs live at Frith Manor Primary School in Mill Hill as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival on Sunday 21 November 2021: https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/zoe-rahman-trioAnd here's the back-story to that piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za0kdDoZmuIAnniversary competitionTo enter our 1 Year Anniversary draw, just email jazzwatfordlive@gmail.com with the subject title "WJJ Pocast is 1".Winners will be chosen from a random draw after the deadline at midday (GMT) on 1 December 2021. No cash alternatives are available and no travel is included. Post & package is included. Our first prize is a WJJ T Shirt, a WJJ Baseball Cap & 2 tickets to our Tony Kofi show on 12 February 2022 in Watford. 4 runners up will all win WJJ Baseball Caps. Good luck!SupportYou can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you'd like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChrisNewsteadShow infoPresenter: Chris NewsteadTheme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle.Recorded October 2021.

The WJJ Podcast turns 1-year old this week, and we celebrate in conversation with the hugely talented, funny and thoughtful pianist & composer Elliot Galvin.A long-time member of 2020 Mercury nominated jazz super-group Dinosaur, leader of his own trio and player in many other groups, Elliot talks about his journey into jazz, his relationship with the piano and his approach to composition.It might also be the first (& last!) time we manage to bring Noam Chomsky, Beyonce, David Lynch and Harold Pinter into our conversation!Elliott's album recommendations include:Gorillaz by Gorillaz (2001) released on ParlophoneKind of Blue by Miles Davis (1959) released on ColumbiaTrout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969) released on StraightElliot will be performing as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival on Wednesday 17 November 2021. More details here.Anniversary competitionTo enter our 1 Year Anniversary competition, just email jazzwatfordlive@gmail.com with the subject title "WJJ Pocast is 1".Winners will be chosen from a random draw after the deadline at midday (GMT) on 1 December 2021. No cash alternatives are available and no travel is included. Post & package is included. Our first prize is a WJJ T Shirt (as shown by Elliot in the photo!), a WJJ Baseball Cap & 2 tickets to our Tony Kofi show on 12 February 2022 in Watford. 4 runners up will all win WJJ Baseball Caps. Good luck!SupportYou can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you'd like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChrisNewsteadShow infoPresenter: Chris NewsteadTheme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle.Recorded October 2021.

In this week's episode we talk with pianist Greg Foat about his musical influences, his journey into jazz and his reflections on the current UK jazz scene.We discuss growing up on the Isle of Wight, his extensive record collection and his approach to working with other musicians and creating great collaborations.Plus there's a bonus appearance by our youngest ever guest!Greg's album choices include:Gyroscope by Gordon Beck (1969) released on MorganRemember of Love by Masuru Imada (1979) released on Three Blind MiceFlare Up by Harry Beckett (1970) released on PhilipsGreg will be performing as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival on Sunday 14 November. 2021. More details here.SupportYou can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you'd like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChrisNewsteadShow infoPresenter: Chris NewsteadTheme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle.Recorded October 2021.

Lisa Mullen is joined by Imani Jacqueline Brown of Forensic Architecture, whose exhibition for the Manchester International Festival explores the links between power and the air we breathe; journalist James Nestor, whose best selling book traces his search for medical answers to his sleeping and breathing problems; jazz saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch; and New Generation Thinker Tiffany Watt Smith, who has been considering the cultural history of sighing and book The Anatomy of Melancholy. Cloud Studies exhibits investigations by Forensic Architecture - part of Manchester International Festival, it runs at the Whitworth in Manchester 2 July-17 October and is online. Breathe: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor is out in paperback. The Anatomy of Melancholy has been republished by Penguin. The Black Peril by Soweto Kinch is available now. Soweto Kinch will perform with the London Symphony Orchestra as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival on 19 Nov 2021 at the Barbican in London. Producer: Emma Wallace

In an age increasingly dominated by machine-created sounds, DJ-Producer, Rebecca Vasmant, is bringing a fresh new twist to dance music with her irrepressible love of jazz. She's already made a name in Glasgow with her residency at Sub Club, bringing one of the first nights for decades booking and promoting live Jazz at the venue, whilst also running a popular record fair with the venerable venue and a spot on BBC Radio Scotland. A huge jazz fan, she airs her musical passion at key events like Worldwide Festival Sete, Glasgow Jazz Festival, EFG London Jazz Festival, Jazz Cafe London, Kasheme Zurich, Brilliant Corners, Casper Montenegro and the Baltic Soul Weekender, with a new residency at Ronnie Scott's as part of the 'Panro' collective. "This mix is a journey through a lot of records that have formed lifelong memories for me, helped form lifelong friendships that I am so grateful for every day. It is as much a trip through styles and vibes as it is emotionally, I hope you all enjoy it as much as I enjoyed recording it. Huge thanks to the guys at the wonderful Slothboogie for having me ❤️ " Artist: @rebecca_vasmant

Chris reviews 5 gigs held in the second half of this year's EFG London Jazz Festival (13-22 November 2020). Most of the gigs reviewed should still have their streams available to watch for free, linked from the LJF website.Using a exceptionally complex and subtle scoring structure(!) Chris reflects on performances from Yazz Ahmed, Kansas Smitty's, Istanbul Psychedelic, Jerry and the Pelican System, and Abel Selaocoe.This is the last episode in the current series. A new series will return in early 2021.Album recommendations:Polyhymnia Remixed by Yazz Ahmed (2020) - Released by Yazz Ahmed.Things Happened Here by Kansas Smitty's (2020) - Released on K7.SupportYou can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you'd like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChrisNewsteadShow infoPresenter: Chris Newstead.Theme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle.Recorded 17 December 2020.

On the worst sounding recording of all time (so far…stay tuned) our intrepid hosts decide what to spend a billion pounds on, avoid talking about the holocaust & climate change, bring you our favourite air frying cum recipes, realise David Attenborough is behind Covid, try to understand why Taz tried to write a joke about a pansexual, Jessica Alba & a raven with a writing desk, pick a skill to master & never use, debate whether Songbird is too soon, get annoyed at our least favourite chore, share our most recent undignified moments, & become weirdly specific gods.   Hosts this issue are Heather, Amy, Captain Sickbeard, Tom & Taz.   Thank you to our community contributors Jack Lucas, our Discord Jackbox Crew & Rikard for their topics.   Why not submit your own topic at pottopicpodcast.com or email an AUDIO TOPIC to emails@pottopicpodcast.com.   PIMP BIT: HEATHER World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji: www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Toughest-Race-Eco-Challenge-Fiji/dp/B08F71Z4JK   EFG London Jazz Festival 2020: www.efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0w4XqjsYtC_WCQLp1Mcpo63nZzE4PA4krc_USvVy06sHlSBfQZJWdgvp0   AMY Dark: www.netflix.com/title/80100172   Pinocchio at The Chichester Festival Theatre: www.cft.org.uk/whats-on/event/pinocchio   CAPTAIN SICKBEARD Q Clearance: The Hunt for QAnon: www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-q-clearance-the-hunt-for-72308028/   Darknet Diaries: www.darknetdiaries.com/   Truth Seekers: www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Seekers-Season-1/dp/B08J19YGBX   TAZ Going for a walk in the morning   TOM Scooter - FCK 2020: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu3k2PJumfI   The Modern Rogue: www.themodernrogue.com/ www.youtube.com/channel/UC42VsoDtra5hMiXZSsD6eGg   Website: www.pottopicpodcast.com Email: emails@pottopicpodcast.com Instagram & Twitter: @pottopicpodcast Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pottopicpodcast Tumblr: www.headgreebo.tumblr.com Steam Group: www.steamcommunity.com/groups/pottopicpodcast Discord Server: www.discord.gg/88X734V   Intro & Outro Music Credit: Orangafruüp – Trippples Buy the album at www.wobblyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/orangafru-p www.orangafruup.com See site for more details: www.pottopicpodcast.com   Album art this issue is inspired by our disgusting Discord Jackbox Crew

iLive Radio UK steps on to the main stage of the EFG London Jazz Festival with 'Slipping Into Darkness' hosted by Ra Hendricks.

Chris reviews 4 gigs and a conversation that were held in the first half of this year's EFG London Jazz Festival (13-22 November 2020). All the gigs reviewed should still have their streams available to watch for free on the LJF website.Using a complex scoring structure(!) Chris reflects on performances from Guy Barker's 'Jazz Voice', Jasdeep Singh Degun, Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani, Harold López-Nussa and a powerful conversation between Kevin Le Gendre, Carleen Anderson and Orphy Robinson,And since it was the presenters birthday when this podcast was recorded, there are a few (rarely to be repeated) clarinet interludes...Look out for the next episode when we'll be in conversation with Faye MacCalman from free jazz specialists Archipelago.No specific album recommendations but check out:Echo in the Bones by Renell Shaw (2020) - Prd. Renell Shaw. Available to watch on YouTube.Dread Beat an' Blood documentary (1979) - Dir. Franco Rossi. Available to watch from the BFI archives.SupportYou can help support the podcast and keep us ad free. Especially useful if you'd like to support the podcast and want to keep it ad free. Plus it makes Chris feel very happy indeed! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChrisNewsteadShow infoPresenter: Chris Newstead.Theme: by SoundWorkLab, licensed through AudioJungle.Recorded 19 November 2020.

iLive Radio UK steps on to the main stage of the EFG London Jazz Festival with 'Spectrums of Jazz' Part 1 as Fox of the Musicollektive Family delivers an eclectic mix of music for inside the lair on 'Sunday Vibe'.

#EFTV this week starts off with a bit of a vent, but then we get into the fun stuff. Like Cleveland Watkiss closing the EFG London Jazz Festival! I finally tried season one of Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg's 'The Boys' on Amazon Prime. PLUS, this weeks Audible book is 'Godsgrave' the second book in Jay Kristoff 'The Nevernight Chronicle' trilogy. This week: - Designer building a robot to learn about - Zara Hyde Peters gets the boot, but what else? - Sacha Baron Cohen going after the truth.....or is he??? - Morality survey's are straight up BS! - Costa Book Awards 2019 nominees announced - 2019 EFG London Jazz Festival - Cleveland Watkiss: 60th Birthday Celebration @ Queen Elizabeth Hall REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS - TV: The Boys - S1 - thoughts AUDIBLE - Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff *(Music) 'Reason is Treason' by Kasabian - 2003

#EFTV this week is the sounding board to answer a LOT of BS!!! Don't fear though, we also talk about the EFG London Jazz Festival opening gala & 'Corinne Bailey Rae! Along with the 'UK Film Festival London. Season 1 of 'Daybreak' was our Netflix series. And this weeks Audible book is 'Age of Assassins' by #RJBarker the first part in his 'The Wounded Kingdom' trilogy. PLUS we give a quick rundown of the UFC Sao Palo event. This week: - Harassment in gyms - Andrew, Epstein and the BBC - Colin Kaepernick the media whore! - The risks of a Brazilian butt lift operation! - We NEED to be more open about ish!!! - UK Film Festival London - 2019 EFG London Jazz Festival - Jazz Voice Opening Gala @ Royal Festival Hall - 2019 EFG London Jazz Festival - Corinne Bailey Rae @ Queen Elizabeth Hall - UFC on ESPN+ 22: Blachowicz vs. Jacare quick recap REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS - TV: Daybreak - S1 - thoughts AUDIBLE - Age of Assassins by R.J. Barker ----------------------- *****UK Film Festival London**** Visit the website: here. Follow on Twitter: @UKFilmFestival ----------------------- *(Music) 'Day 'N' Nite' by Kid Cudi - 2008

Saxophonist, MC and composer, Soweto Kinch fuzzes jazz with hip hop beats. He premieres his new album, The Black Peril at the EFG London Jazz Festival, which highlights the episodes of racial tension 100 years ago in coastal cities from Liverpool to Cardiff and South Shields. Artist and biographer Keggie Carew's account of her extraordinary father’s life, Dadland, won the Costa biography Prize and became a best seller. Her new book, Quicksand Tales, features stories from her own adventurous - and occasionally misadaventurous life. Retired geography teacher Helen Rennie has skied every month of the year for the last 10 years in the Cairngorms. Listener Ron Singh formed the band Kissmet, fusing Bhangra with Led Zeppelin, with his brothers, after being inspired by childhood visits to the family's Indian cinema in Peterborough. Cameraman Lindsay McCrae spent eleven months in the Antarctic filming Emperor penguins for the David Attenborough series Dynasties, which won him a BAFTA, but in doing so, missed the birth of his first child. He publishes the book, My Penguin Year. Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye and YouTube series Gay of Thrones, shares his Inheritance Tracks - You Gotta Be by Des'ree and Big Dream by Jazmine Sullivan. Producer: Annette Wells Editor: Beverley Purcell

Caryl Churchill celebrated her 80th birthday last year. She's written four new short plays for the Royal Court, the theatre with which she's most closely associated: Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. Horror and abuse flash through often very funny scenes played by a cast including Toby Jones and Deborah Findley. Shola Amoo's praised second feature The Last Tree is an account of a boy of Nigerian heritage who grows up in foster care in rural Lincolnshire and then goes to live with his mother in South London. It draws on some of his personal experience. Ann Patchett's new novel The Dutch House is a study of what money can do to a family, what motherhood means and the nature of loss - and it includes a character she claims is her first real villain. Mark Leckey's exhibition O'Magic Power of Bleakness at Tate Britain re-creates a space under a motorway bridge on the M53 where he used to hang out as a child for an audio-visual journey into memory and the world of spirits. And World on Fire is a new BBC1 drama for Sunday nights telling the story of the Second World War from both international and personal perspectives, by award-winning writer Peter Bowker. This week's reviewers are cultural commentator Gaylene Gould, author Catherine O'Flynn and Toby Lichtig, fiction editor of the TLS. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Sarah Johnson This week's podcast extra choices are: Gaylene: Cleveland Watkiss at the EFG London Jazz Festival https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/cleveland-watkiss-60th Catherine: Pushing Paper at the British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/pushing_paper.aspx and Hikaru Davis' videos finding out about his dad, David Bowie drummer Dennis Davis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY2aDqSy2_g6hysuYU7uOPw/featured Toby: Brett Anderson of Suede's new memoir Afternoons with the Blinds Drawn Tom: Daniel Rachel's book Don't Look Back in Anger Main Image: Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. L-R Toby Jones, Deborah Findlay, Sule Rimi Photo credit: Johan Persson

For our second and final event at EFG London Jazz Festival 2018 we were joined by Soweto Kinch to look back at the brilliant 'Abstract' by The Joe Harriott Quintet at Kings Place on Sunday 25th November 2018. “Joe Harriott was the sort of pioneer whose significance and unique contributions are only beginning to be recognised long after his passing. His ‘freeform’ concept predated free jazz, he was among the first to appreciate the role of visual art and his Indo-Jazz fusion laid an important milestone for future jazz-world music collaborations. I’m always moved by the ambition and virtuosity of someone who refused to be defined by his humble beginnings or the racism of his times, as he quipped himself, ‘I’m not your equal, I’m your superior.’ I’m really looking forward to listening to and deconstructing Abstract in more forensic detail – discovering more nuance and insights with an audience, and remembering this uncompromising innovator.” Soweto Kinch

Ahead of EFG London Jazz Festival, self-confessed jazz amateur Harriet interviews eminent musician Orphy Robinson and David Jones, a director and programmer of the festival. They talk about where jazz can be misunderstood, how it defies the limitations of the 'genre', the vibraphone, and which type of music you should be listening to on a date. Finally, they answer the question 'is it the end of jazz?' (spoiler: no) To find out more about EFG Jazz Festival at Southbank Centre, head to https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/efg-london-jazz-festival

Dan and Rob preview some of the gigs at the EFG London Jazz Festival. The festival runs for 10 days from Friday 10th to Sunday 19th November 2017. This year also marks 25 years of the festival, so it promises to be a very special one.Support the show (http://www.prestomusic.com/jazz)

The EFG London Jazz Festival continues – Carleen Anderson is live in session as she launches her new album. US Guitarist Charlie Hunter is here to play Ronnie Scott's and BONA FIDE LEGEND Wayne Shorter gives a rare interview ahead of his appearance on the closing night of the festival.

The EFG London Jazz Festival is underway – Nigel has a live session from US guitarist and vocalist Allan Harris, who is playing a number of free gigs across the city as part of ‘The Streets’ project. Plus we get to meet 13 year old piano star Joey Alexander from Indonesia – the youngest Grammy nominee in history. He’s already onto his second acclaimed album.

British vocalist Maggie Nicols, French bassist Joëlle Léandre and Swiss pianist Irène Schweizer formed Les Diaboliques in the early 90s – this is a rare opportunity to experience the artistry and intuitive chemistry of a seminal European ensemble. kingsplace.co.uk/ljf

Nigel previews the forthcoming EFG London Jazz Festival with conversation and sessions from some of the starts due to visit - Ben Cox, Jacob Collier, Emily Saunders and Kandace Springs. #JazzLife!

Jazz singer and broadcaster Clare Teal discusses starting out as a singer, coffee, her hero Ella Fitzgerald and the EFG London Jazz Festival. Includes Steve Wright's 'Jazz Factoids', featuring Sean Rafferty.

Pete Brown, co-producer of Celtic Steppes, joined us in the studio to discuss making the record with post-bebop British saxophonist and composer Dick Heckstall-Smith (pictured). The rarely-performed three movement composition will be the centrepiece of the Guildhall Jazz Band's concert with special guests for EFG London Jazz Festival on 19 November at Milton Court.

Libby Purves meets St Andrews golf caddie Oliver Horovitz; Lord John Browne of Madingley; artist and journalist Helen Kirwan-Taylor and singer and activist Angelique Kidjo. A golfer and caddie since the age of 12, Oliver Horovitz decided to spend his gap year at the University of St Andrews before going to Harvard. In his book, An Amerian Caddie in St Andrews, he tells how he joined the caddie training programme on the Old Course of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St Andrews. An American Caddie in St Andrews is published by Elliot and Thompson. John Browne (Lord Browne of Madingley) was CEO of BP from 1995 until 2007. His book, The Glass Closet - Why Coming Out is Good Business, examines the risks and rewards of coming out in business. The book explores his own experience as a closeted gay man in the oil industry and features interviews with gay and lesbian people who tell different stories of working for corporations around the world. The Glass Closet - Why Coming Out is Good Business is published by WH Allen. Helen Kirwan-Taylor is an artist and journalist. She was introduced to art as a form of therapy to help her cope with the death of her sister who was killed in 1973. Helen's solo exhibition, WORDS, features word sculptures and prints and is inspired by language and the etymology of words. The pieces use cardboard, wood, glass, leather and draw on influences from psychology, art, fashion and literature. WORDS is at Themes and Variations in Notting Hill, London. Angelique Kidjo is a Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and activist from West Africa. She is performing at The Other Ball in aid of the charity Arms Around the Child. She's also appearing at the EFG London Jazz Festival later in the year. Her latest album Eve - released on 429 Records - celebrates the power of African women, particularly the women she grew up with in her native Benin. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Libby Purves meets journalist Andrew Davidson; jazz musician Courtney Pine; actor Rula Lenska and Sikh chaplain Amrik Singh. Andrew Davidson's grandfather Fred was a doctor who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. Posted to the Western Front with the 1st Battalion Cameronians, he packed his folding camera alongside his medical equipment and began to secretly document life in the trenches. Andrew's book, Fred's War, gives a rare insight into life on the front line during the early stages of the Great War. Fred Davidson was one of the first medics to win the Military Cross. Fred's War - A Doctor in the Trenches is published by Short Books. Jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine CBE has spent the past 20 years taking jazz out of its purist confines to a wider audience. Performing his album House of Legends, Courtney is appearing at the EFG London Jazz Festival. The album features his soprano saxophone exclusively for the first time and draws on his African-Caribbean roots, spotlighting the musical styles of merengue, ska, mento and calypso. House of Legends is on Destin-E World Records. Actor Rula Lenska was born Roza Maria Laura Leopoldyna Lubienska to Polish aristocrats - refugees who fled the country during the Second World War. Rula found fame in the 1970s as 'Q' in the television series Rock Follies and her career has included roles in Minder, To the Manor Born, Doctor Who and Coronation Street. On stage she appeared in the Vagina Monologues and Calendar Girls. Rula - My Colourful Life, is published by Biteback Publishing. Amrik Singh is a Sikh chaplain at London's Heathrow Airport. Between his chaplaincy and his role as a Heathrow ramp agent, he lives his life according to Sikh philosophies and traditions and shares his Sikhism with his co-workers and passengers. He recently appeared on 4thought, a moral, religious and ethical TV series on Channel 4. Producer: Paula McGinley.