Podcast appearances and mentions of guy barker

Fascinada por el mal, Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) revela la fragilidad de nuestra moralidad en ese maestro del escapismo que es Tom Ripley. Su ciclo de cinco libros ha inspirado películas en que aparece encarnado por actores como Alain Delon, Dennis Hopper, Matt Damon o John Malkovich. Este asesino y falsificador, representa el prototipo de antihéroe. Y como todo antihéroe, tiene más discernimiento que principios. Aunque a menudo es descrito como un psicópata, para Highsmith, podría ser cualquiera de nosotros. La novela de Highsmith, "El talento de Mr. Ripley" (1955) fue llevada al cine por René Clément en "A pleno sol" (1960), primero en Francia, donde residió la escritora mucho tiempo. Para muchos, la robusta figura de Matt Damon en la adaptación del británico Anthony Minghella en 1999, no resiste la comparación con la hermosura de Alain Delon, ¡no digamos John Malkovich! La cuestión es que la bonhomía de Damon muestra la ambigüedad de Ripley y lo turbio de Malkovich en la versión de Liliana Cavani en 2002, su astucia, mientras Delon representa su encanto y seducción. Son todos aspectos del mismo personaje. En sus primeras notas lo describe en 1954 como "un joven estadounidense, medio homosexual, un pintor mediocre de aspecto inofensivo, atractivo para algunos y repelente para otros". En este programa de radio Al Trasluz, escuchamos algunos fragmentos de "El talento de Mr. Ripley", leído por Luis Posada y escenas de la película que hizo sobre el libro, Minghella en 1999, así como el tráiler de la serie "Ripley", que ha hecho Steven Zaillian para Netflix en 2024. La canción de Gloria Christian con la orquesta de Gino Conte (Na sera pè fatalità) es de la serie de Zaillian y "My Funny Valentine" es cantada por el actor Matt Damon en la película de Minghella con el cuarteto de Guy Barker. El texto y la narración de José de Segovia tiene el fondo instrumental de la banda sonora original de Gabriel Yared para la película de Minghella y Jeff Russo para la serie de Zaillian, que incluyen composiciones de jazz como "You Are Not There" de Don Rendell. El diseño sonoro y la realización técnica es de Daniel Panduro.

Regarded as the most important and influential musician on the Irish jazz scene, saxophonist/flutist and composer Michael Buckley has been playing professionally since the age of six when critics hailed him as a child prodigy. Born in Dublin city in 1971 Michael first came to prominence on an International level when, aged 10, he played flute with the legendary saxophonist George Coleman in the National Concert Hall. Though largely self-taught, his obvious talent has been developed by his father Dick Buckley, and such legends as Milt Hinton. Buckley has found his unique voice playing both saxophone and flute. Buckley has been collaborating with the World Jazz Orchestra, where Michael represented Ireland, the Edinburgh Jazz Festival Orchestra (led by Tim Hagans), and small group tours and concerts with Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Jason Rebello, Nils Wolgram, Tom Rainey, and Chander Sardjoe, to name but a few. Now in his early 40s, Buckley is rapidly becoming the most important producer of his generation. With countless albums ranging from jazz to traditional to hip-hop, Michael is making a name for himself internationally as a producer and engineer. Buckley has also performed and toured in recent years with The Mingus Big Band, Jason Moran, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Edward Simon, Pete King, Badal Roy, Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Grant Stewart, Ingrid Jensen, Guy Barker, Greg Burk, Damon Brown, Kevin Dean, Florian Ross, soloist with the BBC big band, Albert Sanz, and Gerard Presencer among others. As well as frequent radio spots, Michael has made numerous television appearances, regularly works on film and television scores, and recently collaborated on recordings with Donovan, the Cranberries, The Coors, Jerry Lee Louis, and Johnny Mattis.

UK businessman Guy Barker is behind a project set to bring a new terrace to the roof of Prague's 19th century Rudolfinum. His Arcona Capital, a real estate investment company active in a number of EU countries, is a sponsor of the Czech Philharmonic, which calls the magnificent building home. When we met at Arcona Capital's offices, Mr. Barker also discussed a notable development it is involved with in Kyiv – and what led him to move to Prague.

John Maguire & Ruth Barton have been watching Till, A Man Called Otto, Empire of Light, The Pale Blue Eye, Alcarrás. Guy Barker is back with a new take on Charles Mingus, where he explores the artists who inspired Mingus himself.

CARLA BLEY “BIG BAND THEORY” – London, England, July 2 & 3, 1993 On the stage in cages, Birds of paradise, Fresh impression Lew Soloff, Guy Barker, Claude Deppa, Steve Waterman (tp) Gary Valente, Richard Edwards, Annie Whitehead (tb) Ashley Slater (b-tb) Roger Jannotta (sop,fl) Wolfgang Puschnig (as,fl) Andy Sheppard (ts,sop) Pete Hurt (ts) Julian […]

For Episode 104 of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by Guy Barker - a multi-award-winning composer, band leader and trumpet player who also happens to be one of the most in-demand arrangers in the world right now. As you'll hear during our chat, Guy has played with so many absolute legends including our podcast subject - Paul Weller via The Style Council. In the 1980s, Guy played on TSC singles Money-Go-Round and The Lodgers, he was part of the live band in periods including the recording of the Showbiz concert film and the Home & Abroad LP. He also plays on the 1987 album The Cost of Loving (Fairy Tales and Walking The Night) and can be heard on The Style Council Live CD playing on A Stone's Throw Away, Soul Deep, Strength of your Nature, Move on Up and Down by the Seine. Guy was also part of the line up for the infamous final gigs - in Japan and at London's Royal Albert Hall. Find out more in the show notes to this podcast at https://paulwellerfanpodcast.com/episode-104-guy-barker   Make sure that you subscribe / follow and leave a review - and if you want to support the podcast further, you can buy me a virtual coffee or something from our range of official merchandise at paulwellerfanpodcast.com/store

Contact: cosmicdancerpodcast@gmail.com I like to disseminate love, kindness and knowledge. Please respect yourself, people and earth. Take care and thanks for supporting me with Paypal. Peace! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5E6WCP8KAS4NG This new series of episodes on Cosmic Dancer podcast channel, aims to disseminate the theoretical teachings of Vedanta philosophy, (dating back nearly 7,000 years), through the practical experiences of daily life. This is through the involvement of guests from the world of music, art, literature, science, etc... Vedanta is not a religion. Vedanta is a philosophy, the Mother of all world philosophies and religions. The Bhagavad Gita is the most representative text of Vedanta, one of the most widely read books ever. We celebrate the teachings of the eminent philosopher Swami Parthasarathy (he is 96 years old) who founded the organization Vedanta Global, and who has authored numerous best sellers including Vedanta Treatise - The Eternities and the invaluable commentary on the Bhagavad Gita. Articulate and Inarticulate sounds, music and worship, healing power of music. The new episode of The Cosmic Dancer Podcast. Guests: Jayashankhar Krishnamurthy, Director of the Vedanta Institute of Hyderabad in India, who studied at the Vedanta Academy founded by Swami Parthasarathy; Baluji Shrivastav, Indian/British musician and instrumentalist who plays a variety of traditional Indian instruments including the sitar, dilruba, surbahar, pakhavaj and tabla. In 2012, Shrivastav founded the Inner Vision Orchestra, comprising 14 blind musicians. The Inner Vision Orchestra was part funded by Arts Council England, the principal public funding body for the arts in England. In 2012, Shrivastav performed at the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games alongside the British Paraorchestra and Coldplay. Shrivastav has performed and taught all over the world and has recorded a number of albums with a wide range of contemporary artists including Doves, Stevie Wonder, Massive Attack, BT, Annie Lennox, Oasis, Kaiser Chiefs, Guy Barker and Andy Sheppard. Shrivastav was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music; Ramana Balachandran, the 21-year-old prodigy from Bengaluru, is the son of Carnatic music practitioners Balachandhran and Sharanya. His talent for music was noticed when he was a toddler: with no formal training, he could identify ragas and point out nuances. In fact, he says his introduction to the veena came about when he found a mistake while his mother was playing the instrument. “I say that the veena chose me and not the other way around. After that instance I started training in music intensely,” he says; Rajam Shanker has over the past 4+ decades combined the unique qualities of erudition and experience, erudite in Carnatic classical music, its grammar and nuances, and the experience of employing the rich holistic legacy of its therapeutic qualities in Music Therapy. "And sound is the subtlest of all idols because of its proximity to Brahman (God). It is considered the closest perceptible thing to Brahman because only a sense organ can contact it. (A. Parthasarathy - Bhagavad Gita) Here my short stories about Kindness (I giorni della gentilezza- Paperback - Italian version)- tinyurl.com/3vfud2c9 - Here my book Learn Māori Culture and Proverbs (paperback) tinyurl.com/6zmvz9tt - Version with Full Color Images - www.amazon.com/Learn-M%C4%81ori-…1621334435&sr=8-3 - Poster Maramataka: tinyurl.com/pht4easb - Here my book dedicated to Lo-Fi Music (ebook and paperback), tinyurl.com/r2d69dyb - on Amazon USA, UK, INDIA, JAPAN, GERMANY, BRAZIL and other countries. - Here my book with illustrated philosophical short stories (ebook and paperback), tinyurl.com/rpcd5c - on Amazon USA, UK, INDIA, JAPAN, GERMANY, BRAZIL and other countries. - Here my fashion brand dedicated to Spirituality, www.mantratshirt.it.

On what happens to be the 100th birth-date of Charles Mingus, Guy Barker conducts a glorious celebration of his music, and that of Miles Davis, played by the RTE Concert Orchestra and Big Band. April 22nd in Cork Opera House will be a night to remember, and Elmarie had a chat with Guy Barker about the upcoming show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Magic & Music is the theme of this year's Wexford Festival Opera. All I Can Say, a film based on video recordings made by Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon. The Ten, a short story by Colin Barrett - Jazz musician Guy Barker.

This episode of the Hot Box sets the scene for Jazz Legends – Charles Mingus 100th and Miles Davis Kind of Blue.  21st April – National Concert Hall – Dublin22nd April – Cork Opera House – Cork CityOn the centenary of his birth, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band pays tribute to Charles Mingus. In an imaginative first, the RTÉ CO has joined forces with its counterpart the BBC Concert Orchestra to commission a special set of brand-new orchestrations from Guy Barker, allowing both orchestras to do full justice to one of the greatest jazz musicians of them all. 

This episode of the Hot Box sets the scene for Jazz Legends – Charles Mingus 100th and Miles Davis Kind of Blue.   21st April – National Concert Hall – Dublin 22nd April – Cork Opera House – Cork City On the centenary of his birth, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band pays tribute to Charles Mingus. In an imaginative first, the RTÉ CO has joined forces with its counterpart the BBC Concert Orchestra to commission a special set of brand-new orchestrations from Guy Barker, allowing both orchestras to do full justice to one of the greatest jazz musicians of them all. 

Congratulations to TFF for making a great new record in 2021. But this exciting hit (#5 UK, #2 USA) was my first meeting with Tears For Fears. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had already had hits like “Shout” and “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”. But this was something different! Daisy Chute chats with me about how we sowed many seeds of love in the studio and why it's impossible to park if you have a gig at the London Oriental Mandarin Hotel! Let's drop some acid and listen to how we made this record with a little help from Guy Barker and Kate St. John. As Curt said, “We wanted to do something more colourful, something that sounded big and warm. You cannot get that from machines. You only get that with real musicians and real players." Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to our YouTube channel:

This time on Things Musicians Don't Talk About, we meet Ellie Consta, the founder of Her Ensemble. We talk about the struggles of lockdown, life as a musician, and her growing discomfort with the classical music world as it stands today. These issues together lead her to set up Her Ensemble, the UK's first women and non-binary orchestra, which is taking the classical music scene by storm.Thank you to Ellie for all of the incredibly important work that she is doing, and for speaking to us so honestly and openly.London based violinist, arranger and director Ellie Consta leads an exciting and varied musical career performing in a range of musical genres. Ellie's versatility and diverse range of interests and influences means she appears regularly with world renowned orchestras, ensembles and chamber groups, as well as world class artists and bands. Recent highlights include performing for Louis Tomlinson, Pixie Lott, Tom Walker, Laura Marling, and Jack Savoretti, as well as arranging music for Wilma Archer, Flyte, Litany and Caitlyn Scarlett. Since graduating from the Royal College of Music with a first class Honours MPerf degree, Ellie has been offered contracts with the CBSO and ESO, as well as working regularly with the LPO, Spira Mirabilis, Britten Sinfonia, the 12 Ensemble, United Strings of Europe and leading Guy Barker's Big Band. She was also a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra for four years and is currently on trial for a sub-principal position with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, Ellie founded Her Ensemble, the UK's first women and non-binary orchestra who made their debut this month at Battersea Arts Centre. Since forming in November 2020, the group have already recorded a feature film score for BBC Scotland, performed alongside Pixie Lott and LITANY and been featured by The Strad, Scala Radio and Help Musician's UK. 

Welcome to the second half of the England-Italy jazz rematch. England and Italy have both championed jazz very early on, and they have been among the first European jazz scenes to develop a recognizable accent in how they speak the jazz language, light-heartedness and sense of humour being integral aspects of that accent. Even though Italian and English sound quite different as languages, their two jazz accents are surprisingly similar in how they both seem to be characterized by a certain attention to melody. Once more a playlist matching one British musician, band or project, with one from Italy The playlist features Stefano Bollani; Django Bates; First House; 3Quietmen (feat. Stefano Battaglia); Julian Arguelles & Frankfurt Radio Big Band; Pino Minafra; Guy Barker; Fabrizio Bosso, Julian Oliver Mazzariello; Gianluigi Trovesi; John Surman; Colin Towns' Mask Symphonic; Loose Tubes; Italian Instabile Orchestra. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/13662704/Mondo-Jazz (from Stefano Bollani onward). Happy listening!

Chatting with trumpeter/ arranger Guy Barker who has been recently working withThe RTE Concert orchestra.

Chatting with trumpeter/ arranger Guy Barker who has been recently working withThe RTE Concert orchestra.

GRAMMY nominated musician Dr. Martin Taylor, MBE, is a virtuoso guitarist, composer, educator and musical innovator whom Acoustic Guitar magazine calls  ‘THE Acoustic Guitarist of his Generation'. Widely considered to be the world's foremost exponent of solo jazz and fingerstyle guitar playing, Martin possesses an inimitable style that has earned him global acclaim from fellow musicians, fans and critics alike. He dazzles audiences with a signature style that artfully combines his virtuosity, emotion and humor with a strong, engaging stage presence. Taylor has enjoyed a remarkable musical career spanning across five decades, with more than 100 recordings to his credit. Completely self-taught beginning at the early age of 4, he has invented and developed a unique way of playing the guitar that is greatly admired, and often emulated, by guitarists all over the world. In addition to his solo concerts and recordings, he has also collaborated with musicians from many different musical genres, including: Jeff Beck, Tommy Emmanuel, Bill Wyman, Chet Atkins, Stephane Grappelli, David Grisman, George Harrison, Jamie Cullum, Bryn Terfel, Dianne Schuur and Gary Burton.Taylor brings a rich and varied musical heritage to his play, to the extent that Tommy Emmanuel remarked that [Taylor] is “a portal into all that came before.” Over his stellar career, Taylor has amassed a record 14 British Jazz Awards as a guitarist. Several of his albums have been in the Top 10 in the USA and Europe.HistoryFrom 1979 to 1990, he toured the world and recorded over 20 albums with the French jazz violin legend STEPHANE GRAPPELLI. Their album with Vassar Clements “Together At Last” won a Grammy Nomination in 1987. Monsieur Grappelli described him as “A great artist, rich in talent and elegance.”His ground breaking solo album ARTISTRY, produced by Steve Howe, was released in 1992 to much critical acclaim. It was #1 in the HMV Jazz Charts for a record 12 weeks and launched his career as an international solo artist. After two very successful albums for Sony/Columbia, KISS AND TELL and NITELIFE, he went on to record several albums for The Guitar Label.In 1999, Taylor was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of The West of Scotland, and in 2002, he was appointed MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) “For Services To Jazz Music” on The Queen's Birthday Honours List, which he received personally from Her Majesty The Queen at an investiture at Buckingham Palace. His autobiography “Martin Taylor- Autobiography of a Travelling Musician” was released in 2005.In 2007, Taylor received the prestigious BBC Radio 2 “Heart of Jazz” Award in recognition of his career in music and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Wales Jazz Guitar Festival for his “Contribution to Jazz Guitar Worldwide”.2010 was a landmark year for Martin Taylor. The year started with the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama presenting him with his second honorary doctorate. In April 2010, the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy was launched, an online guitar school that propelled Taylor into becoming one of the world's most recognized and beloved online guitar teachers. This innovative online learning program has been featured on NPR, BBC, Fox News and in the Los Angeles Times and today has students in over 60 countries.Another milestone was reached in 2010 with the world premier of an exciting new work for guitar, orchestra and big band with the creation of Martin Taylor's 'Spirit of Django Suite'. Based on themes by Martin Taylor and arranged by Guy Barker, the debut featured Martin Taylor, his group Spirit of Django, the Guy Barker Big Band, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.Later that year, Taylor was invited to perform a special private concert at Windsor Castle for Prince William on the eve of his engagement to Kate Middleton. 2011 featured extensive touring of the Far East, USA, Europe and UK as Martin's new online profile introduced his music to younger and more international audiences. Taylor also launched the first two models in his own guitar range with Korea-based guitar manufacturer Peerless. The 'Maestro' and 'Virtuoso' have gone on to achieve both critical and commercial success globally.With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics in 2012, the BBC made a special performance of the 'Spirit of Django Suite' by Martin Taylor and the Britten Symphonia part of their Proms concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall. Later that year, Taylor joined the International Guitar Night for a three-month tour of the US and Canada.In 2013, Martin played over 120 shows, as well as finding time to release a new duo album with Tommy Emmanuel and guest on a second album with British actor and blues musician Hugh Lawrie. At the year's end, Taylor received the BrandLaureate International Brand Personality Award in Asia. Previous recipients have included Steve Jobs, Hillary Clinton, Nelson Mandela and Mark Zuckerberg. 2014 sees Taylor undertaking extensive touring, both solo and with his new group, The Great Guitars.   Film/TV CreditsHis film credits include the French comedy “Milou En Mai” directed by Louis Malle, and more recently his composition, “Green Lady” is featured in the Andrew Piddington movie “The Killing of John Lennon”. His many TV credits include the theme music for “After You've Gone” featuring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Celia Imrie, and the cult “Nicole-Papa” TV commercials for the Renault Clio.When not touring, Martin Taylor divides his time between Scotland and California, where the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy is based.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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.

Chris explores all the gigs that are available at this year's London Jazz Festival (13-22 November 2020) and makes his recommendations for shows and acts not to be missed in this online, streamed and digital extravaganza of jazz!There are 'look outs' for so many great acts including Guy Barker's 'Jazz Voice', Tigran Hamasyan, Mornington Lockett, Jazz Plus Ensemble, Shabaka Hutchings, Tomorrow's Warriors, Kevin Le Gendre, Carleen Anderson and Oprhy Robinson, Tina Edwards, Shri, Seed Ensemble, Glasshopper, Toni Kofi, Gary Crosby, Abel Selaocoe, Yazz Ahmed, Judi Jackson, Binker Golding and Baba ZuLa and İlhan Erşahin.And if that's not enough there's also a tasty confectionery theme throughout!Look out for the next episode when we'll be in conversation with some of the artists.Recommended and selected album listing:Universal Beings by Makaya McCraven (2018). Prd. Makaya McCraven. Released on International Anthem.The Call Within by Tigran Hamasyan (2020). Released on Nonesuch.Istanbul Sessions (Solar Plexus) by İlhan Erşahin (2018). Released on Wrasse Records 000.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 10 November 2020.

The Hot Box 43 aims to set the scene for a major presentation of the pieces from Miles Davis' extraordinary recording “Kind of Blue” in an orchestral setting at The National Concert Hallat the end of May. This concert will feature the RTE Concert Orchestra, as well as featured soloists all under the direction of Guy Barker one of the leading trumpet players in the world. Whet your appetite over the next hour in the run up to this much anticipated concert.

We take a look at the career of Jazz Clarinettist, Adrian Cox, and hear all about ‘Profoundly Blue’, his celebration of the work of Edmond Hall. Adrian tells the story of his early beginnings as a 15 year old professional Jazz musician, right up to his Christmas 2018 performance with Guy Barker at London's Royal Albert Hall. Visit Adrian Cox's Website Follow Adrian Cox on Twitter The music in this episode is taken from the album 'Profoundly Blue' by Adrian Cox, Joe Webb, Simon Read and Gethin Jones, with the exception of; Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players Sinking Feeling - Jesse Spillane Bluebird - E's Jammy Jams Backed Vibes Clean - Kevin MacLeod Love Struck - E's Jammy Jams Night and Day - The Edmond Hall Quartet Dewey, Cheedham, and Howe (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players Backed Vibes - Rollin at 5 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100422 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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He's recognised as one of the UK's finest trumpet players and has worked with such varied names as Wham, Erasure, Kajagoogoo, Sammy Davis, Liza Minelli, Gill Evans, Clare Teal, Quincy Jones, George Benson and Oscar Peterson.

Ayanna is an English folk and soul singer, songwriter and cellist who has been nominated for a 2012 MOBO Award. A performer of extraordinary versatility, her live shows are intimate journeys that chronicle her experience as a woman in the 21st century. In 2011 Ayanna released ‘Truthfully' – an EP produced by 4hero's Marc Mac and 2013 will see the release of a full album of original work produced by Adem. She has worked with a plethora of UK and international artists including Kronos Quartet, Dutch trumpeter Diederik Rijpstra, Chinese folk artist Xiao Juen, Australian Indigenous musical force Black Arm Band, UK saxophonists Courtney Pine and Jason Yarde, guitarist Nitin Sawhney and singer-songwriters Gwyneth Herbert, Nick Mulvey and Boo Hewerdine. In 2011 she performed in Jazz Voice, the London Jazz Festival's opening night gala, alongside Michelle Dockerty, Gregory Porter, Ian Shaw, Lucinda Belle, Shingai Shoniwa and the London Jazz Festival Orchestra conducted by Guy Barker. She has also played opposite sensational Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, Jack DeJohnette and Sibongile Khumalo's project Intercontinental and the legendary South African trumpeter and activist Hugh Masekela.  A recipient of many awards and prizes, Ayanna is the first non-American to win the legendary Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and is one of only a handful of people to win with an original composition. This year, she received a Musicians Benevolent Fund Special Commendation Award, is a PRSF Women Make Music Award and is also a featured composer on the London Symphony Orchestra's Soundhub scheme 2012-13.

Donald Macleod is joined by jazz trumpeter, composer and conductor Guy Barker to explore the story of big band jazz.

Oliver Nelson wrote and directed the iconic album Blues and The Abstract Truth - a defining 1960s jazz record. In this programme Guy Barker joins Alyn Shipton to explore the wealth of material that Nelson created as both arranger and saxophonist in a prolific career cut short by chronic overwork.

Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader Thad Jones was a hugely influential musician. In this programme Guy Barker and Alyn Shipton discuss his finest work, including many discs under his own name, records with Count Basie and Charles Mingus, and records made by the big band he co-led with Mel Lewis.

Trumpeter Miles Davis was so influential on the course of jazz that his recordings changed the music's direction several times. In this podcast, Alyn Shipton starts out to suggest the essential Miles Davis albums, focussing on the period from 1949-61, and he's joined by trumpeter Guy Barker and author Brian Morton to select the finest of Miles's collaborations with Gil Evans and by his 1950s small groups.