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Ray Russell is one of the UK's best and most innovative jazz and jazz fusion guitarists and is also a music producer, composer and session musician. His TV compositions have included A Touch of Frost, Bergerac, Plain Jane and A Bit Of A Do. He is well known in the UK for his contributions to bands led by fellow jazz musicians such as Mike Gibbs, Ian Carr's Nucleus, Georgie Fame, Bob Downes and Harry Beckett. However he has also worked with major stars such as Gill Evans, John Barry, Tina Turner, Phil Spector, The Ronettes, Van Morrison, Art Garfunkel, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Jack Bruce, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Alex Harvey, Georgie Fame, Cliff Richard and Frankie Miller
Mark Masters, Branford Marsalis, and RIP Lalo Schifrin
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features music by the Mark Masters Ensemble, Branford Marsalis, Spike Wilner, Ray Russell and others. It also pays tribute to the late composer Lalo Schifrin. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ryan Truesdell ...
Ray Russell, Cecil Taylor, And More
by Bob Osborne
Featured albums are recent re-releases of albums from Ray Russell, capturing late '60s UK jazz at its' best, and Cecil Taylor with two live performances from 1987 which are unique and memorable. In between a selection of newer releases from around the wide World of Jazz.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 The Steve Sandberg Trio “Karma ...
Ellie Lee, Jenny Scheinman, and Alden Hellmuth
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent music from Ellie Lee, Jenny Scheinman, and Alden Hellmuth. It also contains a set of British jazz/blues artists such as Graham Bond and Blodwyn Pig. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 ...
String Players: Sonny Sharrock to Charles Mingus
by Jerome Wilson
This show. from September 15, 2020, focuses on string players, mostly guitarists but bassists, cellists and a harp player are also thrown into the mix. Specific musicians heard include Sonny Sharrock. Lonnie Johnson. Tomeka Reid, Charles Mingus, and Brandee Younger. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete ...
Chico Hamilton, Jenny Scheinman, and Weather Report
by Jerome Wilson
This show's eclectic playlist includes electric freakouts from Ray Russell and Jenny Scheinman, modern blues from Sarah Jane Morris, Fifties “cool jazz" from Chico Hamilton and Teddy Charles, and a large slice of 1971 Weather Report. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings ...
Electric Jazz with Joe Zawinul, Courtney Pine and Others
by Jerome Wilson
This is a special vintage show from December 2021 on the role of electricity in jazz, and the resulting fusions with other genres like ambient music, jazz-rock, and trip-hop. Musicians heard on the show include Joe Zawinul, Sun Ra, Courtney Pine, John Zorn, Massive Attack, and Terje Rypdal. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't ...
Troy Roberts, Saturday Night in San Francisco, Ray Russell and Spherical Agenda
by Len Davis
Australian saxophonist Troy Roberts, De Lucia, McLaughlin and Di Meola's Saturday Night in San Francisco, guitarist Alex Stuart, Spherical Agenda, and some fusion from Kick The Cat.Playlist Troy Roberts “Tribes and Tribulations" from Nu Jive: Nations United (Toy Robot) 00:00 Afuriko “Olekeko" from Afuriko (Self Produced) 07:29 Paco De Lucia-John McLaughlin-Al Di Meola “El ...
Henry Lowther's Quarternity: Never Never Land
by Chris May
The British trumpeter and composer Henry Lowther, who first made an impact in the 1960s and released the well received album Can't Believe, Won't Believe (Village Life) in 2018, came to jazz via a circuitous route. After playing cornet in a provincial Salvation Army band, he moved to London around 1960 to study violin at the ...
John Taylor Sextet: Fragment
by Chris May
The not-for-profit Jazz In Britain label is one of the unsung heroes of British jazz. And if it is being sung, apologies, it deserves to be sung louder. While it is fitting that the musicians who make up London's new alternative jazz scene receive a massive shout out, the players who came before them, who paved ...
