Alyn Geoffrey Julian Jez 21-23/7/12

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

NB Pianorak Alyn plays Flamingo by Earl Bostic and a track by Graham Bond with Dick H_S


Geoffrey does Benny Goodman [did no one but me listen to the Art Farmer prog?]

Julian Joseph presents concert music by American vibraphone player Christian Tamburr features the international line-up of Japanese pianist Takana Miyamoto, Italian drummer Enzo Zirilli and British bassist Mark Hodgson.Having started performing jazz at the age of 14, Tamburr has recorded and toured with many of the biggest names in jazz including Kenny Barron, Clark Terry, James Moody, Milt Hinton,Slide Hampton, Bob Mintzer, Dick Hyman and Bunky Green.Tonight's set was recorded at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London, and includes music by Ray Noble, Lennon & McCartney, Kenny Barron as well as featuring some of Tamburr's own compositions

JLU

a worthy initiative to highlight new talent on Jon3

.....four new bands performing on the BBC Introducing stage at the Manchester Jazz Festival. Among those performing are Leeds-based Roller Trio, who blend rock and dubstep influences with extended improvisation and have just released their debut album on the F-IRE label. Also on-stage are im, a quartet that incorporates electronics into their entirely improvised music.

BBC Introducing gives unsigned, undiscovered or under-the-radar bands the chance to upload their music and get it played on BBC radio. The bands featured in this programme were selected to appear at the Manchester Jazz Festival by Jez, Gilles Peterson and Kevin Le Gendre.

any one been to a gig lately?

[Byas'd Opinion]

any one been to a gig lately?

I went to hear the Nötts Quartet earlier this week: four guys just out of, or still at, various music colleges around the UK. They played two continuous sets, each made up of several pieces seguing into one another. Pretty good, although the improvisation was more impressive than the tunes. Reminiscent of Silent Way period Miles at times, although that might just have been down to the electric piano. There are some VERY good youngsters on the scene at the moment:I thought the drummer was particularly impressive

They're getting towards the end of a short UK tour.They don't seem to have a gig tonight, but they're at the Seven Arts in Leeds tomorrow and at the Duke in London on Monday.

And the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival has just started. There's lots of good stuff on, but I probably won't make it through.

[Ian Thumwood]

Some good stuff on JRR. Curious to hear one of Trevor Cooper's "old favourites", Martin Taylor play a piece called "Chez Fernand" which sounded to me like it was actually Pat Metheny's "James." I can remmber hearing this played live in the Maltings, Farnham but was a bit shocked to see that the record was made in 1994! Whatever happened to Dave O'Higgin's - not a name that gets mentioned too much these days although I think he is in the BBC Big Band at the moment.

There were also a few old favourites of mine. The Tristano track "Wow" is terrific and I never cease to be amazed by these records which still sound adventurous these days. Also nice to hear Jesse Stones' "Starvation Blues" which, in my opinion, is as good as anything Jelly Roll Morton recorded and one of the best records made by any of the Territory Bands in the 1920's.If you don't find the shout choruses exciting then you must be dead!

The most unusual record was Earl Bostic's "Flamingo" which was a recording that I grew up with even before I really got into jazz. There is something about Bostic's music which captures the feel of the early 50's perhaps more than any other jazz musician of that time. For me, it marks a point at which jazz could have tipped quite easily over to "Rock and Roll" and, along with the likes of Louis Jordan, was probably one of the earliest attempts at fusing jazz with pop once jazz had ceased to be pop music itself. The track really defines this era for me and is vibrant, exciting and fresh which befits the post-war period. Shame that Bostic was so slated by jazz fans even though many musicians were in admiration of him. I've heard Benny Golson comment that he could knock Charlie Parker for six from a technical point of view. Whilst many artists have been rehabilitated into jazz, Bostic seems to still be treated with suspicion, not least because there was so little variety in his output, but I think it still sounds great in small doses.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

BBC Introducing artists at the Manchester Jazz Festival

We're delving in the jazz undergrowth this week – unearthing some of the most promising young shoots of UK talent and transplanting them to the big stage. We've four bands from across the UK, selected by myself, Kevin Le Gendre and Gilles Peterson, performing at the Manchester Jazz Festival as part of the BBC Introducing scheme, which gives unsigned or under-the-radar artists the opportunity to upload their music and get it heard on the radio.
Bristol quartet Dakhla get us up and running with a blend of Balkan themes and catchy beats. It's great to hear a band led by a baritone sax (something, incidentally, that's also the case in next week's programme), lending the set a really earthy feel.
Rather more other-worldly is the improvising quartet im – clearly more preoccupied with the music than with coming up with the band name! The band was conceived as a recording project and it was great to invite them to make a rare stage appearance, blending conventional acoustic jazz sounds with effects-driven soundscapes – some electronic, but listen out for the looped cough too.
Absolutely no splutters in sight with our third band – the super-tight Roller Trio, blending rocky riffs and choppy grooves, with an occasionally soft underbelly. It's impossible not to make comparisons with their fellow Leeds residents TrioVD, although this lot are a little earlier on in their development, and it'll be fascinating to see how their music evolves over the coming years – definitely one to keep an eye on.
Our final band can't keep an eye on anybody. Eyes Shut Tight are bassist Paul Baxter's piano trio, whom he describes before the set as mixing up tunes and free improv, with elements of Charlie Haden, Keith Jarrett and EST. They certainly cover a fair bit of stylistic ground in their set, winding up with a faintly Latin groove that sends the crowd at the Band on the Wall away happy
Join me for all of this on Monday 23 July from 11pm, or listen online for seven days after broadcast.

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nice vibes on JLU....

[Jazzrook]

Some good stuff on JRR. Curious to hear one of Trevor Cooper's "old favourites", Martin Taylor play a piece called "Chez Fernand" which sounded to me like it was actually Pat Metheny's "James." I can remmber hearing this played live in the Maltings, Farnham but was a bit shocked to see that the record was made in 1994! Whatever happened to Dave O'Higgin's - not a name that gets mentioned too much these days although I think he is in the BBC Big Band at the moment.

There were also a few old favourites of mine. The Tristano track "Wow" is terrific and I never cease to be amazed by these records which still sound adventurous these days. Also nice to hear Jesse Stones' "Starvation Blues" which, in my opinion, is as good as anything Jelly Roll Morton recorded and one of the best records made by any of the Territory Bands in the 1920's.If you don't find the shout choruses exciting then you must be dead!

The most unusual record was Earl Bostic's "Flamingo" which was a recording that I grew up with even before I really got into jazz. There is something about Bostic's music which captures the feel of the early 50's perhaps more than any other jazz musician of that time. For me, it marks a point at which jazz could have tipped quite easily over to "Rock and Roll" and, along with the likes of Louis Jordan, was probably one of the earliest attempts at fusing jazz with pop once jazz had ceased to be pop music itself. The track really defines this era for me and is vibrant, exciting and fresh which befits the post-war period. Shame that Bostic was so slated by jazz fans even though many musicians were in admiration of him. I've heard Benny Golson comment that he could knock Charlie Parker for six from a technical point of view. Whilst many artists have been rehabilitated into jazz, Bostic seems to still be treated with suspicion, not least because there was so little variety in his output, but I think it still sounds great in small doses.

I was intrigued to hear Steve Voce's request on JRR with a curious dedication to "all those who don't write letters to Jazz Journal." He must have a very low opinion of correspondents to the magazine for which he contributes!

[Alyn_Shipton]

Ian
Embarrassingly, the Taylor track was James not Chez Fernand. I think my copy must have been mislabelled...
Apologies to all. I knew it sounded familiar!

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

never mind Alyn that's jazz!