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New tunes!
Gilles plays a selection of fresh releases from Gush, Kutmah and more.
10 Jan 2026,·180 mins
Jazz USA
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
11 Jan 2026,·59 mins
The January Blues Unwinds Mix featuring Al Green, Aretha Franklin and Amy Winehouse
Embrace winter and hunker down with Angela Griffin.
11 Jan 2026,·57 mins
New Year's Resolution
A John Coltrane classic for Jamie's first show of 2026.
06 Jan 2026,·57 mins
Elles Bailey in Session
Cerys welcomes Elles Bailey to perform live from the legendary BBC Maida Vale Studios.
12 Jan 2026,·57 mins
Fergus McCreadie sits in
The Scottish pianist and composer is sitting in for Soweto all this week.
12 Jan 2026,·60 mins
05/01/2026
Jimmy Carlyle presents an hour of the best in blues music.
05 Jan 2026,·60 mins
15/12/2025
Joy Duncan for an hour of jazz and world sounds.
15 Dec 2025,·60 mins
Episode 3
Kevin Le Gendre investigates the role of jazz in post World War II Britain.
28 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Episode 1
As a tribute to the late Lou Reed, a chance to hear an episode of his eclectic radio show.
12 Aug 2012,·120 mins
Series 9
Clifford Brown
Ken Clarke and guest Abram Wilson discuss the music of the 1950s trumpeter Clifford Brown.
06 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Comedian Stewart Lee introduces his great passion - musical, free improvisation.
16 Jul 2015,·30 mins
An exploration of the dramatic life and jazz legacy of singer Billie Holiday
07 Apr 2015,·30 mins
Huey Morgan travels to New York to examine the enduring appeal of blind musician Moondog.
31 May 2018,·28 mins
How Scandinavia became home to a generation of African-American jazz and blues musicians.
13 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.
16 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie.
12 Dec 2011,·30 mins
The life of Louis Armstrong as told through his archive of tape recordings.
12 Dec 1998,·60 mins
Decades after his death, why does Sun Ra continue to inspire an obsessive following?
19 Jun 2014,·30 mins
Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.
21 Apr 2014,·30 mins
A musical portrait of how the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis became a painter in later life.
26 May 2016,·30 mins
Courtney Pine explores John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, fifty years after its release.
10 Feb 2015,·30 mins
Andrew McGibbon explores why John Coltrane's version of My Favourite Things became a hit.
24 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Cleveland Watkiss and Dame Cleo marvel at Ella Fitzgerald's Mac the Knife and give it a go
23 Apr 2013,·30 mins
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.
31 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Hugh Schofield delves into the little-known story of jazz pioneer Arthur Briggs.
30 Mar 2023,·28 mins
