The EssayJazz Among the BritishEpisodes Episode guide

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1. Stan Tracey

   4/5Geoffrey Smith on the work of Stan Tracey, paragon of British jazz and of jazz in Britain.
2. Sonny Rollins

   Geoffrey Smith on the connection Sonny Rollins forged with his British audience.
3. Americans in Britain

   Geoffrey Smith on how Britain influenced the work of two celebrated American jazz artists.
4. The British Audience

   Geoffrey Smith looks at the how the audience for jazz in Britain has evolved over time.
5. On Not Being a Jazzer

   Geoffrey Smith reflects on perceptions of jazz in Britain and questions the term 'jazzer'.