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Three trailblazers of 1950s and 60s British jazz

This week, ‘Round Midnight joins in on the BBC’s The Music Is Black season, in collaboration with the V&A East in London.

This week, ‘Round Midnight joins in on the BBC’s The Music Is Black season, in collaboration with the V&A East in London.

Tonight, Soweto reflects on three trailblazing black musicians who pushed the frontiers of jazz music particularly during the 1950s and 60s - Shake Keane, Coleridge Goode, and Joe Harriott.

‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades.

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Music Played

  • Rymden

    Five Steps From A Dream

    • Five Steps From A Dream (Single).
    • Jazzland Recordings.

  • Maria Chiara Argirò

    Freely

    • The Fall Dance.
    • Odradek Records.

  • Danny Keane

    Running

    • Roamin'.
    • MVKA.

  • Nairam

    Baharally Singh (feat. Jasmine Lee)

    • Free Fall.
    • Independent / Naïram Music.

  • New Jazz Underground

    luci and i (i)

    • Hoodies.
    • Artwork Records.

  • Omar

    There's Nothing Like This

    • There's Nothing Like This.
    • Kongo Records / Talkin' Loud.

  • Shake Keane Quintet

    In My Condition

    • In My Condition (EP).
    • Columbia Records (Lansdowne Jazz Series).

  • Joe Harriot

    Formation

    • Abstract.
    • Columbia Records (Lansdowne Jazz Series).

  • The Joe Harriot Quintet

    Morning Blue

    • Personal Portrait.
    • Columbia Records.

  • Jazz Jamaica

    Marcus Junior

    • Skaravan.
    • Hannibal Records.

  • Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

    The Story of the Wind

    • Spielt Eigene Compositionen / Souvenirs.
    • Mississippi Records.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday23:30
    BBC Radio 3