Music from legendary pianist Cecil Taylor's quartet featuring the equally legendary Anthony Braxton; plus an interview with jazz award winner Tom Bancroft.
Playlist
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producers: Peggy Sutton / Robert Abel
Artist Tom Bancroft Orchestro Interrupto with Geri Allen
Title Toxic Beaming Happiness
Composer Tom Bancroft
Album Title N/A - Live performance
Label N/A - Live performance
Cat No. N/A - Live performance
Jez interviews Tom Bancroft, winner of the Jazz On 3 Innovation Award at the BBC Jazz Awards 2007
Tom Bancroft's Kidsamonium project will run at venue 157 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at 10am daily from 3rd-11th August (except the 5th) 2007.
Polar Bear recorded in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London on Sunday 8th June 2007
Line-up:
Mark Lockheart - tenor sax
Pete Wareham - tenor sax
Tom Herbert - double bass
Leafcutter John - balloon and electronics
Sebastian Rochford - drums
Title The Balloon Tune
Composer Sebastian Rochford
Jez interviews John Fordham
Cecil Taylor Quartet featuring Anthony Braxton, recorded in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London on Sunday 8th June 2007
Line-up:
Cecil Taylor - piano
William Parker - double bass
Tony Oxley - drums
Anthony Braxton - contrabass clarinet, alto sax, soprano sax, sopranino sax
Set list:
Duet - Cecil Taylor / Tony Oxley
Quartet - Cecil Taylor / William Parker / Tony Oxley / Anthony Braxton
Preview of next week's John Coltrane tribute session
Line-up:
Dave Liebman, Joe Lovano - tenor saxes,
Phil Markowitz - piano
Ron McLure - bass
Billy Hart - drums
Title Locomotion
Composer John Coltrane