The Necks
Friday 13 June 2008 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Jez Nelson presents a gig held at London's Vortex jazz club last month featuring cult Australian improvising trio The Necks, whose unbroken, wholly improvised sets and unearthly, minimalist textures have gained them a large fan base worldwide. The line-up includes Chris Abrahams on piano, Tony Buck on drums and Lloyd Swanton on bass, musicians who are among Australia's most in-demand and who collectively have over 200 albums to their names.
As a group, The Necks have released over a dozen albums, and their soundtrack to Rowan Woods's 1998 film The Boys was named best soundtrack album at the prestigious Australian Recording Industry Association awards.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Robert Abel
Jazz On 3 signature tune
Artist Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn - trumpet, Gregory Tardy & Bruce Williams - reeds, Andre Heyward - trombone, Chieli Minucci - guitar, James Hurt - keyboards, Rodney Jordan - bass, Woody Williams - drums, Khalil Kwame Bell - percussion, DJ Apollo - turntables)
Title Seventy Four Miles Away
Composer Joe Zawinul
Album Title Ethnomusicology Volume 1
Label Atlantic
Satoko Fujii Quartet recorded in session on 17th April 2005
Satoko Fujii - piano
Natsuki Tamura - trumpet
Mark Dresser - bass
Jim Black - drums
Track Title - Flying To The South
Composer - Satoko Fujii
Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura will perform with the Glasgow Improviser's Orchestra at the Glasgow International Jazz festival on Friday 20th June.
For more details go to www.jazzfest.co.uk
Esperanza Spalding & Gerard Presencer recorded in session on 26th May 2008
Esperanza Spalding - vocals, double bass, Doolin bass
Gerard Presencer - trumpet
Track Title - Freedom Jazz Dance
Composer - Eddie Harris
Track Title - Midnight Sun
Composer - Lionel Hampton & Sonny Burke
Track Title - I Fall In Love Too Easily
Composer - Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
The Necks recorded in concert at The Vortex, London on 20th May 2008
Lloyd Swanton - double bass
Tony Buck - drums
Chris Abrahams - piano
Track Title - Locksmith
Composer - Christopher Abrahams/Tony Buck/Lloyd Swanton
www.thenecks.com
Polar Bear recorded in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 8th June 2007
Seb Rochford - drums
Leafcutter John - electronics
Tom Herbert - bass
Mark Lockheart - saxophone
Pete Wareham - saxophone
Track Title Tomlovesalicelovestom
Composer Sebastian Rochford
www.polarbearmusic.com
