London Jazz Festival
Friday 10 November 2006 22:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Jez Nelson presents a specially extended edition of the show live from Pizza Express Jazz Club on the opening night of the London Jazz Festival. With Randy Weston, Mike Westbrook's Village Band and Martin Speake's quartet; plus UK improv legend Evan Parker teams up with veteran US bassist Henry Grimes, and there's music from Wayne Shorter's Barbican concert held earlier that evening.
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Playlist
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producers: Joby Waldman, Russell Finch & Robert Abel
Assistant Producer: Peggy Sutton
This programme was broadcast live from the Pizza Express Jazz Club, London, on the opening night of the London Jazz Festival
Jazz On 3 Signature Tune performed live by the Martin Speake Quartet
Track Title Seventy Four Miles Away
Composer Joe Zawinul
Line-up:
Martin Speake - alto sax
Nikki Iles - piano
Steve Watts - bass
Jeff Williams - drums
Live performance by the Martin Speake Quartet
Track-list:
The Healing Power of Intimacy
Change Of Heart
Barefaced Thieves
All tunes by Martin Speake
The Martin Speake Quartet are currently touring the UK - for more details go to www.martinspeake.co.uk
Christine Tobin reports on Andy Sheppard's Dalston Saxophone Massive, who performed earlier this evening in the newly opened Gillett Square, London
CD track:
Artist Dave Holland Quintet - Dave Holland (double-bass), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Chris Potter (tenor & soprano saxophones), Steve Nelson (vibraphone, marimba & tambourine) & Nate Smith (drums)
Track Title Lucky Seven
Composer Dave Holland
Album Title Critical Mass
Label Dare2 Records
Jez interviews Randy Weston
Live performance by Randy Weston's African Rhythms Trio
Line-up:
Randy Weston - piano
Alex Blake - bass
Neil Clarke - percussion
Track-list:
Blue Moses
Berkshire Blues
Little Niles
All tunes by Randy Weston
Jez talks Anne Hilde-Neset, deputy editor of The Wire, about some of the gigs coming up in the London Jazz festival
Extract from Supersilent concert - recorded at the 2000 London Jazz Festival
Line-up:
Jarle Vespestad - drums
Arve Henriksen - trumpet, electronics
Stale Storlkken - keyboards
Helge Sten - electronics, keyboards
Track Title 4.3
Composer Supersilent
Supersilent will perform on 15th November at Cargo - see www.serious.org.uk for more details
Extract from Ilmiliekki concert - recorded at the 2005 Bath Jazz Weekend
Line-up:
Verneri Pohjola - trumpet & melodica
Tuomo Prattala - piano
Antti Lotjonen - bass
Olavi Louhivuori - drums
Track Title Anchor Song
Composer Bjork
Live performance by Mike Westbrook's Village Band
Line-up:
Mike Brewer - trumpet
Kate Westbrook - tenor horn/vocals
Sam Smith - trombone
Mike Westbrook - euphonium
Stan Willis - alto saxophone
Gary Bayley - tenor saxophone
Track-list:
Waxeywork Show:
I Gizzards All Gory
II Juxtapositions
III Scattered and Cold
IV Propositions
V A Miasma off Ghosts
By Mike Westbrook, lyrics by Kate Westbrook
Mike Westbrook's Village Band will perform several times over the coming weekend:
Saturday 11th - 4.00pm Ray's Jazz At Foyles, Charing Cross Road
Sunday 12th - 1.00pm 'Spice Of Life' Soho?
Sunday 13th - 8.30pm ?The Bulls Head, Barnes
Jez interviews pianist Gwilym Simcock
Live performance by Gwilym Simcock
Track Title Spring Step
Composer Gwilym Simcock
Live performance by Wayne Shorter Quartet recorded at The Barbican earlier this evening
Line-up:
Wayne Shorter - saxophone
Danilo Perez - piano
John Patitucci - bass
Brian Blade - drums
Live performance by Evan Parker (saxophone), Henry Grimes (bass), Chad Taylor (drums) and Roy Campbell (trumpet)
Improvised set
