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London Jazz Festival: Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn

Jez Nelson presents saxophonist Archie Shepp in performance with pianist Joachim Kühn at the London Jazz Festival.

Jez Nelson presents saxophonist Archie Shepp in performance with pianist Joachim Kühn at the London Jazz Festival. Shepp cut his teeth as part of 'The New Thing' in the 1960s, playing extensively with the likes of John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor before going on to explore more traditional African-American traditions and developing one of the most distinctive saxophone sounds of recent decades. Kühn has been part of the European avant-garde for just as long, integrating contemporary classical sounds in work with violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and reeds player Michel Portal, more recently earning plaudits for duo work with Ornette Coleman. He and Shepp perform music from their recent critically acclaimed album Wo!man, a collaboration that sees them play together for the first time in many years.

Presenter: Jez Nelson
Guest: Kevin Le Gendre
Producers: Russell Finch & Phil Smith.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Mon 21 Nov 2011 23:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Archie Shepp

    Prelude To A Kiss

    • Fire Music.
    • Impulse!.

  • Michel Portal recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 14 November 2011

    • Line-up:

      Michel Portal (bass clarinet), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Bojan Zulfikarpašić (piano), Scott Colley (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums)

    • Michel Portal

      Dolphy

      Composer: Michel Portal

    • The rest of this concert will be broadcast on 23 January 2012

  • Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 17 November 2011

    • Line-up:

      Archie Shepp (saxophones), Joachim Kühn (piano)

    • Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn

      Transmitting

      Composer: Joachim Kühn

    • Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn

      Lonely Woman

      Composer: Ornette Coleman

  • Kevin Le Gendre interviews Archie Shepp and Joachim Kühn

    • Untitled

  • Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 17 November 2011

    • Line-up:

      Archie Shepp (saxophones), Joachim Kühn (piano)

    • Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn

      Nina

      Composer: Archie Shepp

    • Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn

      Body And Soul

      Composer: Johnny Green

    • Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn

      Well You Needn't

      Composer: Thelonious Monk

    • Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn

      Sophisticated Lady

      Composer: Duke Ellington

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Nov 2011 23:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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